The Bucks were unable to stop Tyrese Haliburton’s offense in the final stage of today’s mid-season championship, and ultimately lost 119-128, missing the chance to advance to the championship game. After the game, it was revealed that substitute Bobby Portis was dissatisfied with the team’s performance and challenged head coach Adrian Griffin in the lounge.
The source pointed out that after the game, Grifion began to emphasize the importance of rebounding as soon as he entered the lounge, but Portis directly interrupted, emphasizing to the coach how important the offense was in the later stages of the game, and expressed out of his worries.
Portis, who has nine years of experience, explained that this is a two-way street. The team needs to have better command and dispatch at critical moments, and then it is up to the players to execute it. Griffin welcomed these criticisms, but he also admitted that he could do better and be more aggressive in his tactical arrangements.
In this game, the Bucks substitute players only scored 13 points in total, while the Pacers scored 43 points. Even Giannis Antetokounmpo said bluntly after the game: “The Pacers played very hard. , worked harder than us, and I have to praise their performance. I think their substitutes played particularly well, which gave us a heavy blow. Our substitutes did not play well in this game, and each of us needs to change. Better.”
Although the Bucks were unable to win the first mid-season championship, they still maintained a 15-7 record in the regular season, second only to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference. At a time when the team is facing major changes in the coaching staff and core players, players and coaches alike are still working hard on how to integrate and find the best winning formula.
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