Beat the Bucks twice? Jimmy Butler is not impressed

After 6 straight wins, the Bucks fell last night to the Heat’s stifling defense. A win that was no small feat for Jimmy Butler, who put things into perspective after the game.

We could feel it hanging in their face. After an unconvincing win (93-85) against the Hornets on Sunday night, the Bucks did not tackle the duel against the Heat last night in the best conditions. And the dynamics did not lie since Giannis Antetokounmpo and his teammates lost fairly heavily on the score of 105 to 89.

You will understand from the total points scored by Milwaukee, it is defensively that Miami did the job: Bucks maintained at 40.7% shooting success including 20.6% behind the arc, and a Greek Freak who did only 13 points (6/18) and 15 rebounds.

The Heat, led by a solid Jimmy Butler at 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, therefore took out the barbed wire and the Bucks broke their teeth on their defense. We must notably give credit to Bam Adebayo, who despite an average attack success percentage (5/16) compensated with an incredible defensive activity against the Greek.

An effort applauded by the Bucks player, fairplay:

He played hard, with a lot of energy. I respect him, I respect his tenacity. I played with him during the All-Star Game, it was a good experience.

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However, this great victory, the second in as many games against the leader of the East, is no feat for Jimmy Buckets. He explained to the South Florida Sun Sentinel that it was simply the result of the work of a team that strives every night to play basketball well.

Any team can be beaten at any time. We took a few shots, and we made a few stops. It’s a very good team opposite, they have very good results, both at home away from home. We can learn a lesson from this match, it is that we can play at the highest level. But we also know that we have to play every night like this.

The Heat is therefore reviving in the most beautiful way after a slight run dry in recent weeks. The Miami club is now the only league in the league to drop the Bucks twice this season, and fourth place in the Eastern Conference is a little more consolidated.

Nothing to worry about on the Bucks side. They came across a more successful and fitter team than they did. It happens even to the best, and with a balance of 52/9, they obviously remain the leaders of the East. Given the intensity displayed when these two teams meet, we can now expect a playoff duel. Like a conference finale, for example…

Despite the solid performance of his team, Jimmy Butler does not ignite. Winning games is what they get paid for, whether it’s against the best or the worst team in the league.

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