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National Basketball Associations (NBA) is the leader of the Milwaukee Bucks and one of the biggest stars of the league Jannis Adetokunbo could miss the Eastern Conference semi-final fourth decisive match against the Miami “Heat”, as the basketball player is placed on the list of injured players, indicating that the readiness to go on the field is currently unclear.
Bucks leader Adetokunbo was injured in the first quarter of the third match of the series. The basketball player stretched his right ankle, but the club’s medical staff allowed him to continue the game. Yahoo Sports reviewer Chris Hayes later reported that Adetokunbo limped heavily after the game, although the basketball player himself said he was all right during the match.
#Bucks Giannis rolled his ankle in this sequence. He appears to be alright and is currently on the bench. pic.twitter.com/pMjJePCLn0
— Sports Empire (@thesport_empire) September 4, 2020
It has already been reported that regular season favorite Milwaukee “Bucks” is at a standstill, as the result of the Eastern Conference semi-final against “Heat” is 0-3. As the ESPN Basketball Strength Index (BPI) showed before the start of the playoffs, the Bucks were the biggest contender for the 2019/2020 season in the NBA title with a 47% chance of winning the title, but now with another loss, the Bucks will end the season.
Milwaukee currently needs four wins in a row to reach the final of the Eastern Conference. In NBA history, no team has yet been able to recover from a 0-3 deficit in the series and advance to the next round.
The fourth meeting of both teams is scheduled for tonight at 21:30 Latvian time. In the event that Adetokunbo is unable to go on the pitch, it will be a big blow to the team and its chances of achieving a series extension.
Greek talent Adetokunbo was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks Club in the 2013 NBA Draft with a relatively low number 15, where Jannis has spent his entire career so far.
This season, the basketball player has played 63 games in the field, in which he scored an average of 29.5 points, won 13.6 rebounds and made 5.6 assists.
The Greek basketball player has also entered NBA history, breaking a nearly 60-year-old record. Namely, Adetokunbo has accumulated the all-time best efficiency rating (PER) in the history of the league this season (31.91). Previously, the record belonged to Filt Chamberlain, who in 1962/63. in the season stood out with a rating of 31.82, but one season earlier with 31.74. Michael Jordan, on the other hand, 1987/88. in the season was at 31.71 rating.
For the Greek national basketball player, this is the seventh season of the NBA, where he has only represented the Bucks so far. In seven years, the Milwaukee team alone qualified for the play-off four times and was able to win the first round only once.
NBA play-offs, second round
Bostonas “Celtics” – Toronto “Raptors” 2-2
Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets 1-1
Maiami “Heat” – Milvoki “Bucks” 3-0
Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Lakers 1-0
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