The calendar with the Warriors has not been very benevolent in this week of Klay Thompson’s return to the tracks after two and a half years stopped by obligation. That momentum against the Cavaliers, with one of those dunks in which your leg can go off again included, has become a thing of the past. Those of Kerr, who are once again a transatlantic in the sinuous Western Conference, have run into two defeats that will make them be on solid ground for a while. Against the Grizzlies first, against the Bucks later. Against the champion, the blow has been especially painful, an improper performance of the level that they have been showing.
The champions won 118-99 and having undergone the game for an intensive cosmetic session in the second half. The difference became 39 just at halftime (77-38).
The night quickly got out of hand for the Warriors, who set a bad example not only on offense but also on defense. Only Wiggins, on one of those nights in which he did not pass the correction, could be saved, if that is what can be highlighted as a positive in a defeat like the one at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks were very successful in the shots of two and three, also in other categories such as rebounds, assists or blocks, and they were looking at their opponent in the rearview mirror for many minutes until they took their foot off the accelerator because they were no longer visible. The team that played at home this Thursday manages to break its losing streak of four defeats in five games.
While the Warriors played the first possessions to a block that accompanied one on one, without looking beyond individual talent and that we are talking about who we are talking about, the Bucks laid the first stone of their castle with a 10-0 run. The defense was very aggressive, very pressing, by the champions, who were also hit by shots. One by Middleton (23) made them overcome the barrier of ten points and two three-pointers by Portis and Nwora’s layup with which the first quarter ended, left them at the gates of twenty. The first sleeve, 37-21; the second, 40-17. Like the passage of a blizzard. The Bucks have also found a rotation without a tall man after the departure of Cousins ​​and in which Portis is the starter covering Lopez with the one that hurts, special mention for how important Donte DiVincenzo must be when he has caught all the competitive rhythm lost due to injury. Giannis Antetokounmpo (30+12+11) appeared after a short respite and, before the break, practically sentenced the game with alternating plays of strength and speed with a direction as if he were the point guard that he approaches with more and more success. Portis’ triple (20) at the horn with which Milwaukee put the +39, with a little dance included, was the high point in the Warriors’ nonsense, with a very misguided Curry (4/11 in shots) in the last month and a Thompson (3/11 shooting) who has not caught the dynamic due to inactivity as discussion points. What came after the story was a second half to throw in the bin in which some half-gas Bucks were enough to maintain a consistent lead and get the game ahead without problems.