ESPN reacts to Giannis scores 24 Pts, Bucks beat Hornets 111-99 to sweep season series

ESPN reacts to Giannis scores 24 Pts, Bucks beat Hornets 111-99 to sweep season series

Oh the bucks came right out of the gates at Charlotte looking for two straight against the Hornets this week and they use the three ball to Perfection especially in the first half to set the pace in all Milwaukee hit 16 threes in this game and dominate a wire to wire

111 to 99 Victory and a season sweep of the Charlotte Hornets in fact they’re uh largest margin of Victory average in franchise history against a single team is 29.2 points that established here tonight against Charlotte craan and Steve Novak nice to have you sticking around with us here tonight bucks four

And0 since the All-Star break so things are really going their way here right now and another opponent held under 100 points five of the last seven yeah I do think really the response out of All-Star break is the biggest thing you you take away I think from playing

Charlotte these last two games because look they have no lamelo ball there’s no question they’re not at full strength Milwaukee has certainly exposed that and I think it really has been their job not to have slippage over these last two games and so to see the consistent

Performance I think by Giannis and by Dame obviously this is not the best defensive team in the Charlotte Hornets but it was a good a team that had won five out of their last six games and was the number one ranked defensive team in the time between uh the last time

Milwaukee played them and the first match up on Tuesday and so it is interesting to see that they’ve had a lot of success against other teams Milwaukee playing well against Minnesota and Philly and now I think really capping it off and maintaining the momentum that you just felt like you

Needed to see these wins happen before you said okay this really is a new team they are doing things better yes it was against the Charlotte Hornets but nonetheless they’re getting the wins at the time when they need to get them and so these are two good wins Malik Beasley

19 points for Milwaukee hit five threes in this one he is our postgame guest standing by with Melanie Ricks Beast congratulations not just on easy with Melanie Ricks 19 points again hit five big threes in this game the Bucks hit nine of 18 in that first half

Alone and Easley had everything to do with it you know it really has and it is the three-point shooting that clearly stands out when he knocks down five threes again tonight it really has been the weapon that has made a huge difference because of the way this team

Is playing they’re sharing the ball Giannis is moving at Dame is averaging big assist look at the quick catch on the release the confidence to space the floor give everyone the room they need to operate if you’re shooting the ball at 50% it’s a big difference between 30

35% and a guy like Beasley who’s having nights where he’s made 17 three-pointers in the first four games after All-Star breaking so it’s been a trend he continues to be in Rhythm he’s been shooting the ball well all year he was number one in the league with three-point percentage for a good

Portion of the year then he slipped to about number seven right around before Allstar break and now he’s creeping his way all the way back up to number one and so it’s just great to see him able to really deliver on I think think exactly who he is and what his role is

With this team which is to space the floor which is to knock down shots which is be a defender on one end of the floor and then be in the corner and take the shots when the ball is moved to you and he’s just playing great basketball right

Now really shooting it and locked and loaded on every possession and so again Charlotte not the greatest defensive team but nonetheless Milwaukee and guys like Beasley they’re doing their job yeah and Beasley one of these guys you’re going to have to count on in big games against higher level opponents no

Question about that so good to see him uh get that in another starting role here tonight for Milwaukee Giannis plays 34 minutes log pretty good minutes considering that they’re going to be on uh the back end of uh uh uh back end of backto back’s boy one of those nights

I’m telling you uh anyway so jannis 2410 and five here in this game another solid performance but was able to rest later in the game no it was and I think you just have watched how good Giannis has been in the second games of back toback

Even when he’s played big minutes and so I think this was the kind of game where he went out like you said Craig he was effective he was dominant but didn’t overexert himself you can see no one’s putting big bodies on him he’s getting where he wants and yes he’s really good

At what he does he makes it look easy a lot of guys can’t do what he’s doing but you got to love the fact that he’s going two for two from three as well he’s pulling up in transition he’s knocking down shots and just another really complete game I think especially for

Like you said Craig the minutes that he played the 24 points the 10 rebounds the five assists he’s doing a little bit of everything and obviously had this team in a great spot to know that he could sit down for a little while at the end

Got to sit a little bit more on Tuesday night against Charlotte but get himself enough of a rest that he can hopefully have a lot of energy and fresh legs against Chicago because like Melanie had talked to Beasley about their Chicago’s coming off that double overtime victory

Over Cleveland a night ago they did get a night night’s rest now Milwaukee’s going to head to Chicago and have to play that back to back and so hopefully Yiannis is feeling good tough schedule to finish up for Milwaukee we’ll talk about that uh in just a bit but first

The bench comes through uh big time time again for the Milwaukee Bucks in this game Bobby poris leading the way Pat conon also Pat Beverly as well all really good performances here in this one and to see what bobb’s able to do 14 and 10 and then Pat adds three threes

For 11 points as well you got a love the little Pat party you got Pat conon in the corner you got Pat Beverly going to work and Pat Beverly kind of a quiet but his stats were solid nine points along with eight rebounds and three assists so

Kind of showing what he’s doing but just seeing the activity like you said Craig that the bench is bringing because it was a real concern a few weeks ago when you’re looking at the output the production the numbers around the league as far as what the benches were doing

Milwaukee’s bench was not putting up numbers that made you go oh wow this is really a team with a lot of depth but you have to just love how they’ve refocused I think how coach Doc is using Pat conon in a lot of different roles he stepped up with no more campaign he’s

Played a little point guard he’s making some shots along with Bobby poris doing what he’s doing as the garbage man the addition of Pat Beverly and so you just have to like how this team is taking shape and yes these last two games were games they were supposed to win but I

Think it’s just really important that we continue to remember this is what they were supposed to do to maintain that momentum and it’s the bench and the starters getting the job done I would imagine though expectations were to blow out the Charlotte team twice and the

Bucks were certainly able to do that and the competition just slowly starts Rising here starting tomorrow night in Chicago we’ve got plenty more to come here in Bucks live post game we’re also going to be talking about the contributions in history making moment the season largest margin of victory

29.2 in a season series in franchise history bucks did not win the tip off tonight but have won 33 tip offs this season donating $16,500 to the sarento tip off for homes program sarento donates $500 to Milwaukee’s Habitat for Humanity for every tip off the Bucks win time now for our habish habashan

Rotier numbers that work in Brook Lopez has making a bit of History here tonight he uh hit his 100th made three so 100 threes and 100 block club for the fifth time in his career that is the most anybody is able to produce uh in the NBA

Ever so that’s a great news for Brook Lopez and again his strengths that defense and those three-pointers you know it really is and it’s what makes him so special and obviously just that list I think just shows the company that he’s when you got a listen you got

Rasheed Wallace Carl Anthony tals who’s put up 50o half just about this year Chris porzingis it makes you realize I think how special Brook Lopez is to be doing what he’s doing for this team holding it down defensively again having a fantastic night with three blocks a

Couple nights ago he didn’t have any points against a charot Hornets it wasn’t needed the Bucks were in a really good spot but then you saw him out there tonight knocking some long balls down and knocking down 11 points and so he really is that guy for this team I think

That just reads the room he figures out what he has to do if it’s match up with somebody like a Carl Anthony towns or Rudy Gober he’s out there to match up with them if it’s to protect everybody else that’s what he does he’s usually boxing guys out and letting someone else

Come get it and if they don’t then he gets the rebound and so just a selfless big fella who’s out there trying to find ways to win games and obviously he showing it three made threes for Brook tonight three blocks as well so a big night for him all right more to come

We’re going to hear from Doc Rivers and wire to wire victory for Milwaukee 11199 they sweep the four games Series against Charlotte they’re 4-0 since the All-Star break in this game a great balance of offense the three is going down and then the defense they’ve held an opponent now

Under 100 points five of the last six games here’s Doc Rivers on how well the Bucks played on both ends those guys involved it sure it’s nice you know um and you need your stars to be the guys to make the right plays and they did that so Giannis and Dame

Started it and you know Brook tonight and extra passes Bobby extra passes uh Pat conon walked by me in the third quarter and said is this what you mean by good to great and it’s good that like the fact that he’s thinking that is it’s

Just good for our team you know it helps everybody it’s easy to play hard on defense when you know the ball’s being played right on offense you know on the defensive side they get you know within double or within single dig second quarter Dame has like a knock away on a

On Bridges like he jumps out Jay gets screened off yeah turnover he’s a big run what what have you kind of seen from I guess Dame in that regard to to yeah Dame Dame Dame has great hands yeah he has great hands like you saw he got

Another steal in the second half he told me that he said man that coach I can play defense it’s just that Portland I had to do a lot of offense you said now I can concentrate a little bit on both ends with all these guys and he’s doing

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ESPN reacts to Giannis scores 24 Pts, Bucks beat Hornets 111-99 to sweep season series