Milwaki – As well as discussing his excitement about being healthy for the start of the postsation run, Milwaki Box forward Gianis Antatocomo compared himself to a specific action movie star.
“I like to play, how can I say, stressful, stressful situation,” Antatocaumpo said this week, when the box is preparing to open the play -offs in India on Saturday. “I’m like Tom Cruise. Have you ever watched the movies, Tom Cruise movies that he stunts all that? I think he’s got the adrenaline crowd. I like to be there again.”
All posts of Milwaki were lost in the first round of the first round with his absence last year and a year ago-Antetocomo has returned to lead the box with his second career title.
If this is not impossible to make a mission it seems to be impossible.
Box is expected to open the play-offs without Damian Lillard, a seven-time all-NBA watchman who was out of his right calves last month with thrombosis. Boxes are fifth in the Eastern Conference, their lowest play -offs since 2018. BETMGM Sports Sports gives only 37% chance to cross their first round series with fourth-descendant pacers.
Nevertheless, the box believes that they can compete with someone until they are found in antitocomo. They remember how much of the absence of the two-time MVP was felt by losing their 4-2 series last year.
“Let’s tell the truth,” Bucks coach Dock Rivers says. “Take the best player of each team and it hurts them the
30 -year -old Antocoumpo missed the last year’s Indiana series after straining the left calf in the regular season. A year ago, he hit Milwaki’s opening play of the first quarter against Miami and did not return to the action until the top-priced box was finally defeated 3-1.
At the end of last season, Antatocomo said he had to think about changing his offson program or to make another adapt to ensure that he would be healthy for the play -offs. He has now entered the play-offs after leading Milwaki in a series of eight-game wins to stop regular seasons.
“I have adjusted a lot – which I will keep private – but fate certainly plays a role,” said Antetocomo. “You can be misfortune. Going under three games, or under six games, I don’t think that before the play -off of last year, it is unfortunate.
In the entire play-off series, Antochonmpo played for the last time, Boston had a 3-5 Eastern Conference Semifinals in Boston, with a 5.5 point, 3..7 Rebound and 7.1 aid.
A year ago, Antetocoumpo Hypected to the Eastern Conference final with the left knee, the final two games of the Eastern Conference final returned to achieve the final MVP Honors and earned 50 points in a title-shining game against Phoenix Suns.
Now he is back and a new look is leading Roster.
The only players from Milwaki’s 2021 championship team are Antatocoumpo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis and Pat Confton. Kyle Kuzma Los Angeles Lakers, who was earned on the trade deadline, was in the Lakers’ Championship squad, but played the last play -off in 2021. Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rolins, whose role was expanded due to Lillard’s health problems, never played in a postsation game.
The absence of Lillard has the responsibility of more ball-handling for antitocompa, who is playing even especially in its higher criteria.
-11-5 forwards are second in scoring in regular season (4.1), sixth (1.3) in rebounding and 5th in support (.5.5). Antatocaonmpo is the only player to average 30 points during the shooting at least 60% from the floor, and he did each of the last two seasons.
Antocomao has helped on an average of 31.8 points, 12 rebounds and 11.8 in the six games he played in this month.
Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisel said, “During this time where the Dem has gone out, he is seeing a series of double teams, so he is only about to develop as a great player,” said Pacers coach Rick Carlisel. “He is mixing with the help, passing the laser, passing the skip cross-court that is very difficult to deal with when you are twice as much, and his shooting is better and better.”
Now he got the chance to try to carry it in the postsison, it is a stage that he missed very much last year.
“The game on the bench is not fun to watch,” said Antatocoumpo. “It’s not fun. Perhaps in 20 years, I can keep a polo or suit – I don’t know what the coaches wear – and I saw it from the bench. But now I’m just happy that I am there and I’m in the heat of the war and I am able to make my hands dirty and help my team win.”
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AP sports author Michael Marot has contributed to this report.
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