The Milwaukee Bucks compiled a 30-13 record and fired new head coach Adrian Griffin. It came as a bit of a shock to the media but not around the league. It was a true send-off to the incoherent vibes felt in Milwaukee.
Hence enters Doc Rivers. Rivers voices at his press conference almost a quiet disdain for the lack of aggressiveness on Milwaukee’s end. It is called, ‘This could not have come anytime soon enough.’
The Bucks are on the cusp of something special. They may not be too far off but they have coherence based on their net rating– 10th in the NBA. Add in the excitement on offense with Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. They have the third-best offensive rating, scoring 120.1 points per 100 possessions.
The Bucks are on a clear mission this year. Enter the playoffs this year and make it prestigiously sound with Doc Rivers. Rivers does not seem too far intentionally vague when he mentions.
The biggest takeaway is Cade Cunningham. Even though he delivered a solid shooting night with 31 points and key defensive plays, he was not to be found in critical possessions with the ball in his hand. Instead, it was Bojan Bogdanonovic with the overwhelming pressure of dribbling and counteracting the situations of carrying the load. He finished with 17 points and an astounding 12 rebounds to lose under Tom Gores.
Tom Gores has undeniably mishandled the Detroit Pistons organization by the scene of tonight’s finish to Detroit vs. Boston. Detroit gained an opportunity to snap a 28-game losing streak but failed because Gores refuses to pay. It is no underlying fact to the Pistons’ ensuing season.
Game after game, they fight. No matter the consequence, these Pistons work relentlessly and Jalen Duren played effortlessly.
Isiah Stewart, earning some trade interest, was injured including Monte Morris. As for the Celtics side, Jaylen Brown permitted no shade in Jayson Tatum’s performance. Tatum was not clutch this go around, per usual (46%), but managed to play inside the paint.
It does seem after all Tatum is emerging into a legitimate Eastern Conference threat for a very long time. Who else is contributing is Kristaps Porzingis understanding of where to position on the court.
It is his simple assignment of doing because otherwise tonight Porzingis proved reason to believe he could and can shoot from outside sharply.
There are only a handful of shot selections according to his past years charts that indicate, he is none other than a Latvian basketball player who has grown a liking to dunk the basketball and play within the confined pressures of Boston.
According to Statmuse, Porzingis fares better from a point differential standpoint at home. The difference is -22.
Cade Cunningham has played extravagant in Detroit. The slight problem with that and opposite Porzingis is he accumulates a 40-point differential on the road and at home.
This is not Detroit.
More recently, the Pistons celebrated its 1990 NBA championship anniversary and it did include their Boston rivalry with Larry Bird or Kevin McHale into the future. The future is aeronautically rivaling but Bogdanovic’s days alleviating ball pressure from Cunningham are over and roaming the court loosely without time to think of a confident, shooting passer.
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