The Bucks started with a 4-0 start.
Antetokounmpo played a huge role in these two rounds.
On the defensive end, he can limit the Kings' strategy of running around James. As long as he stands in front of James, his long arms cover James like a branch, making it difficult for James to pass the ball.
On the offensive end, as long as he initiates a fast break, he is almost unstoppable.
In the next few minutes, Antetokounmpo put his talents on offense and defense to full use.
So much so that in only three minutes of the game, they beat the Kings 8:0.
Kings coach D'Antoni also noticed something was wrong.
He quickly requested a timeout and said to the players: "The strategy of using LeBron as the central axis does not work for the Bucks. So we must change our style of play. Paul, LeBron, and Wang, there must be more between the three of you."
Play the pick-and-roll."
"Capella, you have to come up and do more pick-and-rolls with them."
This is the first time the Kings have encountered obstacles since they developed a style of play with Wang Yi and James as the central axis.
Fortunately, the Kings are not limited to this style of play. Wang Yi, James, Paul and Capela can play many kinds of pick-and-roll cooperation.
After returning to the court, James and Capela created a pick-and-roll.
James used Capela's cover to break inside, and Capela followed. The two of them attracted a lot of defense, and James passed the ball to Wang Yi on the outside.
At this time, Wang Yi was outside the three-point line.
The Bucks don't dare to let Wang Yi shoot.
But then Paul's side was empty, and Wang Yi passed the ball to Paul.
Paul finally made a three-pointer.
Looking back, the Bucks attack.
After Middleton and Antetokounmpo started a pick-and-roll, Middleton directly made a mid-range hit.
The two sides then fought back and forth.
However, the point difference gradually widened to ten points.
Although the Kings' offensive efficiency is not low, everyone in the Bucks has been very hot during this period, especially Antetokounmpo.
Not only did he dunk twice in the paint, he also hit two goals from the three-point line.
Under his leadership, Holiday and Middleton also made two of two shots.
This is what is said, it's not that you can't play well, it's that the opponent is in really good shape.
Seeing the score difference getting wider and wider, D'Antoni felt helpless.
Faced with this situation where everyone on the other side exploded, he really had no choice.
Compared with attacking, your offensive efficiency is not as good as that of the opponent. Compared with defending, how can you defend against the explosion of all the opponent's players?
There's no way to prevent it.
Only 6 minutes into the first quarter, the score difference was already 11 points.
Paul sighed helplessly and took a break.
His physical condition this year is not very good, and coupled with his age, he usually comes off the field to rest just after half of the first quarter.
Only James and Wang Yi were left on the court.
James glanced at the somewhat quiet audience at the Golden No. 1 Center and said to Wang Yi: "Brother, we can't let the score difference widen anymore. We must find a way to catch up with the score."
Wang Yi nodded: "Don't worry, I have a solution."
In fact, he habitually did not exert any force in the first quarter, but left more opportunities to James and Paul.
This is still to cultivate a tacit understanding between the two of them.
Although the 24-game winning streak makes everyone think that the current Kings team is very strong, in fact Wang Yi knows that the tacit understanding between the two of them is still quite poor.
A winning streak can mask a lot of problems.
If the Kings want to go further, they must solve these problems.
It is important to cultivate a tacit understanding between the two of them at the same time.
So generally speaking, Wang Yi has been letting these two people develop a tacit understanding in the first three quarters.
But now that the team is already 11 points behind, it's time for him to stand up.
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When it was the Kings' turn to attack, Wang Yi held the ball and James set a screen for him.
The Bucks' defense is very tight and they will directly double-team the ball carrier when encountering a screen.
Wang Yi directly pushed the ball into the gap between the two Bucks players and passed it to James.
James takes the ball and goes straight down.
Then throw it away.
Capela, who was waiting at the baseline, had a clear idea and immediately took a big step forward, catching the ball in the air and then dunking directly.
Looking back, the Bucks dribbled the ball forward.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Wang Yi kept a close eye on Holiday.
Holiday passed the ball to Middleton, and Middleton and Antetokounmpo also created a pick-and-roll.
For the Bucks, their pick-and-roll is also an important offensive method.
Middleton used Antetokounmpo's screen to reach the mid-range.
This is his shooting spot, so when he saw a momentary shooting opportunity, he immediately stopped.
Jump up and take action.
However, just when he jumped up, a big hand suddenly stretched out from behind his back, reached over his head, and directly covered the ball.
So before he even made a move, the big hand grabbed the ball directly towards him.
This big hand belongs to none other than Wang Yi.
He knows that Middleton's shooting point is here, and Middleton will be very confident and determined here.
So when the Middle team reached this point, he gave up Holaday on his defense and came directly to help defend.
After collecting the ball, Wang Yi threw it directly to James.
This old guy, who will turn 40 in five days, immediately launched a fast break.
When he charges he is unstoppable.
Even though Giannis Antetokounmpo was chasing after him to block the shot, James still used a light lever to avoid Antetokounmpo's blocking shot and score a layup.
The difference between the two rounds was only 7 points.
At this time, what was replayed on the big screen was not James' fast break, but Wang Yi's block.
In the air, he covered the basketball in Middleton's hand with one hand and scooped it up.
All the spectators and players at the scene were beaten and suppressed during the first half of the quarter, and each of them felt that they could not get out of their breath.
Wang Yi's block finally made them angry.
Of course, it's just a half-breath of bad breath.
If you want to get rid of all this bad breath, you have to catch up with the score and finally win.
Next it was the Bucks' turn to attack again.
This time, due to the cover of the Bucks, the Kings switched to Wang Yi visiting Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo faced Wang Yi and asked others to pull away. He directly played with his back.
To be honest, Antetokounmpo's post-up ability is actually average.
But there is such a huge height difference with Wang Yi. If we don't play singles, it would be a waste of this opportunity.
He leaned on Wang Yi and carried himself into the inside line with one step, two steps and three steps.
Then he suddenly collected the ball and shook his shoulders from side to side.
Then half-turn to the left, facing the basket.
Just pull it out and dunk Wang Yi.
However, his previous two shoulder shakes did not shake Wang Yi at all.
Wang Yi has watched many of his game videos and knows his moves very well.
So it wasn't until he took off that Wang Yi jumped with him and straightened his arms.
Chapter completed!