Klay Thompson had the opportunity to bring the Warriors within 3 points with three minutes left at the home of Giannis Antetokounmpo y Damian Lillard. He missed the triple, and in a sequence as fateful as it was revealing of everything, the guard allowed Khris Middleton to score three on the next possession and was awarded a foul. With 1:36 left and 120-110, Thompson was blocked on the last chance to revive and walked back to defend. Milwaukee ended up winning and celebrating (129-118).
Klay Thompson is the living image of that loss of “spirit, confidence and faith” that he denounced Steve Kerr days ago. On a favorable day for the guard to vindicate himself and be reborn, without Stephen Curry, the other of the Splash Brothers failed the Warriors, decent in scoring with 23 points and from the perimeter -6/15-, but absent when it matters most. He lord of triples He was not injured, but the Warriors coach decided to rule him out: “We have depended on him for many games, he needs the night off,” Kerr justified.
Faced with the dominance of Giannis Antetokounmpo (33 points) and Damian Lillard (24), Golden State competed in a dignified manner, pleasant to see how the protest Jonathan Kumingadissatisfied with his role in the Bay team, responded to Kerr’s punishment by sending him to the bench with 28 points, while the rookie and astute Brandin Pod Ziemia it continues to be surpassed (23 points).
But the green shoots are lost in the desert in which some Warriors are trapped who have not yet reached the oasis of the return of a Draymond Green that he could do nothing by shouting from the bench. The desperate hope to cling to as you recover Chris Paul and see what falls in the market in which everyone has been declared transferable except for Curry.
Although the Bucks would most like to be in that Golden State situation of establishing the dynasty that they have not been able to so far after the 2021 ring. To the group of Adrian Griffin He lacks, especially in defense, to be considered a reliable contender. However, Milwaukee put aside its doubts with a complete collective performance apart from its duo with five more players in double figures against these Warriors with so many unknowns: Khris Middleton (24), Brook Lopez (11), Malik Beasley (11) , Bobby Portis (10) and Andre Jackson Jr. (10).
Among the unknowns of the Golden State, the underutilization of Usman Garuba. It is still surprising that, given the good performance of the Spanish international in the G-League, the still current absence of Green and Steve Kerr’s policy of experiments and rotations, the interior has only participated in the garbage minutes in a couple of matches. It would guarantee at least what this team confirmed it is missing: spirit, trust and faith.
2024-01-14 04:16:15
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