After beating the Cavaliers, the Bucks talk about Adrian Griffin’s surprising firing.
In the late stages of the fourth quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo whipped a crosscourt pass to Malik Beasley in transition.
Antetokounmpo then began running away from Beasley while smiling and pointing toward his team’s bench.
Antietokounmpo wasn’t even looking; he was having fun with his teammates. Beasley set up a triple and made it.
While the Cleveland Cavaliers held a timeout, Antetokounmpo celebrated in his brother Thanasis on the other end of the court. Beasley danced in the corner within front of the visiting bench.
Antetokounmpo got his seventh triple-double in the season with that assist. He finished with 35 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists, which helped the Bucks win 126–116.
A lot of people asked Giannis Antetokounmpo about Adrian Griffin after the Milwaukee Bucks upset the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.
Griffin was fired by the Bucks. Griffin was fired by Milwaukee, even though they had the second-greatest record in the East. Griffin is being replaced by Doc Rivers.
“I have to believe the front desk. Antetokounmpo said, “I have to trust the ownership club that they see the bigger picture.” “I have to be the best person I can be to lead this group and help them win games.”
They are in charge of making the team and the environment around it the best they can be so we have a better chance of taking a championship. But yes, I agree that firing coach Griffin was a shock.
Griffin will not be in the bench over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night when they play the Cleveland Cavaliers. Griffin was fired by Milwaukee on Tuesday, and assisting coach Joe Prunty was made head coach for now.
This comes after the Wisconsin Bucks played their second straight game in Detroit on Monday against the Pistons and won 122-113 to move to 30-13 on the season.
In a statement, Bucks team president Jon Horst said, “This was a hard choice one to make during this season.”
“We are working right away to find our next coach.” Coach Griffin did a lot of work and helped the team, so we thank him.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had his sixth triple-double for the season against Detroit, which is in last place.
He scored 31 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and passed the ball 10 times. Khris Middleton came in close behind with 26 points, and Damian Lillard scored 17 points and had eight assists.
Griffin said before he was fired, “We were lucky to pull away at the end.” “At home, these are tricky games to play right after each other. He took in the game. He’s a great player who always wins. I believed things got better.
Antetokounmpo gives Milwaukee its 31.2 points, which is third in the NBA. He also grabs 11.5 boards and 1.4 steals per game.
Brook Lopez has 2.9 blocks per game, which is second in the National Basketball Association and most of any player in the league.
One more time, the Cavs beat the Orlando Magic 126–99 on the road upon Monday to win their eighth straight game.
Coming off the bench, Sam Merrill scored 26 points and made 8 of 13 three-point shots. Jarrett Allen scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, which was the 12th straight double-double for Allen, which set a franchise record. Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points and had 13 assists.
NBA coach J.B. Bickerstaff said, “Our defense has been incredible; our guys have been elite at that end of the floor.”
“We’re fortunate because we have guys that are versatile as well as guys whose can guard numerous positions.”
Mitchell leads Cleveland with 27.8 points, 6.1 assists, and two steals per game. Allen gets 10.2 boards to 1.1 blocks per game, which puts him in first place in the low post.
With Jae Crowder’s return last week, Milwaukee’s report on injuries is clear. Evan Mobley while Darius Garland are still not with Cleveland because they did not go on this trip with the team.
These two teams from the same division have played each other twice this season and split both games. This was their last game against each other, and Cleveland won 135–95 without George on the court.
That was only the second time this season that Milwaukee scored less than 100 points. A lot of people think it was their worst loss of the season. Ty Jerome and Caris LeVert also didn’t play on Monday, and it’s not clear what will happen with them on Wednesday.