Giannis Antetokounmpo is doing the work on the floor for the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs but taking the spotlight is Damian Lillard jawing with Indiana Pacers players, particularly with Tyrese Haliburton.
Lilard has played only one game of two so far but he already has two technical fouls, both of them for his verbal altercation with Haliburton.
Antetokounmpo is not involved in both instances as he was calmed the whole time.
He said he tries his best not to get involved in the non-basketball issues because they have bigger task at hand. They are down 0-2 and hardly took the lead in both games.
“I feel like there’s a lot of animosity, a lot of back and forth,” Antetokounmpo said.
“But I try to stay away from it. I try to stay away from it as much as I can and just focus on what I’ve got to do to help the team win.”
That does not mean he is afraid though.
“But, shit, if you poke me, I’m right there. I’m not backing down.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo knows what to do
The Greek Freak and the Bucks are in desperate mode for Game 3 or else they will be forced to do the impossible. And maybe fail at it.
“I think a lot of people know that about me, but I really don’t care about what people think or what (the Pacers) think or what we think,” he said.
“I really don’t care. My mindset right now is Game 3. We know the f—–g deal, man. I just know the deal. I know what I’ve got to do.”
No NBA team has ever come back from being down 0-3 in a series.
Being down 0-2 is not even ideal in the first place based on numbers.
Around 92.6 percent of all teams who went up by 2-0 advanced or won the title.
The Bucks did it twice in one season and then won the title.
Can they repeat it?
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