The Milwaukee Bucks are 16th in the league when it comes to three point attempts at 37 per game but against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the only took 31 attempts.
This is the detail that Kyle Kuzma is hung up about in the loss. He thinks they should have taken more shots from beyond the arc to at least have a chance.
The Bucks have more total field goal attempts, 91 against the Cavs’ 88, but Cleveland edged them from the three point line after making 19 of their 47 attempts.
For Kuzma, they have the talent to shoot the ball and they should take advantage of that.
“We’re one of the best shooting teams in the league,” Kuzma said. “We should be shooting around 40 a night.
“Just playing that type of basketball. Playing free. I think tonight we just kind of let them dictate what we wanted to do.”
Kuzma finished the game with 14 points and was two out of five from the three. Giannis Antetokounmpo led both teams with 30 points and nine rebounds while Damian Lillard contributed 22 points but was one out of seven from beyond the arch. His average 3-point attempt is nine.
Greek Freak agrees with Kyle Kuzma
Kuzma’s sentiment was perfectly described by Antetokounmpo post game when he elaborated their struggle in the offense.
The Greek Freak thought there were times when they were not looking for their shots.
“I feel like we had a lot of opportunity to play one-on-one,” he told reporters.
“But we came in with the mind-set to move the ball side to side. Get everybody involved. I think at times we were overthinking.
“Sometimes it’s great to pass the ball to one another. Sometimes you got to pass the ball to the rim, in my opinion.”
Gary Trent Jr. shoots the second most threes per game (more than 5 attempts) for the team but he, too, struggled as he only made one of his four shots. AJ Green, who have the third best percentage from that department, attempted only twice.
The Bucks will have one day off and will return to action on Tuesday to visit the Indiana Pacers.
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