Brew Hoop · Mar 1, 2021
Sinking The Clippers: Analyzing The Bucks’ Fourth Quarter Defense
Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports The scoring exhibition put on by Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday deserves attention. In fact, let’s give the dunk that served as the exclamation point on his 17-point fourth quarter one more look...
But it’s not the Bucks’ offense that deserves credit for the 105-100 win, it’s the defense. The Clippers average 27.3 points in the fourth quarter of games this year, yet they eked out only 19 against Milwaukee. How did the Bucks make that happen? As The Athletic’s Eric Nehm notes, it was both an adjustment to the defense by Mike Budenholzer and solid execution from the players on the floor.