In Oklahoma City as in Cleveland, the key this season is the strength of the number. In Milwaukee, the horsemen thus chained a 14th consecutive success with a Darius Garland – Donovan Mitchell duo limited to 28 points, at 8/28 in shooting. And yet, the best team in the East has rather easily dominated the bucks …
“We were concentrated tonight” explains Kenny Atkinson Of his team's 54th victory, which only have 10 defeats. “And then, having several guys capable of defending on Giannis is a huge luxury. We really have a lot of very talented players on the defensive level, and we really managed to tire them tonight. »»
So Jarrett Allen which was responsible for the “Greek Freak” a majority of the time but Evan Mobley,, Dean Wade Or Of'Andre Hunter were also sent to coal. Result ? The double MVP has certainly finished with 30 points and 9 rebounds, but at 13/24 in shooting, and the riders generally defended it in one-of-one, the aid almost only under the circle.
The contribution of the still precious bench
What limit the offsets generated usually by Greek and therefore control the rest of the workforce.
Again, the contribution of the bench was particularly precious for Cleveland. “This is the reason why we have the best assessment this season” Assures Kenny Atkinson. “When the best backcourt in the league does not succeed in big games and you still win 12 points, it speaks volumes about the number of good players you have within the team. And don't forget the coaches because we trust them. »»
What exhaust the opponents by the number.
“We continue to find ways to win” concludes Max Strus. “This is the most dangerous in this team: each evening, each player can stand out and help us win. Everyone can go into play and play their role. We have a solid team, from the 1st to the 15th player. Everyone does their job, without ego. »»
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Donovan Mitchell | 59 | 31.3 | 45.4 | 38.8 | 81.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| Darius Garland | 59 | 30.3 | 48.0 | 42.0 | 87.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Evan Mobley | 56 | 30.2 | 56.7 | 36.2 | 74.4 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 18.6 |
| Of'Andre Hunter | 11 | 25.5 | 51.0 | 51.9 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 15.0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 63 | 28.5 | 70.1 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| Ty Jerome | 59 | 19.6 | 50.7 | 44.0 | 90.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| Caris Lever | 38 | 23.8 | 45.3 | 40.5 | 69.9 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| Max Strus | 34 | 25.0 | 41.8 | 37.5 | 87.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 8.7 |
| Georges Niang | 51 | 20.7 | 47.7 | 40.0 | 79.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 8.7 |
| Javonte Green | 2 | 12.2 | 85.7 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| Sam Merrill | 54 | 19.2 | 40.4 | 37.0 | 96.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 |
| Isaac Okoro | 37 | 19.0 | 44.1 | 39.0 | 72.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Dean Wade | 43 | 21.7 | 40.1 | 33.7 | 52.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| Nae'qwan Tomlin | 3 | 4.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 39 | 9.3 | 46.5 | 35.9 | 77.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
| JT Thor | 9 | 4.7 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 87.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Craig Porter, Jr. | 39 | 8.9 | 55.3 | 46.7 | 76.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 32 | 7.3 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Luke Travers | 9 | 6.1 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Emoni Bates | 8 | 3.4 | 14.3 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
