Dollars 140, wolves 128: fourth quarter woes

While it remained a little over 10 minutes in a surprisingly competitive and entertaining match, Ersan Ilyasova scored to tie to 113. On possession of the ball, Giannis Antetokounmpo took over the advantage, the Bucks have strengthened defensive pressure and fled. The wolves, marking them 27-15 the rest of the way.

A series of blocked shots and forced long jumps led to a Bucks offensive, which finally showed why they were one of the best teams in the league this season. Their combination of length and shooting ability is absolutely devastating when they are engaged as they were on the last minutes of it. The win gave the Bucks a sweep of the Wolf season.

The Wolves played well despite the circumstances. Just like last night, it was the bench players who really carried the charge for them:

These +/- fell for the spectator bench in the fourth quarter as the Bucks made their decisive run, but the evening was still good for several players. Derrick Rose had a big night of scoring and continued in the fourth. Anthony Tolliver had his second major game in a row and finished with 17 points. Tyus Jones looked better in his second injury game. Luol Deng and Keita Bates-Diop also contributed.

But the pitchers were not so good, and the Bucks continue to come with weapons from all over the field. The only quarter in which the two teams did not score more than 30 years was the Wolves in the fourth quarter while they were held at 19. The Bucks shot 52 percent from the floor and managed 19 by three in the night. stopped.

The Wolves themselves played a solid offensive match against the NBA's best defense, but were stopped at the right time.

The Bucks had seven double-digit players, and their ability to space the ground, to drive and kick, to find cutters and to shoot was extremely impressive. It's very difficult to match their countless big players (including apparently Giannis, who scored 3-4 tonight), and when the Wolves tried to make it small, the Bucks shot at them as if nothing had happened. Was there.

This match was a losing start, especially in the absence of Towns, and the Bucks started quickly. To the credit of the Wolves, however, they fought back and remained in the match almost all along the course, resulting in small interests at half-time and in the fourth quarter. Although there are no moral victories, they competed in this one much better than expected. They almost stopped the Bucks on the glass, limited their turnovers and found ways to score against a high-level defense.

Let's hit some notes:

• Saunders' willingness to broadcast minutes, even if he uses very deep bench players because of an injury, is a strength. Other than Wiggins (for reasons), no one played more than 30 minutes tonight.
• It seems he is trying to earn a salary (of someone) for next season. Another good night for him.

• Nikola Mirotic played his second game for the Bucks tonight and scored 17 points in 18 minutes. Another major weapon, which also demonstrated its defensive versatility in the fourth quarter by closing a series of Wolves possessions.

• If Giannis becomes a decent three-point shooter … shudder.