Antetokounmpo talks about the fiasco: Back-to-back fatigue cannot be used as an excuse, the Lakers are also back-to-back
6686 Sports News on November 16th In a regular season that ended today, the Bucks lost back-to-back to the Lakers 95-119 at the home court.
Coach Rivers said after the game that the Bucks were very tired today, and Antetokounmpo believes that fatigue cannot be used as an excuse.
Antetokounmpo said: "It doesn't matter. I think everyone who plays in the NBA knows that back-to-backs are part of the game, part of the NBA season. You have to prepare for it. You have to mentally prepare for the load of back-to-backs. You have to practice in the offseason so that you can play back-to-backs. So, this is not an excuse. Were the Lakers also playing back-to-backs at that time? So, yes, it was not a借口。我们打得不好。我们必须变得更好。”
“作为一名运动员，作为一个人，要勤奋不找借口。我认为他们打得比我们好。他们在半场时就领跑位了30分。半场时，我们只得了32分还是34分，对吧？半场只有这点分数，这可不好。这远远不够。这按这个节奏下去，整场竞赛只能得64分。”
"So, yeah, are we tired? Maybe, I don't know. But they are tired, too. Did they play a back-to-back last night in Milwaukee? No. But they had a flight, so they were probably more tired than we were, so that's not an excuse."
"Obviously, the shots that we usually make, we didn't make today, but that doesn't determine us. Guarding performance. In the final analysis, no matter whether the shot goes in or not, you still have to play hard, you still have to try your best, and you still have to grab the rebound. Sometimes, the shot just doesn't go in, and you have to break through with the ball, get inside, and work hard to create some opportunities." Antetokounmpo played 32 minutes in this game, making 9 of 15 shots, 13 of 18 free throws, and scored 32 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 block.
The Bucks defeated the Hornets 147-134 in an overtime at the home court yesterday, and the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 118-104 at the away court yesterday.
