On the 25th of January when these teams met there is a picture that shows what happened pretty well:
So the Bucks lost in the fourth quarter. I wonder why….
That is Giannis’ shot chart. Truly pathetic proof that he has no mid range under pressure, even in the regular season if opponents bother to defend him a bit. The game was fine until the 4th quarter. And Doc Rivers wisely tried to keep Giannis out of it as much as possible as he always does. Giannis simply cannot handle high pressure situations. Because Bucks’ fans are dellusional, here is play by play list of every Giannis interaction in the 4th quarter:
So he came in the game with 7 minutes and 26 seconds left and all he did was a turnover, then a layup, then score one of two free throws, then another easy layup from Prince (who had been scoring like crazy and demanding attention from the opponents’ defence) and then he missed two and was subbed out with 1minute and 11 seconds left.
Pretty indicative. The plus minus doesn’t even do justice to the players but it gives a trend:
So let’s hope Giannis doesn’t play today! Here are the highlights of the last game from the 4th quarter just before Giannis enters the game:
ADDITION TO POST – AFTER THE GAME TONIGHT (20/2/2025)
Wow! I like being correct but that was as if Doc Rivers reads my blog.
Much more split ball possessions by the Bucks. Again Giannis can’t let it go, but the minutes were better spread:
Seven players with more than 20 minutes. And – most importantly – Giannis stayed out of the game at the end, allowing the team to flow and win. Giannis can’t do clutch and it shows on both ends of the floor against nifty opponents.
His shot chart tonight reflects three things:
- That Doc Rivers is more willing to pull him out of the game as soon as opponents neutralize him.
- That under pressure he always goes to the same spots (which opponents know, so he will be screwed in the playoffs.)
- That Giannis is an idiot for still shooting 3 point shots. He is not just the worse in the NBA this season but fast becoming the worse in NBA history.
In fact I just discovered why Barkley loves Giannis, because the way he is heading Giannis will overtake him as the worse 3point shooter in the history of the NBA!
