Middleton: Can't wait for the referee to save us, Connaughton: How can a foul be smarter?

Middleton said after the first game: "It's very difficult, you know, the referee is demanding more and more from us, and we must try our best to overcome it." Can't wait for the judges to save us. Try to be strong. If they foul, they foul. But they haven't recently, so we must play better and stronger. "

In the first game of the NBA Finals, the Suns made 26 free throws. After the game, Bucks coach mike budenholzer admitted that for Milwaukee, the disparity in the first game was "disappointing"-Phoenix won by 1 18 105.

When asked that the Suns made more free throws than his team in the first game 10, Buden holzer smiled and said, "Are you trying to seduce me? No, I mean, it's an important part of the game. They are 25 points from the free throw line. We are a team that is proud of defense and can defend well without foul. " "I can't remember the last time a team scored 25 free throws against Bucks. On the other hand, Janis Antetokumbo's attack style, Middleton's attack style and Holiday's attack style are all perfect, but the referee seldom gives them free throws, which is very frustrating. But this is part of the sport, this is part of the game. " "We must strengthen our defense. We must keep them away from the free throw line. We must attack more actively and make their fouls to get free throws. "

In Bucks playoff 16 games, Milwaukee's opponent made 26 free throws only once, which was the second game in the first series between Milwaukee and Heat. Miami Heat made 24 of 35 free throws.

However, in the first game, what made the Bucks' free throw gap even bigger was the performance of the two teams in the free throw percentage. Phoenix made 25 of 26 free throws and Claude missed the only goal with 24.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

On the other hand, Bucks 16 made 9 free throws. Although Antetokumbo scored 7 on the free throw line 12, two players got the free throw: Holiday made 2 shots and Lopez made 2 shots. Meanwhile, Middleton scored 26 goals, but didn't make any free throws. Middleton said after the first game: "It's very difficult, you know, the referee is demanding more and more from us, and we must try our best to overcome it." Can't wait for the judges to save us. Try to be strong. If they foul, they foul. But they haven't recently, so we must play better and stronger. "

Holiday, another Buck general, also admitted this. In the first game, Holliday had a hard attack. He/Kloc-made 4 of 0/4 shots, hit all three-pointers, and missed some open shots. He said he needs to be more aggressive, but the bucks must also be smart enough to find the right opportunity. "Their defense really limited us," Holiday said. "They attacked the paint area. As I said before, they performed very well in the paint area, but we must be smart. Because a little contact with the referee will blow us a foul. " "But we must also show more in painting. I feel that in every series we participated in and every game we won, we are the best insider and scored the best insider, so this is what we must continue to do. "

On the other hand, however, Bucks also realized that chris paul and Devon Booker could establish contact with defenders, especially when they let Phoenix into the penalty area. Bucks guard Pat Connaughton said, "Milwaukee needs to focus on the second game because he wants to stop Phoenix from passing the ball to the free throw line." Yes, free throws are part of the game, right? Connaughton said, "It is the task of Milwaukee defenders to balance offense and defense." ""But I also think that this is not just a foul on physical contact, but how to foul smarter. There were some deceptive fouls last night, and we know everyone on their team likes to do it. "One thing that can help the Bucks get more free throws in the second game is that Antetokumbo's condition continued to improve after he came back from overstretching his left knee in the first game.

"Everything this morning was disappointing," said Buden holzer. I think we can only look ahead and I think we will do better in the next game, especially on the defensive end. "I think of Janice, who will always get better, even if he misses a few days or games because of injury. Again, he may be no different from many players, and he will get better as we move forward. "