The Bucks prevailed 120-118 by the Pistons but everyone was talking about her suspension of Giannis Antetokounmpo with a second technical penalty for… glaring at his opponent after a pin.
Milwaukee coach Adrian Griffin defended his player. “Giannis does not complain to the referees and respects them. I think maybe I let him down a bit, because I have to talk a bit more when he gets fouled. I was surprised by the second technical penalty. He made a great move and was excited, but he is a player who shows great respect for the game, the fans and the referees. I just have to do a better job of protecting him“, he said and added: “It was a victory of character. A lot of guys came forward, like Beasley and Payne. In games like this you have to find a way to win».
Damian Lillard, for his part, said:It was a character-building victory. When you lose your best player at a time like this after a bad technical penalty, everything can go wrong. Although we had a lead, in the NBA such differences are quickly lost. They went ahead by double digits, it wasn’t our day, we could have made a lot of excuses to lose, but we reacted as a team and won».
Source: Sport Fm
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