Antetokounmpo: “Proud of the reaction, but let’s not make life difficult for ourselves”

Proud of the character shown by the Bucks coming back from -26 in the third period to beat the Blazers 112-108 stated the John Antetokounmpobut he didn’t hide his concern about his team finding themselves so far behind in the score for one more game.

“When we were down -26 we played harder. In the previous period they felt comfortable, they put in shots, they scored by surprise, but then we became much more effective defensively and found solutions in attack. Sometimes we make life difficult for ourselves. We should start games like we finished them and not be at -26, that wears you out physically. But I’m very proud of the reaction we got. It’s important to keep your head up for your effort, even if you lose in the end. You don’t usually come back from a margin like that, but we did against Dallas, which we won, and against the Celtics, even though we lost there in the end.“, emphasized the Greek Freak, who had 33 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.

Regarding working with Damian Lillard he said:As the season progresses we will find ways to become more and more efficient together. I believe we are getting close to that point. I understand when he wants the ball, especially in the last minutes, where we know how great he is. I’m happy that Dame and I can be Giannis, play the way we know and be a threat».