The Eastern leader stumbled in the playoffs, losing 122: 110 to the team from 8th place • Wojciech led the Magic with 35 points and 14 rebounds, Antocompo finished with 31
Antocompo. Not the opening that Greek Freak dreamed of
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This is not how Milwaukee hoped to open the playoffs. The Bucks, who finished first in the East with the best balance in the league, lost tonight (Tuesday) 122: 110 to Orlando Magic, the team from eighth place. Although this year there is no home advantage, because all the teams play in a bubble, but maybe hosting the tournament in Orlando still helped somehow for the Magic, who have now gone up to 0: 1 in the first round series.
The East leader was trailing almost the entire game, chasing Orlando, but was unable to reverse the result. Yannis Antocompo scored 31 points and dropped 17 rebounds, but that was not enough. Among the winners, Nikola Wojciech stood out above them all, scoring 35 points and 14 rebounds. He was assisted by Terence Ross with 18, Merkel Poltz with 15, and DJ Augustine with 11 points and 11 assists.
The next game will be on the night between Thursday and Friday (01:00), and it will be interesting to see if the Greek freak and his gang will be able to compare the series.