Bucks’ Doc rivers support high octane of Kyle Kuzma without Giannis

With 12 seconds to enter the first quarter in the first quarter Milwaukee Bucks‘135-127 Winning against Philadelphia 76ers Sunday, Kyle Kuzma He buried the deep Fadeaway 3-pointer from the left wing. Then, with three pantry ticks, he grabbed all the surprise, firing the passage with the floor below the Bucks Basket on Gary Trent, Jr. The ball disappeared from 76er, which led to buzzing on the buzz of cosma to the last game outside the borders.

The sequence has seen the color of the Milvaukee Bucks’ Final five points of the quarter. Also turned on the frenetic tempo Kuzma, gained by trade last week for Bucks Stalvart Khris MiddletonHe had already brought the first two matches with Milwaukee.

“We want to stay athlete”, Coach Doc rivers He said after the Bucks victory.

The rivers noted that Kuzma would need time to teach the smaller points of the offensive and defense schemes of the team. For now, it is very much to instinct and accelerates the bucks attack. Kuzma played the entire first quarter, often initiating a foul with plugs in the basket.

On one set, his dribbling driving at the center of the tree drew drew Joel EmbiId from his man, Bucks Center Brook Lopez. Lopez appeared behind the port, where Kuzma hit him one of his five assists.

“He just understands the game, you know,” said Point of Damian Lillard, whoighed 76ers for 43 points at 8-for 15 shooting from the range of 3 points. “And he knows how to be effective and how to find his way.”

With Giannis Antetokounpo for next week or longer with left soa TelecomBucks had to rely on others to compensate their superstar 12 jumps of games. 6-foot-10 coum Snare 8 boardsLike a smaller Lillard. They contributed 53-42 repulsive edge over 76s, who lost despite their great three Joel EmbiId, Paul George and Tires Makey.

Kuzma was far from perfect. On some of his discs, he came out of control and turned it over. He once crashed the EMID and had an open tape to the hoop, just to break them on trying to muffle. After his hot shooting of the first quarter, he cooled significantly, ends at 5-for 13 off the field and only 1-for -6 from the range in three points.

Finally, it was not important in the game where the bucks hit 24-three pointers at 43.6% of recording from the city center. Cosma seemed to be aggressive, encountered an attacking style to help you open a foul, a key reason for a franchise to take it.

“We played with a good pace,” Lillard said. “The ball moved. It was just a good flow to the game.”

Next: Back in the house on Monday evening against the warriors.