After a subpar Game 5, Giannis Antetokounmpo intends to be more aggressive in Game 6 against the Boston Celtics. Hopefully, this will be enough as the Milwaukee Bucks are down 3-2.
As reported by the Associated Press, the Greek Freak said:
“Game 6, I've got to come out and be more aggressive,” Antetokounmpo said. “It's on me. I had open shots, but they weren't my shots so I didn't feel comfortable taking them. … I've got to be more aggressive, make more plays because definitely, my teammates need me.”
Giannis finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. Though these are impressive end-game stats, it's not enough for a star player like the Greek Freak. He needs to put up at least 30 points for the Bucks to have a chance against their foes. He only took 10 field goal attempts, draining just five of them. He was also 6-0f-9 from the free throw line.
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens commented on Antetokounmpo, saying that it's impossible to completely shut him down. He assigned Semi Ojeleye to defend Antetokounmpo. Standing just 6-foot-7, Ojeleye had the body and quickness, if not the height, to match up against the Greek Freak.
Stevens commented on the little defensive tweak he made which proved effective:
“Giannis is a heck of a player,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. “You're not going to be perfect against him. You're not going to hold him down by any means. He makes plays for other people, he's very unselfish … but we just felt like we needed a little bit more ball pressure overall, and so that was the decision to go smaller.”
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