Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks shockingly lost Game 1 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic in blowout fashion.
The Magic beat the Bucks by a final score of 122-110. Orlando's victory is tied for the third-largest playoff upset (point-spread wise) in the last 20 seasons, according to ESPN Stats and Info (via Eric Woodyard of ESPN).
After the game, Antetokounmpo revealed what he must do following Milwaukee's loss in Game 1.
Giannis Antetokounmpo on his approach to leadership after being down 0-1: “Play harder. Be more vocal. Lead by example. At the end of the day, I can’t change who I am and what I do. And what I do, as I said early is that I get on the court and do whatever it takes to win."
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) August 18, 2020
Bucks point guard George Hill, who has played in the NBA Finals before, also chimed in and said he felt “everyone was too comfortable out there” for the Bucks.
“It's tough. You're in your room all day, you don't have your family here,” the Bucks guard said of playing in the bubble. “I think all year we've been thriving off our home fans so we don't have those guys behind us. It's basically in a gym just playing open gym so it's new to us. We haven't figured it out yet, but when you get hit in the mouth today, you've got to figure it out to get back up and throw that next punch. So, we're gonna watch film tomorrow, figure it out as a team and be better next game.”
Against the Magic, Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 31 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. He also had five personal fouls and shot 12-of-25 overall from the field.
The Bucks will look to even up the series on Thursday. Even though there are no fans at Disney World, Antetokounmpo and Co. can't afford to fall down 0-2 since winning four games in a row in the NBA against the same team isn't easy.
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