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Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo says the Golden State Warriors were sloppy offensively after they built a 31-point lead against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their first-round series.
The Clippers erased a 31-point road deficit and defeated the Warriors to even up the series at 1-1. It was the largest comeback in NBA playoff history.
Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks are up 1-0 on the Detroit Pistons, says the Basketball Gods punished the Warriors on Monday night:
Giannis on whether or not the Clippers’ comeback win over the Warriors served as a reminder for the Bucks: “When you’re lazy, the basketball gods they watch the game and you’re going to pay for it.” Full comments — pic.twitter.com/Re8yQinLjG
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) April 16, 2019
Monday night's comeback from the Clippers should have every team in the playoffs on high alert moving forward. Granted, not every team in the NBA plays as hard as the Clippers do, but like Antetokounmpo says, the Basketball Gods are always watching and will penalize a team if they are cheating the game.
The Bucks destroyed the Pistons in Game 1, winning by a final score of 121-86. Without All-Star power forward Blake Griffin, Detroit has no chance to even compete with the Bucks, who finished with the best record in the regular season.
Antetokounmpo was a man among boys in Game 1. The three-time All-Star put up 24 points, 17 rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes of action. Milwaukee can't afford to take its foot off the gas like the Warriors did on Monday night because they haven't won a playoff series since 2001. With Antetokounmpo leading the way, the Bucks are always going to be playing hungry.
