Despite missing the services of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a 120-110 win against the visiting Golden State Warriors at Fiserv Forum Thursday night. Antetokounmpo was ruled out ahead of the contest with a knee issue, giving the Warriors an even bigger chance to secure a victory.
But Ryan Rollins and the Bucks simply refused to let Antetokounmpo’s absence be an insurmountable obstacle to a win against Stephen Curry and company. Rollins led the charge for Milwaukee, as he dropped a career-high 32 points, while Myles Turner churned out 17 points. Cole Anthony also stepped up, firing 16 points off the bench.
After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr insinuated that his team played tired.
Via Anthony Slater of ESPN:
Steve Kerr felt the Warriors showed “mental and physical fatigue” in the loss in Milwaukee tonight. He said they didn’t have the same “pop” and didn’t execute a switching defensive scheme well enough.
Golden State shot just 42.4 percent from the field and committed 22 turnovers.
Fans push back on Kerr’s statement after Warriors’ loss to Bucks
Meanwhile, fans online are quick to push back on what Kerr said about the Warriors being affected by “fatigue” in the Bucks game.
“Fatigue? They had yesterday off. No they heard that Giannis wasn’t playing and thought it would be a cakewalk. Rollins played the game of his life and that was the difference. 💯,” said a fan on X.
Another one said: “They boys heard Giannis was taking the night off and thought they could cruise to a W. Big smack in the face to the vets and leaders tonight for not making it known early that exactly this could not happen following the news. Go Warriors tho”
From a commenter: “Fatigue? More like complacency. Also, you took Steph out at the 8 min mark when you’re down 4 just to “preserve” him”
“Bruh it’s the 6th game or whatever,” a social media user posted.
Via a different commenter: “Wow saying this 6 games into an 82 game season is something else.”
Said another: “fatigue? my [expletive] we blew out the past 2 teams. steve stop bro, just say the old niggas came out wit no energy.”
Well, the Warriors can have some rest this Friday before facing the Indiana Pacers on the road on Sunday.
As for the Bucks, they are also on a break Friday and will resume their journey in the 2025-26 season on Sunda, when they host the Sacramento Kings.
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