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Originally Posted by thehef
Honest question: Is it possible that the Bucks - and Giannis especially - are more built for the regular season than they are the playoffs? While and elite scorer, consider that Giannis is not a particularly great shooter. And when defensive rotations, commitment, and intensity picks up in the playoffs, that means that those easy regular season buckets that he was getting on his athleticism are a little harder to come by, and end up forcing lesser players (although Holiday, Middleton, and Lopez are no slouches) to make higher-pressure threes.
That, and the fact that the Bucks - pretty much alone among contenders in this respect - are the only team with a single true star. The Bucks' supporting cast is very solid, but Middleton was never quite at that level and certainly isn't now. As good as Holiday is, nobody ever did or ever will consider him a 1A or a 1B. And that kind of depth but lack of a 2nd start is a recipe for regular season - but not post-season - success.
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His playoff numbers are actually a shade above his regular season numbers.
He is the best player in basketball. The team around him through injury or age just struggle on offense. Especially in the half court.