Zhang Jiawei: The Bucks are like the Eastern Conference version of the Timberwolves and Rockets. Antetokounmpo is the No. 1 player in the Eastern Conference for the eighth consecutive year.

In the NBA regular season, the Bucks defeated the Knicks 121-111.

After the game, freelance writer Zhang Jiawei posted an article talking about the game. The content is as follows:

The Bucks defeated the Knicks... Will Antetokounmpo not want to go to New York?

The Knicks had their best performance of the season in the first half, but the highlights were Shamei and Clarkson.

Coach Mike Brown’s new style of play—two-guard handoffs and multiple interspersions—is suitable for Brunson, Ohashi, Shamei and Clarkson, but OG and Towns don’t fit in well, especially Towns who is basically used as a fortress.

The Bucks began to switch defenses a lot. When Kuzma went to confront Towns, the Knicks were embarrassed: the flow stopped, and Towns and Hart were both free.

Towns was a little unhappy after the game and wondered if there was anything going on in the locker room.

The Bucks are slightly similar to the Spurs: Antetokounmpo and Wenban both dribbled the ball across half court many times, immediately went into attack as soon as they reached the top of the arc, and then turned to the wing to attack. Antetokounmpo's back-up position will be blocked, but the Bucks' simple and crude transfer of three-pointers and frontcourt height won: Kuzma and Turner couldn't make a shot, but together with Antetokounmpo and Portis, their frontcourt height suffocated the Knicks. So the Knicks could only practice Brunson and Bridge.

After the Bucks got rid of Lopez and Lillard, they became a bit like the Eastern version of the Timberwolves/Rockets: a dense forward line, tough defense, strong three-pointers, and physical fitness in wheel battles.

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What's more stable than the Timberwolves and Rockets is that the Bucks have Antetokounmpo as a guarantee:

After today, Antetokounmpo is averaging 36 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

According to the most demanding standards, he is still the No. 1 player in the Eastern Conference for the eighth consecutive year.