Doc Rivers praises his team for how they've played over the last ten games, and explains how they have to keep playing.
The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the hottest teams in the league, sporting an 8-2 record over their last ten games.
They currently occupy the eleventh spot in the East, one game behind the Charlotte Hornets for the tenth and final Play-In spot.
This hot stretch comes without Giannis Antetokounmpo in the lineup, who has been sidelined for the last month with a calf injury. Giannis suffered the injury on January 24, and was expected to miss at least four weeks at the time of his injury.
On Wednesday, they picked up a 118-116 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers thanks to a Kevin Porter Jr game-winner with 20 seconds left.
Balanced Scoring
Seven players scored in double figures for the Bucks on Wednesday, which is what head coach Doc Rivers believes is the key to the success for the Bucks.
"That's how we have to play and keep playing that way. If you watch us over the last ten games, it's obvious when we stop doing that during the game. It now stands out. It didn't stand out before, but it's so obvious when we get stuck," said Doc after the game against the Cavs.
All five starters: Kyle Kuzma, Myles Turner, Porter Jr, AJ Green, and Ryan Rollins were in double figures. Off the bench, Bobby Portis and Jericho Sims were in double figures.
Porter Jr was the only player to crack 20 points, scoring 20 on the dot. He's been on a scoring tear since the All-Star break, averaging 24.5 points in the four games since the break.
Surprisingly, Cam Thomas has gone two straight games without scoring in double figures.
Overall Offense
Over the last ten games, the Bucks have a 120.6 offensive rating, which is second in the league during that stretch, trailing only the Cavaliers, who have a 122.8 offensive rating.
Their offensive numbers come down to strong shot-making as they are shooting 50.6% from the field and 40.7% from three. Both of those numbers are tops in the league during the last ten games.
During this stretch, Milwaukee is doing much of its damage from the midrange, scoring 11.2% of its points from that area of the floor. Only the Sacramento Kings have a higher percentage of points from the midrange.
While the shot-making is high for the Bucks, the ball isn't moving as much as other teams. 43% of their made field goals are unassisted, which is the second highest in the league behind the Dallas Mavericks over the last ten games.