After an already fantastic outing last night to allow his people to win once morest the Knicks, Jrue Holiday once once more assumed his status as temporary boss of the Bucks this evening to offer himself a back-to-back success once morest the Raptors at the house. The performance ? 37 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists. Giannis Antetokoumpo and Khris Middleton, injured, can be happy: Jrue Vacances is in place!
It was huge last night, it was once more today. Author of an exceptional part this night, Jrue Holiday shows that he has the stuff to manage the business in Milwaukee in the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. Yet nothing was won on paper. Reception of the Raptors at home, a team certainly in trouble at the moment in terms of results but at the full effective level, if we remove Otto Porter Jr for whom the season is over.
He needed a respondent from the start of the match to put his people in confidence, Jrue took care of it. A boiling start to the match to put his own in the lead, by chaining shots from almost everywhere. The defenses no doubt a little tired by their back to back, there are many spaces. Fred VanVleet took advantage of it on the Dinos side, because he also did a job tonight by sending 39 points.
However, the acting leader of the Bucks brought something more: the slab among his teammates. Whether it’s Pat Connaughton, Grayson Allen or Joe Ingles, they all picked up M’sieur Vacances’ passes and turned them into decisive points. While Brook Lopez had a good game, he was sent off in the middle of the fourth quarter for a bit too pronounced a hitch with Gary Trent Jr.
Deprived of its titular interior, the troop of Mike Budenholzer might have accused the blow. On the contrary, it has united a little more to go grab an important success, all under the aegis of Jrue who killed the suspense with an arrow from long distance to give his clique a seven-point lead.
JRUE HOLIDAY IS FEELING IT.
He’s up to 37… catch the final minutes on TNT pic.twitter.com/jv0AhxJSyZ
— NBA (@NBA) January 18, 2023
As we wrote last night, Jrue Holiday usually shines more for his very tough defense than for a significant contribution to scoring. At the same time, there is a double MVP in the team in normal times, nothing illogical. Knowing that Jroue is able to take the swell with such mastery is a treasure for Milwaukee. One thing is certain, the whole Bucks team showed a huge heart during the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo. A heart that will be needed at the time of the Playoffs.
Source : ESPN