“Bucks have good rim protectors, but it’s not Wilt Chamberlain out there”: Ime Udoka tries playing mind games, NBA Twitter tells him to use Bill Russell’s name being Celtics coach

Akash Murty | 04/05/2022
"Bucks have good rim protectors, but it’s not Wilt Chamberlain out there": Ime Udoka tries playing mental games, NBA Twitter tells him to use Bill Russell's name being Celtics coach

Celtics head coach believes Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Bucks teammates cannot provide enough rim protection against his team.

After Game 1 it looked like the Celtics – Bucks series will be a one-sided, short-lived matchup with the reigning champions being the more dominant side. But we’ve got ourselves a series of the Conference Semi-finals.

The Bucks gave in just in the second game of the series to Boston’s brilliance, who not only have been the best defensive team this season but also have shown their offensive prowess consistently.

Not only Celtics overcame the mental toll of losing Game 1 at home, but they also did so in a dominating fashion by blowing past their opponents as soon as the game started. And Ime Udoka thinks the C’s can do it throughout this series.

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“Bucks have good rim protectors but it’s not Wilt Chamberlain out there”: Celtics Head Coach Ime Udoka

With the starting whistle of Game 2, it never looked like the Bucks were the team who dominated Game 1. The Celtics put a 25-point mountain to climb for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co to climb for the second half of the game.

That proved too much for the Bucks, as Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams kept getting shots consistently both behind and inside the perimeter.

C’s won the game 109-86, proving themselves to be more dominant and their coach believes they can do it throughout the series as there’s no Wilt Chamberlain to stop them at the rim.

“They have good rim protectors and they crowd the paint, but it’s not Wilt Chamberlain out there…it’s guys we can get downhill and attack,” Udoka said in the post-game presser.

And NBA Twitter held its own court for Udoka’s hot statement.

But most fans love the head coach and his aggressive approach on both ends of the floor.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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