Big upset! The remaining Bucks ended the Warriors 2-game winning streak. Curry had 27+6. In this battle, I completely saw these 5 players.

Editor|Old Kankanqiu

On October 31, the NBA 2024-25 regular season ushered in a focus battle. The Milwaukee Bucks sat at home and faced the Golden State Warriors. What is surprising is that despite the intensive schedule at the beginning of the season and the age of the team's core, under the guidance of coach Cole, the team not only achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, ranking third in the Western Conference. The most important thing is that Kuminga, who was still having trouble with the team during the offseason, suddenly started to understand how to play. His enthusiasm and offensive choices were so reasonable, as if he was a completely different person. I have to say that today’s Warriors are really worth looking forward to.

As for the Bucks, after Antetokounmpo's epic start, he led the team to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference. You know, this team is a remnant team put together after buying out the core Lillard. There are basically no famous stars. The entire team is led by Antetokounmpo alone. He is indeed an MVP-level superstar. However, before today's game, official news from the Bucks revealed that Antetokounmpo will miss today's game due to knee soreness.

In terms of the starting lineup, for the Warriors, Cole’s latest starting five is: Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green, and Quinten Post; for the Bucks, the starting lineup is: Ryan Rollins, Gary Trent Jr., AJ Green, Kyle Kuzma and Myles Turner.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Rollins made a breakthrough layup, giving the Bucks the lead. Green once again hit a three-pointer, Curry went to the free throw line one after another, Kuminga caught the ball from the wing and hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors led the Bucks 11-5 at the beginning. Trent's strong shot caused Moody's three-point foul. Turner caught the ball in the corner and hit a three-pointer. The Bucks responded with a 12-2 lead and stopped the Warriors. Kuminga caught the ball under the basket, turned around and hit the board. He has now scored 9 points on 4-for-4. Cole Anthony dribbled and made a mid-range shot at the buzzer. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led the Warriors by 9 points 34-25.

Back in the second quarter, Bodemski and Richard scored consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and the Warriors narrowed the point difference to 4 points. Portis received two consecutive three-pointers from the outside. The Bucks reopened the point difference to 10 points and stopped the Warriors again. Curry used the pick-and-roll to hit a three-pointer with a sideways step, stopping the bleeding in time. Kumingli made a sudden outside shot and scored 5 points in a row. Butler scored 10 points with a tip-in under the basket. The Warriors once again caught up to 2 points. Kuminga jumped to break through the layup limit and scored. The referee blew the whistle for a walking violation and the score was invalid. It was a pity. Someone posted a picture to mock, 'So the referee also knows how to walk? ’ Rollins made a sudden stop and hit a fadeaway jumper. After halftime, the Bucks still led the Warriors by 2 points 60-58.

Halftime statistics, for the Warriors, Curry played 16 minutes, made 2 of 7 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists; Kuminga continued his recent hot touch, playing 15 minutes, making 5 of 6 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block; Butler played 17 minutes, scored 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 assist on 4 of 8 shots.

For the Bucks, Kuzma is still real. He played 17 minutes, 0 of 3, 0 of 1 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws, only scoring 1 point, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Change sides and fight again. Kuzma dribbles and makes an emergency stop to make a fake throw. He currently scores 3 points on 1-of-4. Kuminga can also hit a strong throw when he breaks through and confronts, and responds immediately. Trent counterattacked after stealing the ball, but was pulled down by Green. The referee reviewed the video and called a common foul. This was really unnecessary. Curry broke through the emergency stop and made a throw to score 2+1. Then he caught the ball and made a three-pointer with a drift, and the Warriors went ahead by 1 point. Kuzma and Cole Anthony scored consecutive three-pointers, and the Bucks once again led by 5 points.

In the decisive battle of the fourth quarter, Hilder dribbled continuously and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Warriors caught up to 1 point. Curry's counterattack on a magical floater was ruled invalid, and then he bounced off the pick-and-roll and caught the ball with a three-pointer. He was whistled for a screen offensive foul again, and could only show his helplessness. Rollins counterattacked and scored a layup, and the Bucks regained the lead to 5 points. Curry made a mistake dribbling out of bounds behind the outside line. Rollins dribbled and hit a three-pointer, and the Bucks opened the point difference to 9 points. There was no more suspense in the game. In the end, the Warriors lost to the Bucks 110-120, ending their 2-game winning streak.

In terms of statistics, for the Warriors, Curry made 8 of 19 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers and scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists; Kuminga made 7 of 11 shots, scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block; Butler scored 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

For the Bucks, Rollins exploded, shooting 13 of 21, scoring 32 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, and a three-pointer with Curry; Kuzma made 4 of 10, scoring 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

In this battle, I saw these five stars clearly. First, Rollins is really a bargain. He is so important to this Bucks team. A bunch of remnants can allow him to lead the team to defeat the Warriors. He is really capable. Look at the team's key goals in the second half today. Second, Kuzma has really declined too obviously. He feels like he has stopped playing since he left the Lakers, which is really a drag. Thirdly, Kuminga still deserves a lot of praise. His performance this season is completely different. Maybe he will have a chance to enter the All-Star?

Fourth, Curry has not had a particularly explosive performance so far this season, which also shows that the team is currently in good condition and does not need a "full library" at all. But overall, Curry is still the backbone of this team. Shi, his influence is enough to affect the trend of the game, but it is a pity that he did not take away the victory today; fifth, Butler is in good shape in the new season. Not only has his three-point touch returned, but his free throws are still online. Although they lost the game, the Warriors really have a lot to do this season.