For a regular season game, this is a statement game tonight against one the teams that have already beaten you this year and a potential 2nd round playoff opponent.
I would bet the Bucks have had this one (and the next Sixers game) circled on their calendars for a while.
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It's on TNT so I'll get to watch it. Would like to see the Bucks send a message with this game.
Celtics on the 2nd night of a back-to-back. Got beat at home by Detroit last night - definitely a huge advantage for the Bucks.
SI.com released their midseason grades for the Eastern conference. Here's what they had to say about the Bucks:
The Bucks are *on pace* to go 70–12. Enough said.
I noticed Tatum didn't play vs. the Pistons. I wonder if that was "load management" or if he's too dinged up to play right now.
Here's to hoping the Bucks play a little bit better vs. the Celts this time than they did in October. The key is not collapsing too much on Celtics' drives to the hoop to the point that the Bucks D can't get out to the perimeter shooters fast enough. Stick to Kemba Walker like glue wherever he goes, don't leave him to help on someone else. He's hard enough to stop if you do try to stick to him like glue, but if you're sagging off on him to help on someone else trying to drive I think you're making a mistake.
This is going to be fun. Celtics are going to play hard. I agree with Shaq. Boston is 2nd best team. Not Sixers.
No Jaylen Brown tonight? Thumb?
Think I better watch .
truth....
Bucks going with Eric, Wes, Khris, Giannis, and Brook.
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Celts will be without Jaylen Brown which is a shame because either the Bucks will get an asterisk if they win or people will clown even harder if they lose.
Bucks go for 36 in the first and Giannis, Middleton, and Bledsoe only had 11.
The Bucks are sending a very loud message to one of the teams that beat them early- not this time, not anymore. And definitely not on our floor.
I like it...
There’s a “woo” chick in the crowd.
Somebody stuff her mouth with a brat please.
I'll stuff her mouth with something 😂
DD having a rough night but got a redemption layup there
Could the Bucks hit 150 tonight?
Haha....no. Maybe 130 though
As soon as I say 44 DD is having a rough night he buried (2) threes. Love it!
And 1 for Khash Middleton
Kemba is ultra hot tonight. Wow!
Bucks defense got sloppy here in the second and allowed Kemba to go for 24 in the quarter, but when you put up 76 in the half you get away with it a little bit.
Still not good to not get Walker under control, but it's still 18.
Walker scored 24 points in the last 10 minutes of the quarter.
Celts still within striking distance.
Come out strong in 3rd Q & drop another 35-40 spot. That should take the starch right outta them.
Agreed Boris. They need to put the hammer down.
They blew a 19 point lead in the first Celtics game this year. Need to prove that was a fluke.
Bucks have let the Celtics get back within 15. Time to get going.
As soon as they get sloppy on O, the defense follows right with it.
Giannis needs to hit his FTs. He's now 6 for 13. That's a lot of points left out there in what is now a 13 point game.
There is no intensity on this Bucks team right now.
Marcus Smart is a dirty POS player.
Down to 11.
This is EXACTLY like the first Celtics game.
Down to 11. LOL.
Sleepwalking.
Bucks got this....they'll flip the switch
Bucks up 58-31 with 6 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
Outscored 39-23 the last 10 minutes of game time.
Boris posted:Down to 11. LOL.
Sleepwalking.
Bucks got this....they'll flip the switch
I think so too, but Giannis FT struggles and Bledsoe reverting a bit to playoff Bledsoe has made this uncomfortably close relative to what should have been a laugher.
That was a BS call on Bledsoe, but he has to stay in control. This can be a 4 point play and get it to single digits.
I’m fine with Wesley Matthews never shooting the ball again. God, he’s been awful of late. 10 for 43 shooting in the month of January. That’s 23%.
Bucks need to stop coasting. There’s no way Boston should be back in this game. You’d think they learned their lesson after the last game. Nope.
9 point lead. Pathetic. Wake the F up, Milwaukee.
Somebody might want to guard Walker?
Are you fucking kidding me? That's a foul on Giannis?
Down to 6.
Marcus Smart is owning Giannis in this quarter. It's embarrassing right now for Giannis. Let's see how he responds.
When they stop passing, this happens every... fucking... time.
Somebody tell Giannis to quit hitting the deck. Up by 20/ Up by 12? Oh sure, you go tell him.
13 points scored in this quarter.
In the first Celtics game, the Bucks got up big (19) in the first half and were up 16 at half. The Celtics cut it to 7 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd and made a run to go ahead at the end of quarter (partially when Giannis sat)
This is eerily similar.
George Hill and Middleton end this nonsense.
Fantastic work by the second unit! Lead back to 20!
I swear to God, every time the Bucks play poorly, and I go to take a shower, I come back, and the Bucks are back in control.
They coast for a while, but then they put the hammer down. Yikes.
