National ESPN game tonight. It will be interesting to see how Kemba Walker looks in Boston. Walker gave the Bucks trouble in Charlotte quite often.
Celtics defense should be a lot weaker, but Bucks need to get things going on offense.
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25-16, Bucks up so far. Walker has heated up a little. Other than that the defense has looked good.
34-19 at the end of 1.
No Horford and no Baynes makes the Celtics really soft in the middle.
The Sixers are going to kill the Celtics. They are relying on Enes Kanter to guard Embiid, Lopez, Giannis, etc? I love Kanter's willingness to speak out on Turkey, but he's always been a really weak defender.
Good grief- Middleton and Bledsoe have been horrific offensively in the 2nd Q...
Bucks were up 17. Giannis airballs 2 FTs. Hill and B. Lopez miss open 3s.
Giannis may pick another charge on the final shot of the half. It would be his 3rd.
Of course, after airballing 2 FTs before, Giannis hits 3 for 3.
The mental issues he has with FTs is a far bigger issue than his perceived need to be able to hit 3s. I have watched him in warmups- he hits 90%... just mental. Do hypnosis, acupuncture, meditate... whatever the f you need to do, Giannis.
But they’re playing great defense and terrible offense in this game. Boston isn’t going to keep shooting 34%... this could be a 35 point lead if they executed on offense with any quality.
Take Giannis out up 15, now down to 7 after a bunch of missed 3s.
4:35 
Bucks Full timeout 71 - 64 4:36 
Daniel Theis makes 14-foot jumper (Kemba Walker assists) 71 - 64 4:45 Gordon Hayward defensive rebound 71 - 62 4:47 Brook Lopez misses 26-foot three point jumper 71 - 62 5:04 Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists) 71 - 62 5:27 Jayson Tatum defensive rebound 71 - 60 5:29 Wesley Matthews misses 28-foot three point jumper 71 - 60 5:41 Marcus Smart makes 2-foot dunk 71 - 60 5:43 Ersan Ilyasova lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals) 71 - 58 5:48 Ersan Ilyasova defensive rebound 71 - 58 5:50 Kemba Walker misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 71 - 58 6:04 Khris Middleton makes 13-foot two point shot (Brook Lopez assists) 71 - 58 6:10 Daniel Theis kicked ball violation 69 - 58 6:20 Gordon Hayward makes two point shot 69 - 58 6:24 Gordon Hayward defensive rebound 69 - 56 6:26 Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper 69 - 56 6:38 Gordon Hayward makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists) 69 - 56 6:40 Ersan Ilyasova enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo 69 - 54
I am so sick of those fucking flops they are calling on Giannis. Doris Burke must be sleeping with Marcus Smart. She gushes over him constantly. It's ridiculous.
It's like the league made a call to make sure this game stays close.
Bucks screwed on another call. How is that not a shooting foul?
Bucks shit the bed in the 3rd again.
Up 71-58 with 6 minutes left in the 3rd.
Down 80-76 at the break.
28-9 run against them.
The reffing was atrocious, but a lot of missed open shots.
What was that, 5 or 6 fouls on consecutive plays in their last half dozen possessions to close out the 3Q?
I posted this yesterday but the Bucks are already -30 in FT attempt differential through 3 games. The officials are calling fouls on the Bucks at an alarming rate.
Tschmack posted:What was that, 5 or 6 fouls on consecutive plays in their last half dozen possessions to close out the 3Q?
I posted this yesterday but the Bucks are already -30 in FT attempt differential through 3 games. The officials are calling fouls on the Bucks at an alarming rate.
Giannis is not getting any borderline calls at all, except at the end of the half.
Down 5 and fading.
Bucks 9-17 from the line after Bledsoe clanks a pair.
Bucks look like complete shit.
It's October, but this is a shitshow the last 10 minutes.
Down 7.
Bledsoe is useless
Honestly I start George Hill at this point. Blesdoe’s shit play from the postseason has carried over to the regular season.
This is embarrassing. This is going to start the national media talking about how there is not enough around Giannis to win. It won't take much even though they've played 4 games.
They have been outscored 49-22 in the second half
Fucking embarrassing
71-58 to 80-91 in about 12 minutes. 33-9 runs shouldn't happen against good teams.
The starters have been shit
Bledsoe in particular has been bad. Middleton and Lopez not much better.
Giannis really, really tentative. Bud chewing his ass out on the timeout.
Tschmack posted:The starters have been shit
Bledsoe in particular has been bad. Middleton and Lopez not much better.
MIddleton is 6-10. He hasn't been awful.
Giannis has just disappeared. Airballing FTs. Getting layups blocked. No energy.
I’m done with Bledsoe. Trade his ass. He’s been awful in the playoffs and he’s off to a terrible start to the season. He’s no leader and isn’t clutch at all.
Middleton might be 6-10 but he’s got 13 and has hit one 3. That’s not good enough for a guy paid at a top 5 level at his position.
This game is over. down 11 with 4 minutes left.
Middleton is the only starter looking engaged.
Tschmack posted:And just as I say that Middleton heats up
Giannis has been a bigger problem tonight.
4 games in and have already lost games where they lead by 19 and 21.
Someone needs to take Marcus Smart out. You can't let him do that shit to Giannis
How in the fuck is that a foul on Giannis????
The Bucks need to remember this later in the year. The cheap shots, the laughing, the shitty play.
Music City posted:How in the fuck is that a foul on Giannis????
The league wants the Celtics storyline. If the Bucks hit 3s it doesn't matter, but the barrage of calls at the end of the 3rd.