Clips up 17-15 early. If the Bucks could get a rebound, they'd be up about 8. They've given up 4 offensive rebounds in 5 minutes.
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Bucks up 38-26 after one. Giannis with 12.
Thanasis is the first guy off the bench and again looks like a real NBA player. Strips Kawhi, isolates against a guy and hits a driving layup. He played 7 minutes and was +15 for +/-. All of sudden, as Music City said in another thread, he's developed into a legit rotation guy.
Clips go 9-2 to start the second. Giannis misses some close range shots and Bryn Forbes morphs into close-game Forbes - misses some wide open shots and gets abused on defense.
Bucks score 38 in the first and have 4 points in 7 minutes of the second.
Lopez has been completely useless in this game. No points, no rebounds, and Zubac has dominated him when he's been in (8 rebounds)
Thanasis with an emphatic dunk, but Bucks still outscored 20-8 this quarter.
In the first half, Giannis played 16 minutes and the Bucks were -12 in his minutes. Thanasis played 12 minutes and the Bucks were +13 in his minutes.
I'd say Lopez is playing poorly, but that doesn't capture how awful he's been.
The Bucks have taken a bunch of long 3s from Giannis, DDV, and Lopez t open the second half and not surprisingly are now down 7.
For some completely indefensible reason, Bud decided to go to zone against the Clippers and they have gotten destroyed. Really questionable decision schematically.
Down double digits after several WIDE open 3s go down for the Clippers.
The wheels are completely coming off right now. Just an embarrassing stretch and the Bucks are down 12.
The Bucks clearly are not trying to win this game. And their poor offense is 100% all about shot selection and ball movement.
They’re not even trying on defense- they go zone and then give up open 3s. They go man and give up open 3s. They don’t give a fuck tonight...
@Music City posted:The Bucks clearly are not trying to win this game. And their poor offense is 100% all about shot selection and ball movement.
They’re not even trying on defense- they go zone and then give up open 3s. They go man and give up open 3s. They don’t give a fuck tonight...
With both Portis and Tucker out and Lopez being almost unplayable tonight, they have no bigs on the floor. The thing that really killed them is rebounding.
Bucks fall asleep and give up a wide open 3 at the end of the third. Just pathetic defensive execution.
Bucks outrebounded 35-22 after giving up 9 offensive rebounds.
I still have no idea why you'd go zone for that long against this Clippers team. It was idiotic and completely changed the whole game. It turned a one-possession game into a double-digit Clippers lead in about 3 minutes.
The Bucks have only 16 assists on 32 made baskets. Too much one on one...
Down 13. Get Forbes out. He's a turnstile on defense. His guy takes him to the rim and either gets a layup or kicks out for an open 3. Enough. Get him out.
DDV is so frustrating. You don't expect a superstar level game every game but 1 for 6.
And they continue to give up layups and offensive rebounds.
Good grief... now they’re just leaving guys alone in the paint for dunks...🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Kennard does ONE FUCKING THING... so you let him???
It's over as Kennard hits 3 threes in a minute, two off of even more offensive rebounds.
This is a soft team without Portis or Tucker available.
The Bucks were within 76-73. Bud came out of a timeout in zone and the Clippers got comfortable went 8 for their next 10 threes.
And as I type that, the Bucks give up ANOTHER offensive rebound.
Down 19. The Bucks were pathetic on defense in the second half.
A bunch of guys sat up last game with injuries. Why are these guys still in a game down 19 with 4 minutes left?
The Bucks have allowed the Celtics and Clippers to go 40 for 80 from 3 the last 2 games. Why in god's name would go zone like Bud did against this team?
Giannis with the quietest 32 point game you'll ever see.
From the time that Bud went to the zone, the Clippers outscored the Bucks 53-32 in the last 17 minutes. He didn't stay in zone for more than 3 minutes, but it got the Clippers in a groove. They hit 13 threes in those 17 minutes.
They got their asses kicked, pure and simple.
Portis isn’t much of a defender but he’s a spark offensively off the bench. Tucker is the same, but on defense. The Bucks had neither and it showed.
Giving up 56% shooting from 3 is bad enough, but getting out rebounded by 14? You will not beat good teams with that kind of stat line.