Bucks up 56-45 at the half. Lopez resting.
Giannis with 16 points in 13 minutes of playing time.
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Bol Bol is a guilty pleasure.
Bucks up 16 going to the 4th.
Giannis gets another 10 second violation on the FT line. For the life of me, I don't understand the strategy of taking 12 seconds to shoot a FT.
@MichiganPacker posted:Bucks up 16 going to the 4th.
Giannis gets another 10 second violation on the FT line. For the life of me, I don't understand the strategy of taking 12 seconds to shoot a FT.
It takes the ball longer to bounce when youâre 7 feet tall?
/shrug
Kudos to Bobby Portis for yet another strong showing tonight. 18 points on 8 for 12 shooting (1 for 2 from 3), with 9 rebounds, with just under 10 minutes left in the game.
Where would this team be without him?
Down to a 7 point lead, 96-89.
Magic shouldnât even be in this game.
Bucks lead down to 4 with 2 minutes left. Be a really bad one to blow.
Middleton is 1 for 10 and looks like a guy that hasn't played in about 7 months.
Buck hold on for a 109-102 win. Giannis with 34-13-5.
AJ Green with 12 points.
They survive a 1-11 (and 0-7 from three) night from Middleton.
Win.
It's amazing how normal this has become. I've watched most of these games and I don't remember thinking during any of them that Giannis was really that dominant. Obviously, he is, but if he doesn't drop 50 it just seems like a normal game.
@TheHoopCentral
Giannis Antetokounmpo last 7 Games:
37 PTS - 7 REB - 6 AST - 66% FG
36 PTS - 11 REB - 7 AST - 55% FG
38 PTS - 9 REB - 6 AST - 65% FG
30 PTS - 11 REB - 4 AST - 57% FG
37 PTS - 13 REB - 7 AST - 52% FG
40 PTS - 7 REB - 5 AST - 69% FG
34 PTS - 13 REB - 5 AST - 57% FG
Not exactly an impressive effort against a bad team, but the good news is they got the W.
@MichiganPacker posted:Bucks up 16 going to the 4th.
Giannis gets another 10 second violation on the FT line. For the life of me, I don't understand the strategy of taking 12 seconds to shoot a FT.
Seemed like he had it down to like 5-6 seconds last year.
@PackerHawk posted:Seemed like he had it down to like 5-6 seconds last year.
The weirdest thing about it was something I read about the FIBA rules and how he played in the FIBA World Cup this summer. In FIBA, you only have 5 seconds to shoot once you get the ball on the line. This summer, he went 51 for 65 (78.5%) from the line.
https://www.fiba.basketball/eu...iannis-Antetokounmpo
Two months later he starts the NBA season and goes back to the extended 10 second + routine that seems to get him in trouble.
I'm not sure why he or the coaching staff doesn't look at what happened in FIBA this summer and just keeping doing that. Sitting there for 10 seconds causes him to overthink it way too much.
@Tschmack posted:Not exactly an impressive effort against a bad team, but the good news is they got the W.
Lopez sitting out last night makes a HUGE difference. The Bucks defense is still outstanding even when he sits when you have Holiday, Carter, and Giannis out there (that on-ball defense from that trio is on the level of Jordan-Pippen-Rodman), but adding Lopez to that group makes it suffocating. The weaker teams especially have trouble consistently finishing at the rim when Lopez is out there.
@MichiganPacker posted:The weirdest thing about it was something I read about the FIBA rules and how he played in the FIBA World Cup this summer. In FIBA, you only have 5 seconds to shoot once you get the ball on the line. This summer, he went 51 for 65 (78.5%) from the line.
https://www.fiba.basketball/eu...iannis-AntetokounmpoTwo months later he starts the NBA season and goes back to the extended 10 second + routine that seems to get him in trouble.
I'm not sure why he or the coaching staff doesn't look at what happened in FIBA this summer and just keeping doing that. Sitting there for 10 seconds causes him to overthink it way too much.
That's just mind boggling.