Bucks at Warriors later tonight

Are Giannis or Middleton playing tonight?

Giannis is good to go, per the ESPN crew. No word on Middleton.

Giannis playing hard, out of the gate. He has all 5 of Milwaukee's points.

Bucks getting sloppy. Warriors making them pay. Bucks down 10.

32-40 Warriors, after 1.

Defensive intensity has not been there today so far.

Warriors shooting at 65% - Bucks within 8. Portis with 11 off the bench

A good one brewing....and I'm sad I couldn't be there live for this one.

These 2 teams are always so much fun to watch play each other

Warriors up by 16 after the Kuminga 3.

Warriors can't miss, but you cannot continue to play Gallinari. He's been brutally bad.

Pat C with a 3 cuts it to 12.

Pat Bev at the line after 2 good defensive sequences by the Bucks.

Bucks down 10

You knew the W's would play better today after getting destroyed by 52 vs. Boston. They came to play today. Warriors by 10 after trading a couple 3's between Chris Paul and Portis.

Warriors shooting 66% to have that 10 point lead.

Yeah folks....the Bucks are no joke....and they will play tough the rest of the season.

Portis playing well.

Bobby is singlehandedly keeping the Bucks within striking distance.

Connaughton, with the hot hand, for 3.

Doc Rivers and Kerr are shooting playful barbs at each other and laughing on the sideline

Bucks hanging in this despite Lopez, Beasley, and Crowder being terrible on offense tonight. A combined 2-16 and 0 for 6 from deep.

These teams are good and they have mad respect for each other.

Well run organizations, both of them.

I'd really like Beasley to start making even 25% of his 3's please?

Warriors up 20.

13-3 run  until Lillard pops a 3

Make it 22

So much for that. This one got out of hand quick. With Giannis waiting at the scores table to scheme back in, Warriors go on a run and now have 78 points. Bucks down 22.

Beasley misses another 3.

12/18 on 3's for the Warriors. Beasley has been awful

58-78 Warriors, at the half.

Warriors have 78 at the half.

If Giannis is having Achilles problems it's time to sit him out for the second half.

Bucks have to find a way to slow the Warriors down, in the 2nd half. Shooting better would help as would better transition defense.

I sure would've liked to see Warriors play like this vs. Boston. Thanks for saving it for the Bucks, you dicks.

@Boris posted:

12/18 on 3's for the Warriors. Beasley has been awful

Crowder has been just as bad. Why not give Jackson some minutes? Gallinari is unplayable against teams that can space the floor, but he gets minutes instead?

Gallinari is Doc's guy. That's why he gets those minutes.

I just do not understand why Jackson can't get any minutes.

Is he really that bad?? Or are they saving him to unleash him in the playoffs??

@Boris posted:

I sure would've liked to see Warriors play like this vs. Boston. Thanks for saving it for the Bucks, you dicks.

Warriors got Wiggins back tonight and are at full strength for the first time in about 4 months. They aren't going to hit 63% of their 3s consistently either. Kuminga is 2 for 3 and he's at 29% for the year.

But the game does point out that Lopez is really going to struggle to stay on the floor in the playoffs against many teams. He's a gigantic liability in matchups like this. Lopez is really a high-level role player who is great against certain matchups, but can't hold up against others. If you are playing against Embiid, Jokic, and maybe AD, he's a great guy to have out there. If they get to the Celtics in the playoffs, one of the keys to that series is whether he can be on the floor against Porzingis.

Lopez can't play extended minutes against the Pacers, Heat, or Knicks in the playoffs and that's going to be a problem.

@mrtundra posted:

Gallinari is Doc's guy. That's why he gets those minutes.

Pat Bev is Doc's guy and you can see what he gives them.

Gallinari is Doc's guy but anyone can see it's like playing 4 on 5 when he's in the there.

I'm all for giving Jackson some playing time. I thought Middleton was supposed to play tonight.

Bucks get it down to 11. Had Lopez not played like shit this would be a 6-7 point game right now.

Wow! Bucks playing some D.

Bucks cut it to 9!

Beasley stepping up his D.

Giannis with that LETHAL spin move. Cuts it to 9 and he'll go to the line!

Down to 6.

Beasley is 1 for 8 tonight and 2 for his last 20 from three over the last 3 games.