Bucks v Suns - Giannis out

Kevin Durant is also out, today.

ESPN pre-game talking heads are terrible, be it takes or demeanor. Wilbon the only one close to being tolerable.

ESPN on air people are "personalities" not there for their knowledge. They are trying to get hot takes and retweets of viral moments.

Other than Giannis, the other Bucks don't get a lot of benefit on calls.

Suns have 0 fouls in the first 7 minutes. Bucks have 5.

https://www.teamrankings.com/n...sonal-fouls-per-game

Nice to see Connaughton on the court.

Now the Suns have 4 fouls in the first minute of the second.

Bucks getting killed on the offensive boards and can't hit shots.

They need Middleton back in.

5 for 24 from three so far.

Amazing to me how the 3s have dried up since the Heat were here.

Lopez, finally hits a 3! Bucks up by 5.

Up 7 at the half. Bucks defense has been stellar.

Bucks were up 10, but now down to 4. In large part because of another stretch of officiating where the Suns are allowed to basically mug Bucks players in the halfcourt.

Middleton with the and 1! Just when it was needed.

How the hell was that a foul?

The officiating has been horrible. Every shot Phoenix shoots they get a call right now. Booker gets the calls Middleton hasn't this quarter.

Only up 1 going to the 4th.

It's easy to score if they officiate you in a way that you can't play defense on a guy (Booker).

Bucks up 1 at the end of the 3rd. 74-75.

Officials trying to set a record for consecutive fouls called on a team in about a 5 minute stretch.  

@Tschmack posted:

Officials trying to set a record for consecutive fouls called on a team in about a 5 minute stretch.  

They had made up their mind that on about 5 trips in a row up the floor that the Suns were going to get a call unless the shot went in.

Bucks down 3.

8 for 35 from three

Down 6. About to get away from them.

This is getting ugly.

Listening to Hubie Brown is getting ugly.

Bucks have 8 points in the last 9 minutes.

Holiday in takeover mode right now.

Splash mountain!

9 for 39 from three.

Jrue Holiday singlehandedly keeping the Bucks in it. Bucks down by 8.

The Bucks interior defense is sorely lacking right now.

This is just about over.

Down 8.

Hard to complain after winning 13 in a row, but Middleton being terrible all game and going 9 for 39 from three isn't going to be a successful recipe for a win.

Of course, if Giannis is healthy and plays this is probably an easy win.

@MNPackman posted:

The Bucks interior defense is sorely lacking right now.

I wonder why?

Just goes to show how important Giannis is defensively.  No way Phoenix gets all those clean inside looks with 34 in there.

Middleton has looked old tonight.

Can't complain after winning 13 in a row. They were due for one of these duds at one point. I'd say 9 for 40 from three qualifies.

Refs have taken over this game for sure

Suns miss it’s a whistle

@MichiganPacker posted:

This is just about over.

Down 8.

Hard to complain after winning 13 in a row, but Middleton being terrible all game and going 9 for 39 from three isn't going to be a successful recipe for a win.

Of course, if Giannis is healthy and plays this is probably an easy win.

A few threes go in from Crowder and it's back to even.

Yeah tie game!

Some excellent passing

Nice turnaround.

Great passing by the Bucks leads to the tying basket!