Bucks vs Sixers

...with many of the national announcers and pundits saying the Bucks are playoff underdogs against the Celtics, Sixers, or Raptors. 

Isn’t that something? Jalen Rose doesn’t think they’ll get to the ECF... just a slap in the face. 

Ice cold from the field to start...

Need to get Mirotic out of there. Redick is killing them. Get a G out there and match up. 

The Sixers, more than any other team, have enough length to bother Giannis at the rim. Simmons and Embiid are capable of defending him one on one. 

The Sixers have almost nothing off the bench, so the Bucks second unit should have a big advantage. However, with Brogdon out, the depth takes a big hit. 

Music City posted:

Need to get Mirotic out of there. Redick is killing them. Get a G out there and match up. 

They will need Brogdon for a second round matchup. 

Sixers have had two loose balls bounce right to them for 5 points -including Redick's 30 footer

Middleton could barely dunk that. 

Whoa!!! Middleton almost blew that dunk, but he got it. 

The Bucks record historically when Brogdon is out is not very good.  They have to weather the storm and hope that guys like Middleton and Mirotic and Hill and Snell step up as it’s a huge void for them. 

Middleton 2-6... 

2-7...

Tschmack posted:

The Bucks record historically when Brogdon is out is not very good.  They have to weather the storm and hope that guys like Middleton and Mirotic and Hill and Snell step up as it’s a huge void for them. 

 

Connaughton will be key also. 

They are in much better shape to weather this than they were at the beginning of the year when we'd have been looking at Delly for big minutes. 

Bobo got away with guarding Middleton on three consecutive possessions. No points. 

4-16 from three...

Music City posted:

2-7...

Boba shouldn't be able to guard any of us, let alone an NBA all-star on the perimeter. 

Mirotic is a big liability on defense. He's getting then killed on that end. 

How is Brett Brown not T'd up for that? 

That better be three FTs...

That was a bad 1Q all around.  The good news is they are only down 6.  They have to do a better job rebounding.  

Giannis could have gotten 2-3 other calls on drives, but then get's that call at the end of the quarter. 

Really dumb play by McConnell.

Make that down 3 

Stupid play by McConnell... cut the lead in half on a half court shot. We’ll take it. 

Tschmack posted:

That was a bad 1Q all around.  The good news is they are only down 6.  They have to do a better job rebounding.  

Down 3. 

Mirotic is borderline unplayable right now at least against the Sixers. 

Excellent minutes from DJW today...

Embiid with a massive flop

Bucks starters are 7-28 and 2 of 13 from 3. 

DJ Wilson has kept them in it. 

Dangerous time here. Giannis goes out and they go down 9. 

Middleton 2-8

Middleton lets Boban productively guard him in a switch again. That's 4 times that a guy that literally takes 5 seconds to take a step laterally was able to guard Middleton. 

Starters 8-30 right now...

7-23 from 3 which looks bad, but without DJ Wilson they are 4-18. 

Bucks playing sloppy take care of the ball

This is the type of game you need others to step up.  DJ Wilson has but everyone else has not

Middleton and Mirotic have been awful 

What awful defense on that to allow Harris a wide open 3. 

Now a 12 point deficit. If they want to get the national media more ammo not to take them seriously they are doing a great job right now. 

How important is this game for the Bucks??  They look like crap right now.  Ugh

Middleton with another turnover, now a 14 point deficit. 

They are -12 with Giannis on the bench. 

Middleton with 2 turnovers and a wide open miss on a 3 on 3 consecutive possessions. 

Tobias Harris is killing them.