Bucks look to eliminate the Bulls, with a victory tonight, at the FiServ Forum. Bucks will, once again, not have Middleton, on the roster, while the Bulls will be without Zach Lavine, due to him being in Covid protocols. This game is on TNT at 6:30ish.
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Love the crowd booing Allen when he came into the game.
Bulls having trouble scoring in transition.
Left handed sky hook, for 2, by Holiday.
Holiday with an assist for Lopez!
Giannis easily getting around Vucevic. I wonder if Vucevic is okay, after hitting his head on the floor, a few minutes, ago. This Bulls team is really banged up
Not liking out-of-control Giannis in this series too much. He’s getting a lot of favorable calls IMO.
That wildness could come back to bite him.
At the end of the 1st, Bucks lead 34-18.
Bulls are booking Cancun trips.
Carter hits a midrange jumper and the Bucks lead by 20.
@Goldie posted:Bout damn time he’s getting good calls.....
He has been second in the league in free throw attempts for the last 3 years.
Good to see Jevon Carter getting some run. Could be an important piece moving forward, I’d play him over George Hill all day. If Connaughton can get himself going the Bucks will be a tough out, with or without Middleton.
Bulls have had a ton of open looks in the first half yet are being dominated. I say let them keep bombing away from 3
DeRozan scored his first points, tonight, just a minute ago. Bulls are like 4 for 20 from 3 point land.
Bucks 60, Bulls 42 at the half.
Win probability right now is only 98.2%
All Bulls fans become Jim Carrey: "So, you're saying there's a chance...."
Are the Bulls going to attempt 50+ 3 pt attempts?
Lead down to 12 as Bulls show some life.
Portis!
Got home late from work. Game is going as I expected.
Good to get this one in the vault, get ready for the Celts.
@ilcuqui posted:Good to see Jevon Carter getting some run. Could be an important piece moving forward, I’d play him over George Hill all day. If Connaughton can get himself going the Bucks will be a tough out, with or without Middleton.
Agreed on playing Carter over Hill. 2 or 3 years ago Hill was an excellent bench player but I think he’s running on fumes at this point of his career if he comes back this Post-Season.
At the end of 3, its Bucks 91, Bulls 68.
Bring on boston. Any idea when game 1 will be?
I was right Bulls 51 attempts from 3 lol
@MNPackman posted:Bring on boston. Any idea when game 1 will be?
Game 1 this Sunday, 1 pm EST.
Carter and Pat C played great
4 wins.
12 more to go.
Buckle up, should be a hell of a series coming up.
Final score 116-100 Bucks win. On to the Celtics.
@JimOwczarski: #Bucks - #Celtics dates
Game 1 @ Boston: Sunday, Noon CT.
Game 2 @ Boston: Tuesday, TBD
Game 3 in Milwaukee: Saturday May 7, TBD
Game 4 in Milwaukee: Monday, May 9 TBD
Game 5* @ Bos: May 11
Game 6* in MKE: May 13
Game 7* @ Bos: May 15
We lose KM, win our final three games of the series by 70 combined points.
Regardless of how far the Bucks go, they showed really good fight after Khris went out. They should be proud for not letting a serious blow get them down. They did the same last year when Giannis went down.
Champions find ways to win when the chips are down.
Game 5 is basically 2 weeks away from today. Middleton has been out for what, a week already? Hopefully we will see him at some point in this series.
Onto the Celtics. On paper, they really don’t look like some Super-Team. But when you watch them play, they seem to have a fantastic chemistry and intensity that turns them into a threat to beat anyone.
Tatum and Brown both look like they are maximizing their potential and are the real deal. I expect a great series between 2 teams playing very well.
@Tschmack posted:Game 5 is basically 2 weeks away from today. Middleton has been out for what, a week already? Hopefully we will see him at some point in this series.
@ShamsSharania: The left MCL injury of Bucks All-Star Khris Middleton is a Grade 2 sprain and he is expected to miss the entire second-round series vs. Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The recovery of Grade 2 MCL places a potential Conference Finals in jeopardy for him as well.
Get him on a plane to Lourdes.
More on expectations for Middleton:
Now, with Middleton out vs the Celtics, who will step it up to turn the ball over? Holiday? Connaughton? LOL!
In an ideal world, I want the Bucks to pound the glass on every offensive possession with 3 large bodies in Giannis, Portis, and Lopez to take advantage of the Celtics lack of size.
It’s not an ideal world and I certainly could see how that would backfire too. None of those 3 guys really posts up much to take advantage of their size advantage. Plus Tatum and Brown are so athletic on the wings, their sheer athleticism might force the Bucks to take out Lopez.
Well, that’s why they play the games and we’ll just have to see what happens. I have a healthy respect for Tatum and Brown, their supporting cast seems to feed off them and complement them well.
