Bucks were up 11 with the ball and the officials miss an obvious foul on a Holiday drive. Cavs go 5-0 to end the half. Bucks up 6.
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Offense has completely sucked all night. Missing open looks, layups⦠they should be up 15-20 right now really.
@Music City posted:Offense has completely sucked all night. Missing open looks, layups⦠they should be up 15-20 right now really.
Only played Giannis 13 and Middleton 15 minutes in the first half.
Giannis gets absolutely hammered on the forearm nowhere near the ball by Allen - no call. Bucks still up 11, but not getting any calls.
Cavs hit 6 threes in the third, but Bucks now up 10 headed to the 4th.
Very frustratingβ¦ canβt get anything goingβ¦
Bucks give up a 7-0 run to start the 4th. Portis and G. Allen miss wide open threes (nobody within 10 feet of them).
Bucks 0 for 4 from three to open the 4th. All wide open.
Bumbling mess with the ball tonightβ¦
Bucks playing like shit right now. As soon as they take Giannis out they fall apart.
In big danger of losing this game tonight. Allowing way too many easy shots from three and from inside.
Middleton has mixed in three bad turnovers with some nice mid-range shooting.
Giannis clearly not 100%.
Up 8 with 3 minutes left. Finish it off.
Giannis ends up with 27-12-2. Hits the clinching 3 pointer.
Itβs was a sloppy game, but a W. Too many turnovers.
A few observations from the game.
1. If Giannis plays his usual 32-35 minutes, this is not close. The Cavs seemed to make a run every time he sat.
2. Javonte Smart is a big upgrade over Justin Robinson in terms of the "Jeff Teague" role.
3. Cousins is a good fit for the backup 5 minutes. He's particularly useful for some Embiid minutes in a Sixers series.
4. The fact that I've seen quarter-of-the-year lists that don't include Holiday as one of the top 10 defenders in the NBA is ridiculous. He absolutely locked up Garland last night.
5. Rodney Hood is playing with the body language of a guy who knows his time is about up with the Bucks.
6. Wes Matthews can still play defense. Can he replicate a portion of PJ Tucker's Durant minutes in a playoff series?