Bucks open up 17-6. 7 for 10 from the floor. Probably not Doc's coaching, but it's nice to see a hot shooting start.
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Bucks go scoreless the last 4 minutes of the quarter and only lead by 1.
Bucks bench was terrible. Connaughton, Payne, and Portis go scoreless and get lit up on defense.
Now a 15-0 Nuggets run.
Portis misses another wide open 3. Connaughton and Portis get roasted for an and one in the two man game.
Portis and Pat C shouldnât be on the court together.
Tied at 56 at the half.
Bucks have 6 turnovers in the first 5 minutes of the second half. Dame has been particularly terrible in this regard.
Bucks down 2.
@Cheezers posted:Portis and Pat C shouldnât be on the court together.
Connaughton is probably in his last two weeks as a Buck. He's. unplayable at this point. Portis still has some value.
@MichiganPacker posted:Bucks have 6 turnovers in the first 5 minutes of the second half. Dame has been particularly terrible in this regard.
Bucks down 2.
Now 7 turnovers in 6 minutes.
Dame has 4 turnovers in the 3rd quarter.
Portis misses an uncontested layup - leads to a layup on the other end. Bucks down 4.
Portis is 0 for 6 tonight and has been a turnstile on defense.
LOL. Portis now 0 for 8 and gets roasted again on defense. He looks pathetic tonight.
Bucks cut it to 1 in the 4th as Portis hits his first shot of the night. 1 for 10.
Bucks got the lead and then have fallen behind by 4 again as Lopez and Portis have missed open shots.
Portis is 2 for 13.
Middleton gets stripped for a layup on the other end. Bucks down 5 again.
Bucks fall apart.
Down 9. Game likely over with 3 minutes left.
Beasley fouls a 3 point shooter. Middleton turnover, Middleton/Lopez turnover, Middleton brick off the backboard.
Denver 10-0 run.
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Bucks get it close but then Giannis gets a 10 second violation at the line.
Shoot the fuckking ball. Just idiotic to keep doing this.
Can Bobby Portis stop shooting the bleeping ball? 2 for 13?
If he hits even 5 of 13, we win this game. Comically bad tonight.
Dame gets stuffed at the basket on a layup that would have cut it to 3.
Beasley with a brick before that.
Beasley and Portis were 4 for 22 tonight.
Bucks defense is much better tonight, but Beasley and Portis really killed them tonight.
Lillard, Beasley and Portis 9 for 35 from the floor.
Giannis 6 for 11 from the charity stripe.
Doc Rivers has his work cut out for him.
This was a winnable game.
You can really tell, Denver just has a level of pure teamwork thatâs a step above the Bucks. Theyâll have a tough time getting a 2nd title in a row just because the West is so tough but I think theyâll still be a tough out with how great Jokic and Murray are.
@lambeausouth posted:Lillard, Beasley and Portis 9 for 35 from the floor.
Lillard struggled but was still 5 for 13 and 2 of 4 from three. Every single one of his shots was contested.
Almost all of Beasley and Portis' shots were wide open looks.
The Malik Beasley Lakers version seems to be rearing its ugly head. Over the last 6-7 games heâs not been shooting well and the concern is these are wide open looks (mostly).
@Tschmack posted:The Malik Beasley Lakers version seems to be rearing its ugly head. Over the last 6-7 games heâs not been shooting well and the concern is these are wide open looks (mostly).
His mini-slump coincided with an interview he did about a week ago when he was lobbying to be part of the 3 point shooting contest at All-Star game weekend. Since then, he's gone 3 for 16. As you said on many of these looks, he has time to catch the ball and do a rhythm dribble before shooting and there is still no one near him.
I haven't seen this mentioned by any of the NBA writers or analytics people, but there is a big difference in transition opportunities for the opponent when Beasley, Connaughton, or Portis miss those corner 3s relative to when Lopez or Payne misses a 3 from above the break. It seems like every time someone misses a corner 3 for the Bucks, the opponents get a fast break layup or open 3 from the on the other end in transition.
When Lopez misses from above the break he's already back on defense and it's harder to run on them.
In Beasley's case, he better be hitting those corner threes at 45% because he is a traffic cone on defense.
If Doc only does one thing during his time as the Bucks coach please fix Giannisâs free throw routine.
I noticed last night even with the Portland crowd counting - and the away crowds count FAST - they were only getting to 8 or 9.
@PackerHawk posted:I noticed last night even with the Portland crowd counting - and the away crowds count FAST - they were only getting to 8 or 9.
Yes. It did appear to speed up. It has to one of the most idiotic things I've seen. You know if it keeps happening it will get called at the end of a playoff game in the 4th quarter.
Giannis & Michael Scott having the same free throw time will always be hilarious ð pic.twitter.com/a0WqpQWtFV https://t.co/0ci8IxdaMQ
â David Portillo (@DPORTILLO_0) February 1, 2024
That's awesome. 
