Hawks at Bucks, December 4th

Game starts at 7:00PM CT. Could be on Bally Sports WI, or NBA League Pass?

Bucks were up 10, but their best is getting roasted and the lead is 2.

Bucks getting absolutely blitzed. Hawks 30-17 run.

Bucks down 38-35 after one. Dame was terrible - three turnovers for Hawks layups on consecutive possessions.

Danger of going down bigger here. AJ Green has been throwing up bricks. AJax has 3 fouls in about 8 minutes of playing time. Portis is not playable against lineups like the Hawks.

Would have been useful to have Middleton tonight.

Bucks about to get blown out here. Down 13 and fading in the second quarter.

Yea, it does not look good. Tired legs?

Really, really bad half. Partially because of it being a back-to-back. AJax in foul trouble. Green with his worst game in a while. Down 70-59.

The biggest problem they have is that Portis is unplayable against their bench guys. When AJax got in foul trouble, it really got away from them fast.

Giannis goes for 19-5-4 to keep them somewhat in contact.

Middleton's situation pisses me off. He's medically cleared to play. At least give them 8-10 minutes.

Now down 16. This may be over fast.

@MichiganPacker2 posted:

Now down 16. This may be over fast.

Down 20 as Jalen Johnson dunks on Giannis and Lopez and taunts them.

Bucks body language suggests they aren't going to make much an effort.

AJ Green has been a total dud tonight.

Mini-run gets it back to 13. They may need to try Connaughton tonight. Portis is not going to do it against this type of team. You need a wing defender off the bench.

Green continues to be awful

@MichiganPacker2 posted:

Green continues to be awful

And then hits 2 threes in a row as part of a 12-0 Bucks run to get the lead back to 8.

Pathetic. Bucks don't rebound a 3 miss and give up and And-1. The game was probably over anyway, but now it's back to 16

Down 12 after three. Not completely out of it, but a very large uphill climb.

Got it down to 7 at one point, but Portis killed them. 3 turnovers and a technical foul on his way out.

Back down 13 and almost done. Maybe have one more run left.

The difference in this game versus the winning streak is the following

AJax - played only 9 minutes tonight.

AJ Green - 2 for 10 from three.

If Ajax could stay on the floor and AJ Green goes even 4 for 10 its a completely different game.

Dame and Giannis are a combined 16 for 27 on mostly contested shots.

The rest of team is 16 for 48 on a lot of uncontested shots.

Bucks lose. 17 turnovers and AJ Green shit the bed (2 for 11).

You could see this loss coming from a mile away. IOW from very early on.