Just started. Bucks up 2-0 on a Giannis drive.
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Bucks 0-4 from 3 to start. Middleton (2), Bledsoe, Matthews. None of them really close. All wide open
Giannis shooting the in rhythm 3 looked like a completely different shooter.
Body language very different today. They just need to play, like they are now. No more slumped shoulders after a miss... you miss, get back on D, play hard, no conscience.
Way more activity on both ends- looks like that was the focus of Budenholzer’s instruction. He was right. Playing harder will get them on track- and eventually the shots will start falling.
Giannis still in an offensive funk... 
They need to sit DDV. He's terrible right now. Really bad turnovers. Obvious offensive fouls.
Defense is much better even though they've still struggled on offense.
25-13 after 1.
@Music City posted:Way more activity on both ends- looks like that was the focus of Budenholzer’s instruction. He was right. Playing harder will get them on track- and eventually the shots will start falling.
Giannis still in an offensive funk...
1-1 from 3. 2 for 2 from the line. 1 for 5 from inside 5 feet. It's the Bizzaro Giannis shooting line.
Magic 3-26 from the floor but the Bucks are only up 12 because they are 2 for 11 from 3.
I don’t wanna hear a fucking word from NBA pundits talking about Giannis as a Superstar. The guy gets the weakest fucking calls on him, and he’s going to be BTB MVP...
Bucks are up 18 and the Magic are 18 for 18 from the line. Officials keeping it within 30.
Good finish... little sloppier in the 2nd, but they’re getting the help from the rest that they need. Lopez, Bledsoe, and Connaughton have 31 points...
Everyone is at least serviceable on offense except Middleton and DDV. Giannis only 4-10, but up 21 because of Connaughton, Bledsoe, Brook, and Korver.
@Music City posted:Good finish... little sloppier in the 2nd, but they’re getting the help from the rest that they need. Lopez, Bledsoe, and Connaughton have 31 points...
Add in Korver and they have 40...
Houston went the first half without a turnover.
Bledsoe playing elite D tonight... not so much the other way.
Giannis 5 for 15
Middleton 1 for 6
Lead down to 13 as DDV misses 1 of 2 FTs.
They’re being allowed to be awfully physical with Middleton... Orlando is getting those plays as fouls.
Giannis is 6 for his last 22 going back to the middle of the third yesterday. Middleton is 5 for 18. Good thing the defense ramped up.
Down to 14 as trying to get Middleton going has gotten the offense bogged down.
Middleton is getting targeted like Blake Martinez...
@Music City posted:Middleton is getting targeted like Blake Martinez...
It's clearly in his head right now.
Down to 11. They didn't put them away when they should have.
Middleton going 1 for 8 with several awful turnovers is the biggest reason for not being up 20 right now.
Their offensive issues are making it impossible to defend...
WTF does Giannis have to do to get a foul called?
@Music City posted:WTF does Giannis have to do to get a foul called?
That last play where he got tripped on a drive and the wouldn't give him a call was classic.
@MichiganPacker2 posted:That last play where he got tripped on a drive and the wouldn't give him a call was classic.
He's still pissed going off the court.
Well, it looks a lot like the way it’s supposed to. But the struggles for Middleton in just about every possible way is disturbing. It’s one thing to miss a bunch of shots- he’s a walking turnover, now. And he’s not defending either. The Magic know it, they’re iso-ing him every possession. And his ball handling issues are back- during the season, that was much improved. Apparently during the shutdown he didn’t pick up a ball.