Bucks getting boat raced again to start. Down 14-6.
Almost completely defenseless.
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Bucks up 36-33 after one. Beauchamp and Jackson Jr. really playing well. Giannis virtually unstoppable.
Damian Lillard continuing his terrible play from the last game. He's now 4 for his last 21 from the floor and 2 for his last 11 from three.
Bucks play a great 11:45 of the second quarter and then give up 5 points in the last 15 seconds to only lead by 7.
Haliburton openly taunting the Bucks bench and getting away with it. He's at 19-5-6 at the half.
Bucks open the second half poorly and the Bucks are only up 1 after being up 12.
Giannis at 38 and 10 with 16 minutes left. Bucks up 16. Now seal the deal.
Bucks up 16, take Giannis out. Dame with two bad turnovers in a row for 5 points on uncontested fast breaks on the other end. Lead down to 11 within 30 seconds.
Dame came alive a bit in the second quarter, but he has continued to be really bad.
Bucks call timeout and promptly turn the ball over on the inbound. Absolutely pathetic.
Now an 8-0 run on another contested shot (forcing a foul) after Lopez misses a 3 footer.
And now Payne throws up a wild runner that doesn't touch iron. Out of control.
Bucks up 7 after a terrible end to the third was Giannis sat. Middleton was sitting also, so we got to see Payne, Lopez, and Portis miss easy shots. Should have been double digits and the Pacers caught up with Haliburton resting.
Giannis just took over tonight. No one else really played that well on offense besides Portis, but it didn't matter.
Giannis had 58 points, 22 of 28 from the line, 18 for 26 from the floor. 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals.
Bucks up 19, put the subs in. Pacers subs cut it 10 with 2 minutes left. Starters back in.
Which means Giannis adds another 6 points and ends with 64.
64.
Giannis is hot, during the game, and after the game. He went racing towards Pacers locker room after the game. Rumor is that the Pacers took the game ball with them into the locker room
Pacers player told Bucks they took game ball from Giannis after his career-high to give to rookie Oscar Tschiebwe, who scored his first career basket, per B/R's @ChrisBHaynes
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 14, 2023
Bucks security was able to retrieve the ball for Giannis pic.twitter.com/omQlW0b0KW
Postgame, Giannis sprinted toward the Pacers’ locker room. Then, he was steaming toward Haliburton on the court. Lloyd Pierce plays peacemaker.
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) December 14, 2023
Here’s video from the Bucks’ telecast: pic.twitter.com/BeuZYpfUEH
Lots of chippy play during the game including Nesmith wrapping up Giannis and Bobby getting tossed in the 4Q.
Pacers walked off the court without shaking hands then post game fracas over the game ball.
Quite the budding rivalry....
Rivals....The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin 😁
Tyrese Haliburton is a great player and gets some Wisconsin love for being from Oshkosh, but he's been talking a lot a crap for a 5th-year player that's never even played in a post-season game. I get you want to convey your confident, but I think he might be poking the bear against several top teams the last few weeks.
Will be interesting to see the January 1st game in Indiana.
Many of us talk about the likelihood of trading Bobby Ports, but you need him for situations like this. He was taking none of that shit last night from the Pacers. The Bucks need a guy like that with a reputation for being a physical player who can actually back up some of the talk (at least on offense) and also have a reputation for being just enough of loose cannon to put some fear into opposing players that he might go Draymond Green on them.
I agree. Since the conversation Portis had with the team he’s been playing inspired basketball again. He was a factor last night.
Indiana is sort of reminding me of Memphis from a couple of years ago. Lot of good young players but really mouthy and cocky and became a really easy team to dislike.
Nesmith got tangled up with LeBron the other night similar to Giannis so that’s worth watching.
Giannis has scored 54, 37, and 64 points this year against Indiana. If I’m the Pacers, I’m taking the ball away from him after the postgame as well. Giannis probably will be dunking on them in their sleep.
Indiana has zero answer for Giannis, it's quite clear after three games. Those games he's AVERAGING just under 52 points per game. AVERAGE!!
"Antetokounmpo was 20 of 28 from the field, made 24 of 32 free throws and had 14 rebounds.
He became the first player in NBA history to make at least 20 field goals and 20 free throws in a game while shooting at least 70% on each. It’s also the most points with fewer than 30 field goal attempts in a game in NBA history."
Wilt Chamberlain eat your heart out.
64 points without a 3pt FG is also some sort of record in the modern era.
Is a Flagrant 1 foul NOT a technical foul???????
I understand that Portis gets ejected for 2 Techs for chirping...........but #23 got 1 Tech for chirping and 1 Flagrant foul for unnecessary physical contact and he gets to stay in the game?????
If Flagrant 1 fouls don't count towards your ejection status but chirping or mean mugging does....something is F'd up with the rules.
The fact he got 64 without any 3pt shots is pretty amazing. I’m convinced he could have gotten 80 had they just fed him the ball more.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/14...o-to-indiana-rookie/
I love how this has taken on a life of it's own. 😄
I’m crying bro watch Thanasis pic.twitter.com/bNvfJrHciI
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) December 14, 2023
Giannis shot chart in his 64 point game.
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Pacers got a new enforcer!! Ooooohhhh I'm scared 😳
Good effort by the Pacers last night getting thrashed by the Wizards.
@Tschmack posted:Good effort by the Pacers last night getting thrashed by the Wizards.
Yeah EXACTLY.....they play when they wanna play.... And this is exactly what I'm referring to every time the Bucks step on the court. They will get everybody's best shot every single time and I wouldn't want it any other way
I mean, the Pacers are a pretty good up and coming team. But Halliburton’s acting like he’s the star of the league and he’s not quite there yet, so act the part.
The Dame time bullshit in the IST clearly pissed off Giannis and man Washington just worked them. That’s a bad defensive team and Myles Turner is still a complete pussy.