Bucks even 13-13 halfway through the 1st. They are getting outhustled right now, but Grayson Allen with another terrible showing so far. He's missed three wide-open 3s and blew an uncontested dunk in the first 6 minutes.
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Bucks 4 for 16 from three and letting the Pistons hang around despite Giannis getting basically whatever he wants.
Bucks now down 5. Playing like shit. Giannis almost airballs two FTS and then decides to shoot a contested 3 on the next possession.
What happened to Grayson Allen? Terrible closeouts on opposing 3-point shooters. Brick after brick from the floor.
Middleton clearly not right coming back from the personal matter. Wonder what the personal matter was? Hope everything is OK.
13-0 run??? Wtf are these guys doing tonight???
Giannis goes three possessions in a row to start the second half.
Lazy pass for a turnover, missed layup, airball 3.
After a Middleton three gave the Bucks a 6 point lead and missed a 3 that would have put them up 9, the Bucks give up a 13-0 run in 1:45 seconds.
Pistons may win this game. The Bucks have let them think they have a chance.
Pistons playing well, but Grayson Allen has been beyond awful. He finally hit a 3, but he's missed a ton tonight and each one seems to be a 5-6 point swing when the Pistons get a transition 3 off of it.
Bucks are 9 for 36 from three. The Pistons are 14 for 33.
Other than Holiday and Portis, the Bucks are 4 for 24.
Hill, Allen, and Connaughton are 2 for 15 from 3 and almost all of their shots are uncontested 3s. The Bucks have probably missed 7 point-blank layups as well.
Still only down 2 going to the 4th because Giannis and Holiday are 18 for 30 for 44 points.
@Music City posted:Fucking terrible offensively tonight…
Defense has been worse, but they are getting killed because they are getting no production from the 2 spot.
Open the 4th with a set to get Allen a 3 and he misses again, followed by a wide open 3 for the Pistons. Down 5.
10 for 40 from 3 for the Bucks. 2 for 17 from Allen, Connaughton, and Hill.
Pistons 16 for 37.
@MichiganPacker2 posted:10 for 40 from 3 for the Bucks. 2 for 17 from Allen, Connaughton, and Hill.
Pistons 16 for 37.
Josh Jackson is a 27% shooter and he's 5 for 6 from three tonight.
Down 7 with 8 minutes left. They've given up 49 points to S. Bey and Josh Jackson on 18 for 30 shooting tonight. That's just embarrassing.
Now down 8.
Middleton, Hill, Connaughton, and G. Allen are 3 for 23 from 3.
Jrue Holiday just got T'd up. I don't think I've ever seen him T'd up in his career.
He got hammered by Justin Robinson and didn't get a call.
Down 10 as Middleton plays absolutely shitty defense. He's not right, get him out.
Down 9 and Bud sits Giannis. This is a really frustrating likely loss.
Giannis has 4 points in the second and The Bucks are 10 for 42 from three.
It's been a long time since I have seen a game this ugly. No energy, no movement...amazing how they don't address the hot hand on the other team. Wake up
Bucks fall asleep again on the defensive and about to go down double digits.
Middleton sitting.
10 for 43 from three.
@The Crusher posted:It's been a long time since I have seen a game this ugly. No energy, no movement...amazing how they don't address the hot hand on the other team. Wake up
Too late. Somethings wrong with Middleton. That's a large part of it.
This is the first game in a while where Giannis has played passively. He's been lazy on closeouts and just lazy on defense in general.
The Bucks need to remember this game next month when only Giannis makes the all-star game.
A lot of things had to go right for the Pistons to win, but they did and the Bucks let them stick around by letting a guy get hot (Bey) and then doing nothing about it.
A hidden problem even when they've won games the last month is Grayson Allen. He must have missed 6 wide-open corner or wing threes. I bet at least half of them lead to transition baskets at the other end for the Pistons.
The Pistons had 13 inactives tonight and the Bucks were basically full strength.
One of the most embarrassing efforts of the Bud era and after getting the Raptors at home on Wednesday they have to play at the Nets, two in a row in Charlotte, and then home against the Warriors. This could be the start of a stretch where the Bucks go about 2-4.
14/42 in the second half, 42 points. That’s how you get beat by the fucking Pistons at home.
Grayson Allen is 12 for 46 overall and 8 for 36 from three in the last 6 games. They've gotten away with it until tonight because they've played shitty teams, but that's going to get them killed against the good teams.
Almost all of those shots are wide open. And a lot of the misses are long rebounds that give the other team transition 3s.
His perimeter defense is also very suspect. He's probably going to sit in a playoff series if DDV is back. 10 million a year isn't outrageous, but he's definitely someone you'd trade for another asset when he become eligible to do so in the offseason.
Of course, when Nwora finally gets going he gets COVID and has to sit. He'd have been an option tonight instead of playing Allen 27 minutes.