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  1. #21
    Quote Originally Posted by AbovetheRim View Post
    Too much one on one and it showed up in the 4th tonight. It seemed like every time Giannis or Holiday popped a 3 or deep two it ended up in transition the other way. That can't happen. Need to make them work harder defensively with ball movement. You're not going to get a better game from Wes at this stage of his career but you can get more from Portis and Allen who are difference makers when they're involved and humming.
    Spot on about the offense.....stagnant, little ball/player movement. Jrue or Giannis dominating the ball. Portis and Allen need to be more aggressive.

  2. #22
    Quote Originally Posted by MUFAN2003 View Post
    Spot on about the offense.....stagnant, little ball/player movement. Jrue or Giannis dominating the ball. Portis and Allen need to be more aggressive.
    Giannis needs to dribble the ball up and play one on one ball much less. We learned that against Toronto a few years ago, but we were doing it again last night.

    As has been said, move the ball and let Allen get a few more shots. One on one ball doesn't work against good defensive teams.
    Giannis was trying to do too much, so he was gassed in the 4th quarter.

  3. #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Goose85 View Post
    Giannis needs to dribble the ball up and play one on one ball much less. We learned that against Toronto a few years ago, but we were doing it again last night.

    As has been said, move the ball and let Allen get a few more shots. One on one ball doesn't work against good defensive teams.
    Giannis was trying to do too much, so he was gassed in the 4th quarter.
    Yeah, not that Giannis can't take it from the top of the key from time-to-time, especially on the fast break, but not a fan of it against a set defense.

    A couple other thoughts:

    (1) The Bucks were up 14 after 3 QTRs in Game 3, they let Boston come back and the game came down to the last possession (free throws). The Bucks were then up 11 or 12 after 3 QTRs in Game 4, only to let Boston come back again in the 4th. Marcus Smart had 2 layups with nobody around him......it is as if the Bucks mentally relax. As Charles Barkley pointed out, the Bucks controlled the majority of Game 4, just haven't displayed the killer instinct to put Boston away. Bud has to be quick with a timeout at the beginning of the 4th not to lose these double digit leads so quickly.

    (2) Until the 4th, Tatum struggled, the Bucks' defense had him off his game. Horford is having a better series than he did 3 years ago in 2019 against the Bucks. What alternative universe is this? He had a hard time sticking with a team the last couple of years. I also think the Bucks are leaving him wide open and being too disrespectful in terms of barely guarding him at all.

    (3) Portis and Allen are both too good to not look confident. Bobby is passing up shots he usually doesn't think twice about taking. Allen can do some things off the dribble in a screen-and-roll. The coaching staff and teammates need to get those guys' confidence back up and playing well. Lopez, Matthews and Connaughton have been solid.

    (4) The Bucks gave that game away last night, just like they almost gave away Game 3. Need to bring their best game of the series in Game 5 and then look to close out in Game 6.

  4. #24
    I have a good feeling about tonight's game. Hopefully the Bucks make some adjustments and don't have Giannis taking the ball up court and trying to start his game that way as much.
    Avoid the offensive fouls on Giannis, pass the ball, get Lopez going more on offense down low, and need a bunch of 3s from Allen to get this W.

  5. #25
    83% of the time, the winner of Game 5 goes on to win the series. The Bucks make up part of the 17% after last year, losing Game 5 @ Brooklyn, then going on to win Game 6 (home) and Game 7 (road).

    I would love to win tonight and wrap it up on Friday.....this series could play out so many different ways.
    Last edited by mufan2003; 05-11-2022 at 11:05 AM.

  6. #26
    Their crowd is gonna be bonkers. Can't have a repeat of game 2 with an awful start.

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  8. #28
    Nice synopsis of the clutch plays down the stretch. Wes also with a very timely three. The Bucks were 6-6 from beyond the arc in the 4th....this time being the team to come back from a double digit deficit in the 4th.

    https://twitter.com/ZoraStephenson/s...hZKd9y0kw&s=19

  9. #29
    No words for this one. They looked totally cooked.

    I've been hard on Jrue for his shot selection in this series but holy balls was he clutch on both ends in crunch time.

  10. #30
    Quote Originally Posted by MUfan12 View Post
    No words for this one. They looked totally cooked.

    I've been hard on Jrue for his shot selection in this series but holy balls was he clutch on both ends in crunch time.
    Agree 100%. That block on Smart, then throwing it off him followed by the steal. Wow!

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