Wake up call, no longer playing the Pistons. Giannis was awful. Bledsoe was irrelevant, need him to play like he has all season. Horford played as well as he is capable of.
Boston shot very well, there will be games when they are not hitting. Unusual mental mistakes on defense. Interested to see how they respond on Tuesday.
Either nothing was changed, or they were ignoring Bud. I can't believe they kept chasing over on Hayward and Irving, while dropping on Horford. They had opportunities to switch but didn't. So bizarre.
Now that's more like it! Much better defense and intensity by the Bucks in game 2. Middleton was fantastic, 7-10 from beyond the arc. I thought he was the catalyst tonight in the 2nd quarter. Bledsoe was playing downhill and probing like Tony Parker/Steve Nash. Need that to continue in Boston.
Interesting stat. Celtics won the 3rd quarter of game one 36-21. Bucks won the 3rd quarter of game two 39-18. Needless to say, 3rd quarters have been crucial. Try to get both in Boston now, but at least one to make it a best-of-three (with 2 in Milwaukee). Brogdon back for game 3?
Brogdon ruled out for game 3.
https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-...-3-vs-celtics/
I hope you are right, great win. I'll be honest. I had my doubts (or paranoia), after going 0 for 4 last year in the playoffs at Boston. However, last year we didn't have Lopez, Hill, Mirotic, Connaughton or Budenholzer. Last season was all Giannis and Middleton with some moments of Brogdon. Bledsoe still struggles at TD Garden.
Bucks are playing with house money heading into game 4. I hope they come out with the same killer instinct. #1 defensive rating is coming to the forefront.
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Credit to Budenholzer on one major adjustment (other than switching ball screens). Mirotic (6'10") for Brown (6'5") in the starting lineup. Bucks' starting lineup became Bledsoe (6'1", 6'8" wingspan), Middleton (6'8", 6'11" wingspan), Mirotic (6'10", 7'0" wingspan), Giannis (6'11", 7'3" wingspan), Lopez (7'0", 7'6" wingspan). All with good lateral mobility.
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