The Milwaukee Bucks 4th quarter comeback falls short; Bucks lose to the Celtics, 119-116

[@Qik_Jraw_McRaw]

Our Wings Look Good. Marjon played really good defense. A-Jax looked good as well. The problem is we are not playing them enough.

[@dharrisoftroy]

They looked good? Y’all couldn’t stop jb or Tatum at all

[@Mr.Sax.]

Tatum was playing while being sick and he was driving to the paint at will.

[@uwannasee_greatness]

Maybe inserting a player that gives immediate energy in the starting lineup would be helpful. Of course I'm talking about AJax.

[@Aluvsloans]

So a couple of observations that are very encouraging Dame walking up to Giannis at the free throw line and telling Giannis to knock em down we need these The altercation with Griffin and Giannis about his defensive effort and decision making - Giannis asking why did you take me out and Grifffin not backing down BEAUCHAMP and Jackson gotta play they do the little things we need Khris was getting cooked but he and Giannis wont shoot like that This team will be ok but it ALL starts with the effort and leadership of your best player

[@paullawrencedotnet]

Great post. Agree w/ everything. Khris has been such a pro in MKE and a great dude, but he is getting cooked every night. Maybe rest him until February or so? But as of now, bucks starting perimeter guys cannot keep up on D. I think you are right, need a wing defender in the starting line-up, also the young guys dont need the ball to be helpful, which could help balance the starting linup. Giannis needs to improve his decision-making, bigtime.

[@Tankt0ptig3r]

They started the comeback efforts way too late. Blowing too many easy layups costed them the game. Only surprised they actually made it back to 3 pt deficit given how poorly they played. If you've watched the first 40 mins you would have easily thought they'd been blown out by 30+ so that's the only positive takeaway

[@elizaschaeffer34]

Same.

[@devinjenkins9964]

The Celtics literally take their feet off the gas every time. There was no positive in this game lmao. The Celtics problem is they think ever lead is safe and let Dame blow by with easy lays. The idiot dunk by dame would’ve completed the comeback. But Cs live

[@clauderuboneka7478]

There is no positive.

[@therealdarrell282]

@@devinjenkins9964No lead is safe in the NBA with the the way teams shoot the 3 ball. The difference I see in Boston this season compared to before is when teams make that late push, they are making plays to slow down the rally and win. It is hard to blow reams out by 15 or more when teams can go hot and cold from 3 in a blink of an eye.

[@Tankt0ptig3r]

I only say that is the positive because if you look back at bud era bucks, these comeback attempts wont even happen cos he would let the team get blown out by 30-40 pts

[@Quantum_Quester]

One takeaway for me. Giannis needs to improve in his decision making. There was a point when Brook was opened twice in the paint but he decided to shoot and it was air ball and the other was a foul call. There are some games Giannis needs to just attract double team or even 3 players near paint and find someone to pass to instead of brute-forcing especially against elite teams. Kick the ball out to Dame, Beasley, Khris, .. Another thing to note is, this is not the best version of Celtics, they will still improve and when they do, Bucks had better be ready as well. I like the fact Griffin is calling for timeouts at the right times and he is not afraid to temporarily take Giannis out temporarily when he sees he is making wrong plays.

[@trewic8678]

i don’t think the celtics will improve very much. they do this every year except for 2022. they start out strong and peak sometime before all star break, then they flatline. this is probably close to the best the celtics will get. the bucks on the other hand are just going to keep ramping up

[@uwannasee_greatness]

What allows the Celtics to look as good as they are is 3 pt variation. The only person in the starting lineup that's a true dead-eye shooter is Kirstaps. Just think the Bucks gotta eat those 3 pt barrages and focus on their own game. Eventually the 3's came down to earth

[@elizaschaeffer34]

Giannis decision making has looked MUCH better this season after that rocky first week. Obviously this game got into his head. That’s all there is to it.

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

​@@elizaschaeffer34 he's THIRTY you can say that about a kid in his early 20s who hasn't won anything. He's a veteran. It's low iq stuff

[@Cell9074]

biggest takeaway from the game. And he's in unproductive no man's land on defense on a number of plays leading to Al Horford or someone shooting an open 3. Please just mark they are making it too difficult for themselves!

[@Qik_Jraw_McRaw]

Coach Griffin needs to just commit to the Young Bucks. A-Jax and Marjon need to play. One of those guys need to start. I don’t see how you can play Beasley and Khris at the same time against elite wings.

[@da11king]

I agree. But they are your starters. They will always get first crack @ tatum and brown

[@danwindsor770]

Why is it every single game we find ourselves trailing by double digits midway through the 1st quarter? Whatever we do pre-game ....... stop doing it. Whatever we don't do pre-game ......... start doing it.

[@reclaimer1178]

Middleton is cooked. You still have no answered for the Jays. Bucks defense canr guard Boston's top five.

[@ArvindSaini-j2q]

The problem and the solution in Giannis. Primarily his ego and lack of insight into his limitations. This should be a discussion point. Giannis is his own worst enemy against tough competition. He gets angry, his ego gets in the way. He does not facilitate for the talent/teammates around him. The ball does not move as well. Instead he tries to be the Kobe/Jordan and carry the team on his shoulders. He does not have that type of offensive game. However, that does not mean that he cannot be the difference in facilitating wins. Smart, well coached, teams have used Giannis's hubris against him (aka celtics, heat). Forcing shots around the rim when you are amped up and missing them is not productive. Wasted trips up the floor without a getting a look at a good uncontested shot is not productive. Giannis, bringing the ball up the court is not productive when you have Damian Lillard. Giannis should NEVER bring the ball up the court when you have a floor general like Damian Lillard on the court. He needs to accept that he is not a point guard. He has unusual ball skills for a 7 foot tall human, but he will still never be as good as a top 75 all time NBA point guard. As expected in a small sample size, the Bucks offense has looked its best when Damian is running the show. There are more assists and the ball moves better. The bucks lost two games in a row and looked bad when Damian Lillard was not there, even though in one game Giannis scored over 50 points. The bucks 5 game win streak, where their offense was humming and Giannis was scoring, was keyed by games when Damian Lillard had the ball and had over 10 assists a game. In fact it seems like the pairing of Lopez and Lillard looks the best, because Lopez accepts that he is a center. Giannis will get many more buckets, and much easier shots, if he allows Lillard to facilitate the offense. More importantly, there will be less forced bad shots. There were several times in the game last night when Lillard was looking for Giannis to pass the ball to him as they advance the ball up the court. Instead Giannis decided to bring the ball up the court and tried to take on Drew Holliday at the point of attack. That is wasted time and energy. This is what is so unique about Jokic. He accepts what the defense gives him. He does not make the game hard for himself, but finds ways to influence the game even if he is not scoring. He will focus on rebounding and passing and be happy with an efficient 20 pts. As a Bucks fan, I really hope that Giannis can figure this out soon. The team is just scratching the surface of how dominant it can be when he accepts this mindset change. As he said "it is about winning".

[@Aluvsloans]

And you can add his defensive effort and fundamentals are bad - specifically when he helps off his man but isn’t trying to block a shot ? Why ? He can be the best defender in the NBA and I think we are going to hear rumblings about his attitude and locker room issues which to me is great because that’s your peers saying we need more - the last staff let him get away with murder bad shots poor defensive effort decisions because we won but now two years later of not getting over the hump gotta change and it starts with you - the other thing is why doesn’t he hang around the rim more on offensive possessions ? He is behind the three point line and it’s helping the defense him being near the rim creates so much havoc - he needs to get back to doing the dirty work rebs blocks tipped passes - if he is 23-14-6 we winning the championship Not 30/11/4 rebs go up assist go up points go down

[@basejason]

Celtics are the better team right now, but Bucks have a higher ceiling. Just hope Griff is the right guy to get them there.

[@jermainerodgers]

#0 played ass

[@jimmyjay689]

Higher ceiling? Lmao..no sir

[@jermainerodgers]

@@jimmyjay689 he forgot the bucks defense 🤣

[@QuietRefl4378]

Perimeter defense will be a problem for this team all season. Equally problematic is whether Giannis can be effective in a half-court offense if opposing teams limit his ability to drive to the basket.

[@da11king]

I believe he can adjust. He can score 😊 and his little hook shots. I already can see where he can be effective. The thing is last night he resorted to old habits of trying to bulldoze towards the rim without control.

[@elmztana1201]

Omg 😂 let's trade him then. The dude not changing. Let's trade him right ? That's why your complaining right ?

[@QuietRefl4378]

@@elmztana1201 I'll just lower my expectations. You're right.

[@Mattplanespotter]

The reason Dame is a great closer, put the ball in his hands at the end of the game other teams are looking to foul and he is a very high percentage foul shooter.

[@emceefan]

But the main reason is because he makes clutch shots (not free throws) in closing minutes that help win games, and even in this game he made a tough shot to bring the Bucks within 3 points of tying the game with under a minute left.

[@highlightcenter5651]

To Justin’s comments - I think for most contenders there should not be moral victories in losses. However, this is a team with a new coach learning a new scheme, with a new superstar and new role players. So as we’ve said all along this is a work in progress, we are not at our final form yet. So I think it’s okay to have some of these moral victories at this point in the season. Secondly, while I agree Boston’s defense is good at forcing misses around the rim, we just straight up smoked like 8 layups tonight. Cam Payne missed a wide open one, Giannis had a couple point blank misses with very little contest. Dame had the dunk. So I think most of those had nothing to do with Boston’s defense. I’ll say there was probably 5-6 that we just straight up missed, and the rest may have been altered by Boston’s defensive presence

[@antoinelove1329]

Agreed

[@nikoskazas2226]

Agreed, and what I keep from this game is that in spite of all that, if Dame hadn't missed the dunk, you might have won it!!! It was a game that nothing worked and you could have won it. And to Frank's comment that giannis doesn't play well against Boston, 2022 playoffs he took them to seven games almost by himself.

[@fst5349]

1 quarter: -12 2-4 quarter: +9 1 single quarter ruined our night but Im confident that we match up better with them than in the past.

[@trewic8678]

we 100% can beat them in the playoffs this year

[@fs6688]

Delusional

[@da11king]

​@trewic8678 I think we can , if Dame brings that defensive intensity

[@boochtron]

Nah you guys stand no chance.

[@fst5349]

@@boochtron huh

[@symeoncarter8144]

Giannis my favorite player , but Boston always seems to own him , I think it's mental at this point 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@highlightcenter5651]

Not that we want to be a team that prides ourselves with good losses, but a few things from the game 1) last years bucks team would’ve lost this game by 25 points. The open offense we have this season allowed us to stay within that 12-16 point range for most of the game which helped us get back into it at the end. This is something we have not had before and should be excited about 2) think of all the bunnies we blew tonight. Cam Payne missed a wide open layup, Giannis missed a few layups, dame missed the dunk, few transition possessions where we just threw it away. Those are all possessions that every other game we capitalize on. Instead of down 21 in the 4th maybe we would be down 10-12 3) Our defense certainly needs improvement, but some of it was just the Celtics not missing. Prichard hitting contested step backs, jaylen brown making Kobe fadeaways, porzingis who couldn’t make a 3 for weeks finds his shot. Ultimately, it was just one of those nights. And we saw that Boston needed every single one of those points to hold us off on a bad night. This felt way different than last year. We played Boston 3 times last year. First time we got blown out on Christmas by 25. Second time we needed a 14 point OT comeback to beat their bench at home. Third time we lost by 40 at home. What we saw tonight was a dramatic improvement from last year. I’ll say this, I almost think I would’ve felt worse if we won by 3 but hit like 20 threes and they made like 6. So it is what it is, go beat Washington Friday and continue to get better

[@fs6688]

Moral victories, loser mentality

[@da11king]

Well said, however, Giannis needs to be more efficient against Bodton. Its in his head

[@trevorburton3290]

​@@fs6688lol he doesnt play on the team 😂 let the man see some positives

[@elmztana1201]

​@fs6688 the whole regular season is a moral victory

[@Cell9074]

We played like f*cking losers plain and simple, the game was made harder than it should be. We got out efforted from the opening tip. A lot of our failures and errors that game were unforced (silly turnovers/missed layups or dunks). And we are still struggling to mark defenders or bother driving players

[@FM_Chatti]

The game came close not because of the Bucks but Celtics took their foot off the pedal and slacked in 4Q. On top of that the refs made it interesting and favored a few calls down the stretch. But no, the Celtics imposed their dominance. If Middleton can be himself again, then that might even the match. Middleton was just off.

[@tonyb.1905]

It's nice to dream with your tainted analysis 😂

[@rawbebaba]

Yeah. That was a reality call. Hopefully Middleton can put up some good offensive numbers so we can trade him for playable wings.

[@trewic8678]

i don’t know how many people are that upset abt this loss. we can and will beat them next time we see them. this bucks team is so far from its best, the celtics team is close to their peak

[@da11king]

Middleton needs to have great offensive games at this point in his career. He can't guard Boston's perimeter offense like he used to.

[@milwaukeesav6699]

@@da11kingyeah he can 😂 he’s still on a minutes restriction.. the bucks played mediocre and almost won. if Giannis makes some of those easy layups he blew and if Middleton played 30 to 35 mins.. They win.. we should have got blown out but they somehow stuck around which should be concerning for the Cs

[@rawbebaba]

@@da11king he can't stay in front of anybody. Hell Payton Pritchard was blowing by his ass. We need to trade him immediately. Any 3-D wings really. Any player physically capable of playing basketball will be a huge upgrade

[@rawbebaba]

@@trewic8678 no they cannot. As constructed this team will be lucky to only lose by 20 against this team. Celtics just stopped caring and played with their food.

[@tonyb.1905]

Are these hosts comatose?😂 Get them a "Red Bull"😂

[@Thousandeyes85]

It's time to talk about it. Kris Middleton is Washed. They're not a championship contending team anymore now that father time has KOd Kris

[@milwaukeesav6699]

Why? because he’s on a minutes restriction? He just had knee surgery. is he suppose to come out averaging 25pts a game as soon as the season starts😂 where was this energy last game when he had 18 6 and 7 on 50% shooting on limited minutes . Give it some time before u start overreacting smh

[@tonytone1395]

Middleton is trash give it time lmao

[@jmathisphotographydesign2241]

I agree with what a lot of people are saying on here. - Giannis has to get rid of his ego and be ok with not having the ball at all times. - Giannis would get SOO many easy baskets if he decided to move without the ball. - Jackson and Marjan need more playing time ASAP! - I would sacrifice Pat's playing time for the young guys. - Giannis should have been in the post EVERY possession when Jrue was guarding him. - Brook needs to get more physical on the boards. He's TOO big to only average 5 rebounds.

[@rickygriffin6736]

Just imagine all the shots they missed this game would've been different

[@middleway5271]

The bucks have been struggling with the Celtics for a couple years now. Now with Jrue being there its not going to get any easier. The Bucks need get jump started before getting on the court.

[@milwaukeesav6699]

Jrue was a non factor he didn’t do anything this game . He looked like he still wants to be a buck lol

[@dharrisoftroy]

@@milwaukeesav6699he ain’t do much on offense true but I’m defense he was killing yall

[@worldbfree7576]

​@@milwaukeesav6699he was locking us tf up

[@danwindsor770]

My "few things". Dame always starts to cold. Giannis always struggles to shoot vs Boston. Portis disappears vs Boston We wasted a huge game from Brooks. I was right, Porzingis is a huge liability on D

[@dharrisoftroy]

😂 what are you talking about? KP was balling 😂 y’all really just made some bs up

[@warriorx1144]

@@dharrisoftroy He really wasn't

[@dharrisoftroy]

@@warriorx1144 he had 21 points 😂 wtf are you talking about.

[@warriorx1144]

@@dharrisoftroy I'm talkin defensivley

[@dharrisoftroy]

@@warriorx1144 eh Lopez had a good night and got a bunch of second chances. Doubt he gets that hot again in the playoffs

[@9thhokagegoku671]

i like the fight back usually we would of got blown off the court . i mean if our bench gives us a lil more we could of pulled it off . but the fourth showed real heart it’s a moral victory.

[@koraanjamar]

The game was decided in the first quarter. We're just not a better team than the C's at this point in the season. It's a long season.

[@jcity943]

Bucks don't match up well with the celtics..Tatum didn't even go off like he usually does

[@truth3412]

He was playing with the flu. He was questionable going into the game

[@rawbebaba]

There is something fundamentally PATHETIC about this team. It's been true of all Giannis lead teams except the year they got PJ and had a real man on the roster. Such a shame.

[@marcuslittle4428]

I felt like i was watching a throwback from the past. The Bucks looked lost and confused. No ball movement, everybody standing around on the perimeter, one or no passes, shot and no one near the basket for rebounds. Long rebound and celtics fast break the other way. Giannis alone against the Celtics wall. SMH! And I thought we were beyond the wall as a thing of the shameful past.

[@antoinelove1329]

They haven't been giving Dame those fouls all season. So, at least they were consistent.

[@timothymodede8834]

Defensively: put Giannis on Tatum ; Dame on Jrue; Beasley on Brown; Lopez on Porzigins, Middleton on Derrick. Note: Beasley should stay on right hand and force him to use his left.

[@truth3412]

Giannis cant guard tatum.

[@timothymodede8834]

@@truth3412 Giannis has the length, the quickness and wingspan. Giannis can slow him down perfectly.

[@espelho83]

Cheer up guys, the game was close, and considering how badly everyone played, that should give us all optimism for the future. Still lots of basketball to go, and Jon Horst is already working on that perimeter defender that will make all the difference in April-June.

[@jonathanndemba7000]

Bucks don't have dawgs on defense .. plus the team is so old lol ... heat and Celtics are just better

[@jimmyjay689]

Brook had 30 almost😅

[@radejovanoski1158]

'The game was close' never lead and had 14-21 deficit from jump until 4 mins left in 4th. Delusional bucks fans they don't stand a chance against this Boston Superteam.

[@tonyb.1905]

These two teams are almost evenly matched. The Celtics always seem to start out strong and then fall off at the end. The Bucks start off slow and then always seem to make comebacks where they usually win the game. It is early in the season, only 67 more games to go😂. The Celtics have a very thin bench and that's why they are probably running out of gas at the end of the game because they're having to play the starters a lot of minutes. As for the bucks, they're still trying to figure things out with a new coach, new plays, and new players' in key roles. In 25 to 30 games, we will know where both teams stand.

[@dharrisoftroy]

They are definitely not evenly matched . Don’t let that score fool you, the Celtics dominated from start to finish and never gave up the lead

[@tonyb.1905]

​​@@dharrisoftroyMe, and you have different views of the game. I watched the game too. The Celtics almost blew that lead because their bench is very thin, and they're playing the starters' heavy minutes. My feeling is they're going to make a move to improve that bench and their interior defense. The Bucks are going to make a move to improve their perimeter defense. When you dominate a game, you finish it. The Celtics barely won that ball game and I watched them panic at the end of the game. We will know what we have with both teams after 25 to 30 games.

[@dharrisoftroy]

@@tonyb.1905 yea you’re definitely watching some type of fan fiction you made up because they had a 15 point lead when the starters came back in. So now that we proved that was a lie. What other bs can you come up with. Also they did finish. You never lead in the game at any point. The refs literally bailed the bucks out with fouls down the stretch and if I’m lying you can go look at the 4th quarter ft disparities. They literally got two take fouls and a tech shot which kept them within 10. Y’all swear y’all watched the game. Then just make up shit that ppl who actually watched the game know it didn’t happen

[@worldbfree7576]

​@@tonyb.1905except that the celtics bench all had positive plus minus and the bucks bench had negative

[@temiadeyinka3675]

This team disappoints me every time I feel like we’re gaining momentum and finally starting to figure things out we just lose in disappointing fashion and get blown out it’s disgraceful every time they face the Celtics we get destroyed it’s just frustrating

[@reclaimer1178]

Lol....refs didnt allow dame to foul bait. Theres no moral victory here.

[@deeboywoods1571]

Middleton is not athletic enough to guard the wings on Boston!! I think we should trade him when we have a chance!! Or find a way to get Caruso!!

[@Sam_Mekonnen]

Middleton should’ve been moved a long time ago. He’s not helping us win a ring. I’d rather start Ajax than him at this point. He has a bigger impact on winning to me which sounds ridiculous but his defense is amazing and he has high iq. Knocked down another three today and he’s solid around the basket.

[@deeboywoods1571]

@@Sam_Mekonnen I love a Jax! I really like how much more athletic we looked with him and marjon on the court! It seemed like we could keep up with Boston a lot more!! Middleton has lost a huge step!!!

[@deeboywoods1571]

I don’t know how we could pull it off but I’d trade a Middleton package deal and try to get Derozan and Caruso back!! What do you think about that ?

[@Sam_Mekonnen]

@@deeboywoods1571 don’t want Derozan or caruso. Ajax is better than caruso to me already and Derozan is a another old mid range player similar to Middleton that won’t be able to keep up with elite wings. Doesn’t really address any of our issues. I would rather look to get an og adonoby type wing

[@deeboywoods1571]

@@Sam_Mekonnen I don’t think we getting nobody like og tbh Caruso is a champion and was first team all defense and demar is still more athletic to get his shot off and great at getting to the line. He is averaging 21 this season and shooting 36 from 3 on a one year deal

[@elizaschaeffer34]

Honestly that was better than it normally used to be with the “old team” so I’m not too disappointed. Damn we ALMOST completed a hell of a come back though. Next time.

[@MrGoziesmile]

Can't tell if Frank is a Celtics fan or a Bucks fan

[@timothymodede8834]

Frank doesn’t like Bucks 😅

[@symeoncarter8144]

​@@timothymodede8834he doesn't like the bucks because he tells the truth?

[@Tydrix]

You guys are idiots if you think Frank is not a Bucks fan

[@Ant01]

I watched the game last night and yes i was quite disappointed at half time. But i think after the second half despite the loss i think the bucks have to be more optimistic than boston. This was probably one of the bucks worst game, i mean giannis was missing lay ups left right and center and in general had terrible performance from 3 particularly the first quarter. I think is evident that any game that is within 5 points in the last minutes you dont wanna face the bucks. The other thing is yes we all love Jrue but Dame is simply a better player and you can see. The ideal scenario is to have both but what can you do.

[@elmztana1201]

I dont care what anyone says. Those refs.aka celtic fans . Swallowed their whistle in the first half. We got hammered everytime we went to the paint. I get it.they dont want ay of the boston stars in foul trouble early. But im not worried, If we started that bad and almost won. Even without the 2 uncalled fouls on brook when he posted up tatum and white in 4th. They still almost lost. Im not worried about any team in the playoffs. Just never start beasley with Dame please

[@Osochill117]

Good take

[@dharrisoftroy]

So just ignore all the pushing in the backs, travels, and fouls the bucks got away with. To be honest if the refs ain’t save you in the 4th you would’ve lost by more

[@emceefan]

I watched Giannis' postgame interview and in response to a reporter's question he said he had a cold so he may not have been processing things normally during the game. Probably explains the missed shots he would normally make.

[@worldbfree7576]

"Dame time" getting stuffed by the rim 🤣

[@Phil7I7AM]

It was a 3 point blowout game.

[@lovepg56]

Fans are getting sick of the Bucks not being able to beat the Celtics ! Do they not remember the humiliating 40 point loss they put on them last time ? Have they no professional pride ? All the playoff losses and the toxic rain of three point shots poring in are giving us fans PSD ! Maybe the Celtics are just the better team and we all should accept it ! The Bucks seem to have !

[@trewic8678]

chill. this is a brand new bucks and we lost by 3 in NOVEMBER. relax. this is way way way better than how we played the celtics in the past. we can and will beat them if we see them in the playoffs trust me

[@reclaimer1178]

​@trewic8678 you realize boston has new pieces as well? You're clinging to an almost win and that's nothing but copium.

[@iBGalaxy]

@@trewic8678 delusional. Celtics will be comfortable favorites if they meet in the playoffs. The Bucks are like 2-8 in the last 10 games. Also Celtics have just as many new pieces, and Jrue had a terrible game.

[@warrenprice8945]

I agree with Lovepg. As a Bucks fan, none of the other wins matter if we can't beat this team. And we clearly can't. It's the same old stuff every time and we cling on to excuses, wouldas, couldas, and shouldas. And in the end its the same old same old.

[@boochtron]

@@trewic8678 Bucks stand NO CHANCE LOL

[@Paulie7777]

This team needs a seasoned coach. I get it, everything is new blah blah blah… but it’s not. Giannis and Dame have been in the league for 11 years and are top 100 of all time. Boston figured it out right out the gate. We have a great supporting cast I feel with dudes like Lopez and Middleton if dude can ever get healthy. This coach looks like a deer in headlights. No pun intended. Dudes in over his head. Crap win over a crap Wizards team tonight. Don’t let players pick the coach

[@Fruehlingseffekt]

If you told me one team A had 101 FGA's and the other team B had 84 FGA's I would pick team A to have won the game easily. Well not this game, even though Bucks created a whole 17 more shots this game they fell short to convert easy buckets. If we pay more attention to detail and stop digging ourselves holes in 1st quarters we should be good going forward, I dont think the C's are as scary as they used to be, they look very beatable for us even this early tbh.

[@nikobellic2515]

Brook Lopez was the only reason the Bucks didn’t get blown out

[@gregkaegi793]

Middleton looks so slow and unathletic! I think his lack of defense is going to be detrimental!

[@eric02156]

Bucks perimeter defense needs to be fixed still. Boston offense spaces opposing teams out with focus on outside (3pt) shooters and attckibg the middle.. You have to focus on defending this to stop their offense. Mazulla is focused on utilizing this.. Horford can still be a good defender for them.

[@jasonemery8039]

I think this game could of been worse for bucks more than they know. In the playoffs you’re going to start seeing teams taking advantage of matchups more and you will see teams actively looking to score on Damien Lillard, and I don’t think the Celtics took advantage of this enough because it was just a regular season game. The bucks being undersized with dame will hurt them when it matters if they can’t play team D

[@irmasil3]

In a game where nothing was going in for 1 half, honestly we looked good and it would be a very close game in the play offs. Remember, every time we played Celtics we were blown out last few years and still went to 7 back in the day. This is closer than we think considering Giannis shot so badly. I don't think he was slowed down. I think he was just slow himself honestly. Still bad game overall. BUT, from having every year blowouts when Giannis scored 40+ to having Giannis playing shit and still are -3 only?? I will take that...

[@emceefan]

I listened to Giannis' postgame interview and he said he had a cold so he was probably not processing things like normal, when he was asked about a play in the game. Makes sense as to why he missed so many shots in the game (especially at the rim) that he would normally make.

[@worldbfree7576]

You say -3 but Beasley took a 3 at the buzzer which jrue didn't even try to defend so more like -6 lets be real

[@irmasil3]

@@worldbfree7576 3 is the most inconsistent shot ever man, you can be 50% and still miss..well...half :)

[@rolandeskye9330]

I’m worried y’all. 1. Dame is not a panacea. 2. Neither is Griff. 3. We all love and worship Giannis, but there have been gaps in his offense since day one. 3.1. Offense has always been the Bucks’ achilles. 4. The young guys aren’t ready. I love them, but they’re not playing at the level we see in the NBA. 5. Brooke is old. 6. Beas is too small, but I love his offensive fire. #FearTheDeer 🦌🦌

[@radejovanoski1158]

'The game was close' never lead and had 14-21 deficit from jump until 4 mins left in 4th. Delusional bucks fans they don't stand a chance against this Boston Superteam! There is a huge gap Celtics are waay more dominant.

[@JustAbdouIt]

Why you guys sound so depressed? 🤣🤣🍀

[@elmztana1201]

And to the fans stop crying like lakers or celtics fans. We were first last year , where did we end up . Just relax. Celtics just lost to the hornets. Does that mean they suck ? No Its regular season

[@tonyb.1905]

No one's calling fouls for Sam Houser, no one pays to see him play. Steve Kerr was allegedly one time saying, They called a foul on him instead of Michael Jordan he asked the referee why, the ref told him because no one pays to see you play😂. We can type in 70% of the NBA players who are not stars for that same statement.😂

[@justwayne75]

We actually played well against Boston overall. Just got in a hole that was hard to get out of. Statistically we had more rebs, points in the paint and fewer turnovers. Milwaukee starters actually outscored Boston starters 94 to 88. Milwaukee just missed ALOT of shots. Easy, at the rim shots...and even though they lost, I STILL feel optimistic

[@Qik_Jraw_McRaw]

Yeah, we will be fine. We need to commit to playing the Young Bucks. Marjon was able to force Jaylen Brown into tough shots. Everyone else, Jaylen Brown just blew right by them.

[@da11king]

If it's a mental thing, we're screwed for the playoffs

[@justwayne75]

@@da11king you said that as if the playoffs start next week... I'm quite sure Milwaukee will get it together by APRIL

[@G_Martin]

Delusional, bucks were down 20 for 3 quarters. Yall are pathetic parading a garbage time come back

[@arcellmcgowan1517]

They need to not start so poor 😢

[@danwindsor770]

Missing wide open shots at the rim was not due KPs defence. He's a joke. Lopez season high 28

[@creatorart]

The ref kill the bucks,not calling hard fouls the boston players do, not in 2 or 3 times but the entire game, the game was fix to win the boston at all cost....that everytime bucks play with boston ,,,, in previus playoff holford hit giannhs with elbow on purpose after dunkng ,,,,,,,the boston anounser laughing ,and holford take a technical ,not ejection or enything, that type of refering i am talking about....

[@Mattplanespotter]

Way too hard on the Bucks guys. Apart from the slow start we got it together we showed our offensive power and got back in. As Dame said on the post game press, 1 extra pass and we would have won this game.

[@reclaimer1178]

You think boston played to its max? A lot can happen between now and may, but as of now boston is flat out better.

[@fs6688]

It is so obvious that the Celtics simply took their foot off the gas. That run at the end means nothing, y’all gotta stop with the copium

[@aran882]

Firs time our coach went against the Celtics. First game Middleton played more than 20 minutes in 2 years. So we have excuses. Also, we didn't put Horford in foul trouble as i suggested 😂

[@da11king]

The dude plays away from the basket and uses his hands to get some good smart hacking fouls that the referees usually don't see.

[@aran882]

I'm from Greece so i'm asleep during the game 😆. I'm sure they did their best. Just referencing my previous statement :) @@da11king

[@dharrisoftroy]

Oh he is just a good defender against your team and y’all can’t beat him

[@joelmarquez3389]

I don’t know about the coach sorry nah

[@dcole1235]

I’ll be honest I don’t understand why we just don’t over exaggerate on brown and just stay on he’s right arm. I’m telling you look at this guys highlights-or anything. It’s all going right nothing left. Like today anytime he had the ball in he’s left hand he would pass it right away. Look at how Ajax was guarding him, he was making him go left. We can expose him he’s another James harden. We need to bring the James harden right arm defense.

[@fs6688]

He’s been incredibly efficient going to his left this year.

[@dcole1235]

We don’t see the same thing. And if you want to say this year he’s doing better ok sure but He definitely struggled/struggles going left especially today when the bucks made him. But we can agree to disagree there no harm in that.

[@da11king]

Save that card for the playoffs. Should not show your hands 😊

[@dharrisoftroy]

Yea you didn’t watch the game or none of his actual highlights. He literally hit multiple shots with his left 😂

[@dcole1235]

It’s ok @dharrisoftory not looking to argue I’m just talking facts. As of this year 40% of the turnovers he committed is with he’s left hand or going left. Go do some research my guy.

[@stahceehanger]

I like Bucks chances against any team in the league if they get off to better starts.

[@Mattplanespotter]

Apart from the poor shooting and needing an extra pass we are looking better as the season continues.

[@mow1537]

An L that feels like a W if you watched the game

[@iBGalaxy]

The Bucks are overrated. Celtics are a much better team.

[@tonytone1395]

They are overated bc they lost by 3? Smh

[@iBGalaxy]

@@tonytone1395 the winning margin is irrelevant lol. Celtics stopped playing after 3Qs. They own this Bucks team. I actually can't even remember the last time the Bucks beat the Celtics. Everytime they play the Celtics are up 25+ at some point in the game🤣🤣 The Heat are a harder challenge to the Celtics.

[@worldbfree7576]

​@@tonytone1395lost by 3 cause Beasley took a cheap statpad 3 at the buzzer that jrue didn't even put a hand up to defend

[@PaxTecum777]

AS A LAKER FAN....YOU GOT YOUR BEHIND KICKED..HAHHHAHAHAHAHA