In control for most of the night, the Milwaukee Bucks crumbled down the stretch and now face elimination in Game 5 against the Miami Heat. Giannis Antetokounmpo returned and was fantastic despite being hobbled, Brook Lopez put up 36 but it wasn’t enough. What happened in the fourth quarter? Do Milwaukee have any type of answer for Jimmy Butler? Should/could have Mike Budenholzer done something different down the stretch? What happened to the offense of Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton? Kane and Frank break down a tough night for the Bucks in Miami!
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Giannis and Brook were awesome…the rest not so much. Have you still got faith in the Bucks pulling out this series?
Giannis was tightening up in everyway as the game went on. The Bucks had control of the game when Giannis was playing the point and they were working the pick and roll with Lopez. The great Bucks lineup has failed miserably. Holliday and Middleton were flat out awful, Portis nowhere to be seen, Allen was forgotten after the first quarter, Connaughton missed WIDE open shots, and the great pick up of Jae Crowder played the same minutes as me.
Giannis needs to shoot up that back with horse tranquilizers and forget about his team on Wednesday, go for 50 and make everybody else follow you. You cannot end the season at home.
Himmy Fukler owns Giannis Keister along with the rest of the hapless Bucks.
If you can double Steph Curry from half court…you can damn well double Jimmy Butler ALL game, who the hell is gonna beat you in MIA?? MIL kept going under the screens and there was no sense of urgency defending Butler. There was an and one that Jimmy had on Middleton that it was the softest defense I've seen in a while. Just an awful performance in the 4th and they better blow the Heat out next game.
Celtics fan here just listening .. i think they have to have Giannis defend Butler when the bucks beat the Heat in the playoffs before Giannis was defending Butler use Giannis more defensively run the offense through him but give Middleton an Lopez a lot of the load for mismatches
After seeing the final score i was completely… i just froze thinking that we are 1 game away from losing against the heat. Last time i checked on the scores the bucks were leading with 11. Wow. Now i cant focus on my interview and kept searching the google what are the odds of a team coming back from 3-1. I believe in miracles, and i need that miracle to happen now. No, i want this bucks team to wake up. They weren't the 1st seed for nothing. And if we lose, please coach bud…. you are good as gone.
win G5 and the pressure is suddenly back on miami to close out at home. force G7 and we’re the favorites again with all the momentum in the world. one game at a time.
It all starts with one game. Win at home put the pressure on the heat to close out and if you don’t you have a game 7 back in Milwaukee where anything can happen.
Also I feel like the officiating in the past two games has been pretty terrible. The heat are getting away with pushing players committing fouls kick balls etc. hopefully that changes cause the one play where the ball got knocked loose and Jimmy did his dunk (should have been a tech) lowery pushed holiday in the back which caused Giannis to fall as well so no one could get back to stop Jimmy. Things like that need to be called cause it is a foul and I’m pretty sure the bucks got called for way way way less contact than the heat have been giving.
Still think it's unfair to get the heat when they were actually a #7 seed and miami is a bad match-up i hate that play in BS …dunno..still not over..feel this goes to seven…EVERYTHING that could go wrong has gone wrong in this series..MIAMI is on another level on offense..And Butler is the only weapon yet can't stop him..still think it goes 7 but I dunno…I really don't know..this isn't over…but it's turning out Packers
Can't you just double Jimmy all game???? How stubborn is Bud?
Bud needs to go .. unfortunately it's to late.. giannis will leave soon
Playoff Jimmy ruining your day 😂
Karma is a bitch. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving fanbase. I don’t think the bucks lost because of the players I think the basketball gods are punishing buck’s fan’s hubris
Im a Celtics fan but I do believe the Bucks are winning this series though. The game Jimmy had was a rare occurrence (not for jimmy just to that extent of owning the game) and the Bucks owned this game on the road for most of the game with 2 home games left.
I do however think if the Celtics make ECF they will be playing the Knicks and not the Bucks.
Vintage Bucks this season, get out in front, then coast, lose focus, start chucking, stop playing defense, lots of TO's and then look around wondering what happened. Draft/Sign Leaky Black to add the defensive stopper this team needs.
I think if we can come back and win this series we might not ever see them win a championship again. Unfortunate for Giannis as good as he is 2021 will probably be his only championship unless he leaves when his contract is up.
Sorry Bucks fan… you guys shouldve closed that out but not really possible when Heat go crazy to close it out.
I still think this is going 7
Is he really suggesting we trade Giannis away?
I think Larsy knew 2021 was the best it was going to get and that's why he sold.
Nick Nurse is free
just saying…
NBA regular season is a money-grab scam. Load managing for quick exit to golf and beach.
I want heat to sign brook Lopez when current deal expires and move Bam to Power forward
This is the best thing about the NBA playoffs- last year we stole a game in Boston – Miami stole this – we swept them and now they can eliminate us / it’s the way it’s supposed to be / if you are the best I fully expect Giannis 38-17-9 and a close win with a better defensive effort – 109-105 Bucks and then a war in game 6 and Giannis takes 30 shots plus – go down swinging fellas 🦌 Play everyone who wants to compete – just gotta win a game guys
Jrue and Khris are so inconsistent it’s crazy….
The worst part is bucks probably get blown out tomorrow…..then keep Bud never win again.
I really think the Bucks should go for more youth around Giannis. Keep Jrue and Bobby. Go young.
It sucks because if the bucks are out in the first round heads will roll. Bud will be out and the front office will rebuild with a different roster around Giannis.