Doc Rivers Postgame Press Conference | 03.26.24
Hey Doc um you guys get to 101 and then I don’t think you scor for the final 325 of Regulation just what do you see in those final three minutes honestly I thought it started in the beginning of the third you know I just never thought we reached uh the intensity level that
We had for the first half um I think they got what four loose balls four offensive rebounds in the first three minutes of the third quarter um you know when you have a team down uh I think it was 18 right um you have a chance to
Take that to 30 uh and we didn’t do that we took it from 18 to 10 coming right out of the door that gave them hope you know um and then after that I just thought we first game in a while it will be a good lesson for us we didn’t trust the
Pass tonight you know a lot of uh zero pass shots or one pass shots um and when we play like that you know we get away with it some nights because guys make shots but we lost our trust and uh that’s something we haven’t done not
That concerned by it uh we won’t do that very often but it will scream off the tape and it’ll be good for us to see uh and a regulation you guys try the alley to Jan just what did you like about that play or you play um I thought we had
Dame to so we had both guys open um you know it was really good um I thought jannis had a great look I haven’t seen it but it looked like he had a great look at the the basket so uh we’ll take that play all day um I think it’s tied
At 121 Reeves gets loose for that three in double overtime just what it happened miscommunication I’m picking Rose you know that happens just shouldn’t at that point um you know before the game you talked about how you guys have been the league has been allowed to play physical be
Physical what it’s not quite 1 a.m. but um what did you think of that and then you look at the fact that they did shoot 32 free throws to your 17 I thought they were the more in the first half I thought it was us in the
Second half I thought it was them in the first half I thought we were the by far the more aggressive team the more physical team uh third fourth and overtime it was all them they got every tough play they made every tough play and we didn’t make a lot of them so uh
That’s something again we’ll look at and get better was that maybe a little disappointing not just that the end of fourth quarter offense but to have a possession lead in each overtime and they tie it at the foul line weren’t they weren’t really forcing shot and
There wasn’t uh like I know one was a reach from the side uh I thought Reeves literally had nowhere to go uh and we reach and follow and Usher him to the line um might have been Den witty or uh Russell one time um you know we got to
Trust our defense and play without fouling but uh give them credit they were attacking uh they were aggressive uh and they’re smart they you can see re two or three times russle they they saw our hands there they saw us reaching uh and they took advantage of it I know you
Play well the team play well for most of the night but coming off that OKC win to sort of have the let down in the fourth quarter and overtime does this feel like I it’s disappointing or step back and kind of just progress no I don’t over
Like you know I’ve been around enough that just know I don’t overdo that like it’s one game you know um we we let our foot off and you got uh that’s all that is I thought uh when we played right at the beginning of the game it was beautiful basketball uh we
Stopped playing right and thought we could still win and we couldn’t so thanks guys
Doc Rivers speaks to the media following Tuesday night’s game vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.
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35 Comments
He back at it blowing leads blowing 3-1 leads worst hall of fame coach
meh. doesnt matter for standings they are getting the 2nd seed….just get better
I love Doctor Rivers!!!
Doc Rivers is perfectly correct in his mindset. Analytics brain.
Doc didnāt have good offensive plays down the stretch. Disappointing
Its ok lets move on š
Bench Malik Beasley my goodness. 0/3 in 2nd overtime wide open 3ās. Trying to play hero ball once again. When he came back on the floor those leads we had started to diminish. He aināt no starter he should be in the 2nd unit and have his minutes decreased.
Dame didnāt have a good shooting night but he made shots when it mattered most down the stretch.
Mark my words if Malik Beasley is in the starting lineup come playoff time and playing a solid amount of minutes heās going to hurt this team. AJ Green deserves his spot.
32-17 freethrows, Lakers cheated
The Lakers went into Milwaukee with no Lebron and beat you guys with your full roster with no Lebronā¦ā¦no excuses š
can you guys ask him some tougher questions WOW
Giannis kept turning the ball over. Dame and Khris were inefficient. Khris and Brooke didnāt contribute on the offensive end. Beasley went cold. Refs didnāt call in bucks favor at all. With all that they still had a huge lead and blew it. On to the next game š¤¦š¾āāļø
A team full of choke artists
can't beat lakers without Lebaron x2 Milwaukee is Done . can't match up with younger team
Just one bad game.
Lakers are better without lebron.
Turnover here, turnover there, whenever you freaking blink. Giannis handles or awareness have not been tight recently and he keep dribbling, losing the ball, or stepping out of bounds. His free throws are clanking, poor switching once again (Reaves getting left open), Middleton, Lillard, Beasley all being super inefficient at the same time… 4th quarter was atrocious and unreal… this team is so unreal we need to unload and watch the b.s. over and over again until we get tired of it
Nah Iām done with this effort bs its part of it for sure but I didnāt see too much lack of effort. Doc had his hands on his hips let the lakers make a run without calling a timeout, ran terrible AT plays and and made zero adjustments
I trust AJ Green to hit big shots more then Beas
Malik Beasley is not the guy for this bucks team he misses way to many open shots making me miss Grayson Allenā¦.
Let's get honest here… the game was 3 1/2 hours long because the refs literally blew a wistle on every play in favor for the lakers beginning the 2nd quarter
The bucks are too undisciplined of a team to handled someone like the celtics in the finals…in fact I believe the heat could handle them. When you are not making shots going one on one, you need to be smart enough to move the ball, get other people involved for high percentage shots. Why wasn't brook lopez involved down below compared to just middlton and dame taking three pointers and missing over and over again. Why is giannis trying to take on the lakers entire organization in some stretches. I do not think you need to worry about the celtics….They will be eliminated long before Boston.
Khris middleton just change this team from great to bad.
especially hurting dame rythm.
I hate the way doc rivers talk. he just dismissive and insincere
Agreed, no passing
Oh my, Dame and Giannis need to pass!!!!
Deserved to lose. They got bored after they got that big lead and they started experimenting like I do in 2K. Go for the Kill next time.
Lmao reaching and what if the lakers get the most fouls in the nba. Itās the LAKERS BABY WE FAMOUS AND MAKE THE LEAGUE BILLIONS.
This all is on Doc wrong plays and no helps I think Doc has an issue with Giannis for sure.
The Bucks are going fishing early this season, Doc … š š£šŖ … And you're going back to your favorite golf course … ā³šāā
In Doc we trust … for a quick playoff exit, that is ….
You know you gonna lose if u go dog fighting in 4th quarter or overtime with the Lakers…that's where Lakers come alive
The reputation following Doc as blow outs coach is proving to be 100% right.
Easily the dumbest contender in the NBA.
When the other teamās best player is a big, Brooke Lopez should be in down the stretch. Giannis was tired from having to defend the rim and play make on offense
I'M STAYING STRONG. I'M HERE TO BE POSITIVE. BAD LOSSES WILL BRING US TOGETHER IF WE ARE WILLING TO HAVE THAT GOOD PERSPECTIVE. WE HAD AN AMAZING FIRST HALF, BUT GOT BAITED INTO ISOS, FORCED THREES, AND DEFENSIVE LAPSES. The OT was just tough because you could literally see how gassed we were, and since our defense is based on scrambling and recovering, it's hard to do that on an empty tank. Hard loss, but that's fine. WE NEED THESE. I could literally see the moment Giannis saw red and forgot about everyone else. Beasley was yelling "i'm open i'm open!" with Giannis triple teamed, but he didn't care and went up, got rejected and the game swayed yet again. We have had better stretches of trust, but we still aren't quite there. This is a team full of grown men who are all chasing the same goal. I fully believe in their abilities to make this work BUCKS IN SIX
Doc is a place holder coach. He doesn't inspire anyone.. Just your average corporate middle manager staying gainfully over employed blowing smoke up the indians' asses.. Blah..blah..blah.. watch the reports, remember to respond to emails per corporate policy.. The bonuses are coming..trust management they're coming..blah..BLAH..BLAHHH..
How's he just take another guy's job? Oh yea well in 2010 he was over at Facebook when they bought Instagram and well you know he was there and had something they say to do with it so…he's here until another job opens up… GTFOH