2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #6 Indiana Pacers (IND WINS 4-2)
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Congrats Pacers!
1st playoffs team this season with a road win. Also the first low seed to win (6)
Unfortunately, for Milwaukee. First playoff team with a home loss this season and the highest seed (3).
1st playoffs team this season with a road win. Also the first low seed to win (6)
Unfortunately, for Milwaukee. First playoff team with a home loss this season and the highest seed (3).
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The first home team loss of these playoffs and does it surprise that it's the Bucks? They seemed most ripe for it even though the Knicks were probably the most in jeapordy of it and barely survived.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #6 Indiana Pacers (MIL leads 1-0)
Nesmith defense in this game has been sensational. Indy is clearly the much better team than the Bucks w/o Giannis. Mil is fortunate to be at 1-1; Indy missed a golden opportunity to be up 2-0 cause I assume Giannis will come back shortly.
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Badlands wrote:CelticSooner wrote:Badlands wrote:
Is there a 2-1 deal where you win game 3 you automatically win game 4??
When it comes to letting a team believe they are better it does. Every game the Bucks defense will get worse.
Not if Giannis comes back.
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durden_tyler wrote:Aside from Siakam and Turner, what’s impressive with this Pacers win is it was the bench guys who held the fort and actually created a big lead when Milwaukee had that 8-0 run (late third) and cut it down to 4 points.
Good poise from the Pacers and on both ends too (yes offense is explosive but lots of good defensive stands there late in the 2nd half)
Our bench has been great throughout the season. Their numbers will be lower in the playoffs overall due to the shorter rotation but I have no worries when they're in the game. They are reliable.
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Badlands wrote:CelticSooner wrote:Badlands wrote:
Is there a 2-1 deal where you win game 3 you automatically win game 4??
When it comes to letting a team believe they are better it does. Every game the Bucks defense will get worse.
Not if Giannis comes back.
That sounds dangerous but it's his life.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #6 Indiana Pacers (MIL leads 1-0)
It takes the 13th (Kind of ironic) NBA Playoff Game for a Road Team to get a win.
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Congrats Pacers!
1st playoffs team this season with a road win. Also the first low seed to win (6)
Unfortunately, for Milwaukee. First playoff team with a home loss this season and the highest seed (3).
1st playoffs team this season with a road win. Also the first low seed to win (6)
Unfortunately, for Milwaukee. First playoff team with a home loss this season and the highest seed (3).
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What a night for Sheppard and McConnell.
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I don't think giannis is coming back until game 5-6
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My guy Siakam came to play, again!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #6 Indiana Pacers (MIL leads 1-0)
stuporman wrote:The first home team loss of these playoffs and does it surprise that it's the Bucks? They seemed most ripe for it even though the Knicks were probably the most in jeapordy of it and barely survived.
It's a little scary that Dame is really their offense right now. Brook started the game off hot, but after that first quarter, he cooled all the way off and Portis was MIA all game. In game 1, he was great. With Giannis in street clothes, they need produce buckets in every game. Beasley also kind of didn't do anything on offense either.
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Hey no stupid comments in this game anyway, for either team.
Game 1 was riddled with "Bucks are better without Giannis" .... "Pacers gonna get swept, they blow" .....
Many less overreactions and crazy stuff this game.
Game 1 was riddled with "Bucks are better without Giannis" .... "Pacers gonna get swept, they blow" .....
Many less overreactions and crazy stuff this game.
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Giving up 125 to Indy when Hali scores 12 is pretty bad. Silver lining for Milwaukee I guess is that he doesn't seem to be regaining any of his early-season form, and it's hard to see this happening again.
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Good job Indy congrats! Pacers were so much more composed and Siakam was great.
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xBulletproof wrote:Hey no stupid comments in this game anyway, for either team.
Game 1 was riddled with "Bucks are better without Giannis" .... "Pacers gonna get swept, they blow" .....
Many less overreactions and crazy stuff this game.
Yep, lots of overreactions
Many of us cooler heads tho. knew, Indy was very jittery, young team. They settled down in the 4th qrtr of Game 1.
Coach Carlisle is no dummy either.
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Dame got his tonite, but that's to be expected.
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CelticSooner wrote:Badlands wrote:CelticSooner wrote:When it comes to letting a team believe they are better it does. Every game the Bucks defense will get worse.
Not if Giannis comes back.
That sounds dangerous but it's his life.
I have no idea if he'll be back or not However, the average time missed with a calf strain in the NBA is 17 days and the next game will be 17 days since he last played.