emunney wrote:
There are 82 games in an NBA season and the number of those games we win will determine whether we get in the playoffs. If we'd beaten Detroit and lost to SA, we'd be closer to Detroit in the standings. That is the only additional significance of the Detroit game.
OK, that's 1 important reason.
#2 - It was at home. Winning at home sells tix, makes people happy.
#3 - We play them 4 times, and they handed it to us the 1st time. But we weren't healthy, no Bogut. This time we were healthy, rested, and at home. And Skiles wanted to make a statement. They didn't show up, didn't compete. Mental toughness is a big issue with the Bucks.
#4 - The Bucks build the team to compete in the East, not in the West against Tim Duncan or Shaq. The Pistons, with all their adjustment problems with AI, put the Bucks in their place -- and that place is a long way from the 5 seed.
Luke and SKiles pulled it together in SA, just as Luke pulled it together in the final four minutes against Utah. They get all the credit in the world for that. But they've had to fight to do it and the Bucks were within a shot or two of losing all three of those games.
Detroit was bad, bad night. How they respond to it could determine the course of the season. THAT's how important the game was. San ANtonio's not the response. It's just the start of the response. Houston was slop, but they were tired. Nice job considering.
Tonight's game is certainly more important than the Houston game, wouldn't you agree?