PG 2: 1-1

[ABucksFan]

It's interesting. After a regular season loss there are always a lot of crazy hot takes and overreactions (including from myself). But after the loss last night the takes are for the most part more nuanced, reasonable and thoughtful . What the hell is happening?

We won a championship last year helps. (I am on the hot take train though )

[paulpressey25]

Frustrating part about last night was that first quarter offense. Giannis and Jrue taking turns going one on five. Yes the C’s defense was amped, but Bud needed to reign that in.

[tydett]

Think the calm is a result of winning game 1 and the fact that our superduperstar was the prime culprit in creating the huge deficit we lost by. Take away the first 6 minutes of just sheer self-inflicted terror and it is probably a far different outcome.

[FrieAaron]

Think the calm is a result of winning game 1 and the fact that our superduperstar was the prime culprit in creating the huge deficit we lost by. Take away the first 6 minutes of just sheer self-inflicted terror and it is probably a far different outcome.

And it's hard to win two in a row away from home in the playoffs (unless you're playing Chicago). Especially when you're playing what I've heard is the best defense of all-time without your second best offensive player.

[Turk Nowitzki]

It's interesting. After a regular season loss there are always a lot of crazy hot takes and overreactions (including from myself). But after the loss last night the takes are for the most part more nuanced, reasonable and thoughtful . What the hell is happening?

I promise if we lose Game 3 things will be back to normal around here.

[BuckFan25226]

That was Boston's game 7 while we were mentally going through walkthrough's in the Fiserv. They obviously wanted no part of coming to Milwaukee down 0-2.


If Brown doesn't come out hitting every single shot, we weather it and we end up seeing a really close game. But kudos to Brown for not being a turd again.


Let's hold serve and not come out soft in game 5 again.

[Ron Swanson]

Not gonna overreact to Game 2 just like I didn't overreact to Game 1. Lot of stuff that Boston did well but there's also a lot of stuff that just isn't sustainable. Definitely **** annoying as hell that we keep having these garbage starts to the game with dumb turnovers and putrid shot selection though. You rarely ever lose the game in the 1st quarter, but once they jumped up 18-3 or whatever, it looked like it completely took the air out of us. Played like a team that was content with a 1-1 split.

[chonestown]

It's interesting. After a regular season loss there are always a lot of crazy hot takes and overreactions (including from myself). But after the loss last night the takes are for the most part more nuanced, reasonable and thoughtful . What the hell is happening?

When you've been through the crucible of a championship season, you (me) become a champion poster.imo

[Iheartfootball]

It's interesting. After a regular season loss there are always a lot of crazy hot takes and overreactions (including from myself). But after the loss last night the takes are for the most part more nuanced, reasonable and thoughtful . What the hell is happening?

When you've been through the crucible of a championship season, you (me) become a champion poster.imo

It's maturity. We have collectively leveled up.

[BUCKnation]

Whatever. Every time a team plus the Bucks physically, we think they are dirty. What do you think other fans think of the Bucks? Especially Giannis with the way he plays bully ball?

There's a difference between being physical and being intentional with dirty plays.

I dont think he is dirty at all. He flops like a bitch though. The play where he latched on to Pat's arm was an attempt to draw a foul.

He did a similar arm bar thing to giannis after a turnover really early in the game too. Giannis gave him a dirty look after like 'really?'

[BUCKnation]

Weird game. Came out like it was a january game against orlando and not game 2. Early offense was trash. Defense let up a bit too many open 3's with poor closeouts, but in general giving up only 109 when hit 50% on 3's isn't too bad. Some of those early shots by brown were absurd makes. For a team that has a mantra of 'let it fly' they didn't really do that.

[Cooleyo47]

When it comes to refs, I just wish they would officiate the same in the regular season as they do the playoffs. I don't understand the "well, now that the games matter we aren't going to call fouls," mentality. I'm all for letting the players play, but do it all year so players know where the line is. Does this happen in other sports?

I would say it happens in the NFL. They call fewer holding and pass interference penalties.

[James1980]

If they aren't going to double Giannis, he needs to take advantage of that. Pat, Grayson, etc are not going to hit contested 3s.

[PG Graveyard]

It's interesting. After a regular season loss there are always a lot of crazy hot takes and overreactions (including from myself). But after the loss last night the takes are for the most part more nuanced, reasonable and thoughtful . What the hell is happening?

It was a double outlier game and I think this team deserves our trust at this point. Now if we lose game 3 then panic will set in.

Also I'm cautiously optimistic for some good Middleton news here. Devin Booker was supposed to be out 3-4 weeks initially and then started playing like a week later.

Plus Giannis will adjust because he always does. 5 games series now and 3 games at home. We should win this.

[drew881]

If they aren't going to double Giannis, he needs to take advantage of that. Pat, Grayson, etc are not going to hit contested 3s.

They weren’t doubling him in the first half, and he wasn’t taking advantage of it. Making Grant Williams look way too good.

We need more movement with the guards with Giannis setting screens and rolling to the basket. We hardly did any of that in the first half.

I’d put Grayson in for Matthews. Need another ball handler with Khris out.

[th87]

Giannis is going to have to win his 1v1 early and often if they want to force Boston to change their defense up.

Also as annoying as SVG was last night he was right about running more pick n rolls where giannis is the screener, they're letting our guards get into the paint in order to stop Giannis. Let Holiday run it with Giannis all game, he'll eat them up inside or find 3 pt shooters when the defense starts collapsing on him.

Distressing that we're able to figure that out within 5 minutes, and have to hope our millionaire coach does too after failing to do so the whole game.

[th87]

Think the calm is a result of winning game 1 and the fact that our superduperstar was the prime culprit in creating the huge deficit we lost by. Take away the first 6 minutes of just sheer self-inflicted terror and it is probably a far different outcome.

And it's hard to win two in a row away from home in the playoffs (unless you're playing Chicago). Especially when you're playing what I've heard is the best defense of all-time without your second best offensive player.

They were missing their purportedly best defensive player. Underrated part of squandering the game.

[bucksfansince88]

it burned me up watching Grant Williams nail wide open shots, horrible effort from the entire team on the defensive end. Giannis was way too passive and lazy on defense and impatient on the offensive end. He has to be mentally tougher, the refs are going to let him get abused, he has to accept that and play through it. I want the im dunking everything mentality from Giannis

[SirChurros]

I know he's been ruled out for the entire series, but do we know at what interval Middleton is being re-evaluated at?

We're two weeks removed from the initial injury. A Grade 2 is typically 3-4 weeks.

[RiotPunch]

I know he's been ruled out for the entire series, but do we know at what interval Middleton is being re-evaluated at?

We're two weeks removed from the initial injury. A Grade 2 is typically 3-4 weeks.

I think I saw on Reddit he gets reevaluated tomorrow?