2021 ECF. Bucks vs Hawks: UPDATE - - - BUCKS IN SIX

[DuWayne Steurer]

I know we're a team that shoots 3's and shoots a lot of them, but the looks need to be good and don't take a rushed three with 15 seconds still on the clock.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I fully expect this to get close eventually. Just can't see it being this easy.

[adambr2]

I fully expect this to get close eventually. Just can't see it being this easy.

 

Man, can't ever let this one get away having been up 20. I know 20 can evaporate in one quarter in the NBA, but that would just be backbreaking.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Seriously, why is Teague on the team?

[adambr2]

I would have figured to have this sizeable of an early lead, we'd be shooting lights out from 3. Would not have figured to lead by double digits shooting 18%.

[adambr2]

Not sure how that wasn't a 24 second violation, but okay.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Intensity is definitely there tonight.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Not sure how that wasn't a 24 second violation, but okay.

 

Caught front iron.

[DuWayne Steurer]

So far, Atlanta's offense consists mainly of Danilo Galinari getting crap foul calls and making his free throws.

[adambr2]

So far, Atlanta's offense consists mainly of Danilo Galinari getting crap foul calls and making his free throws.

 

And Bogdanovic, which is aggravating.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Bucks are ahead 34-12 in the paint. I don't think they're better without Giannis, but without just relying on him penetrating and kicking out, they do seem to be leaning more heavily on having to score inside.

[DuWayne Steurer]

They can't stop Lopez. If they Bucks want, they can force feed him 40 points in this game.

[adambr2]

The Bucks still cannot hit a 3 to save their life.

[DuWayne Steurer]

The Bucks still cannot hit a 3 to save their life.

 

Forbes trying to force those 3's off of screens makes me cringe. He's not a pop and shoot guy. He thinks he is.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The Bucks still cannot hit a 3 to save their life.

 

Stop shooting them, they have 40 points inside. Just stop.

[nate82]

The Bucks still cannot hit a 3 to save their life.

 

Stop shooting them, they have 40 points inside. Just stop.

 

They still need to shoot some but they need to stop forcing them. Connaughton and Forbes need to just stop.

[adambr2]

Got to get those rebounds. God I hate Bogdanovic. I have no real rational reason to, I just do.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Ugly sequence to end the half.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Went from awesome end of half to awful in about 6 seconds.

[adambr2]

Not a great sequence to end the half. Looked like we were going to stretch the lead back out and they get it back within single digits, which is nothing. Giving up too many reloads after dominating on the glass early in the game. Hoping for a good second half.

[Baldkin]

The Bucks still cannot hit a 3 to save their life.

 

Forbes trying to force those 3's off of screens makes me cringe. He's not a pop and shoot guy. He thinks he is.

 

Forbes was 20th in the league in Points per possession shooting off screens this season.

 

He is absolutely that guy.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Just seems like perception is that he misses those an awful lot. Or maybe he's just been missing them a lot in the playoffs, when the misses are magnified

[OldSchoolSnapper]

We are fighting, but the way they are hanging around is making me a bit uneasy. A 17-point lead would feel a little more comfy than 8-10. Just like I wasn't too worried down 10 before Giannis injury, this can vanish in 2-3 possessions.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Same. I wanna see us get this out of reach

[adambr2]

Every time I think we are going to stretch this lead out, some Hawk obnoxiously knocks down a 3.