2024 NBA Season and Playoffs

[CelticSooner]

If the Bucks find a way to win this series they’ll beat the Knicks if Giannis returns healthy. That KP injury as made the ECF way more scary now.

[Who]

Siakam had 36pts and 37pts in Gms 1 and 2.

Since then, Siakam has 38pts in the last three games combined (up til near end of Q3).

Such an untrustworthy star. You cannot depend on him at all.

[CelticSooner]

Siakam had 36pts and 37pts in Gms 1 and 2.

Since then, Siakam has 38pts in the last three games combined (up til near end of Q3).

Such an untrustworthy star. You cannot depend on him at all.

Never understood his appeal, he eats up touches and slows down their offense.

[Who]

Portis 21pts 10reb
Middleton 24pts 10reb

Pat Beverley 13pts 8ast

[Who]

This one is over. 25pt lead 10min to play.

Indy played soft today. So weak. Weak hearted. Weak mentality. Weak physicality. Soft.

[SparzWizard]

If the Bucks find a way to win this series they’ll beat the Knicks if Giannis returns healthy. That KP injury as made the ECF way more scary now.

That will be bad for us, esp if Porzingis is still out/lingering. Pacers need to close them out next game, or Bucks will win this series and possibly the next series. Suddenly, Khris Middleton looks like Jordan again. Safe to say he's back to his 2021 form again.

[86MaxwellSmart]

Man, this AT&T commercial with the guys from OKC singing is Embarrassing.

[Who]

Man, this AT&T commercial with the guys from OKC singing is Embarrassing.

It gets worse each time you see it.

[Moranis]

Siakam had 36pts and 37pts in Gms 1 and 2.

Since then, Siakam has 38pts in the last three games combined (up til near end of Q3).

Such an untrustworthy star. You cannot depend on him at all.

he is a secondary scorer. I'm not sure that level of inconsistency is all that rare. I mean Paul George has 22, 22, 7, 33 in the 1st round. Towns went 19, 12, 18, 28.  The inconsistency is what makes them #2's

[celticsclay]

If the Bucks find a way to win this series they’ll beat the Knicks if Giannis returns healthy. That KP injury as made the ECF way more scary now.

That will be bad for us, esp if Porzingis is still out/lingering. Pacers need to close them out next game, or Bucks will win this series and possibly the next series. Suddenly, Khris Middleton looks like Jordan again. Safe to say he's back to his 2021 form again.

Are either Lilliard or Giannis coming back this series? It didn’t sound like they were particularly close. Indiana should close them out next game. (Should have done this tonight but oh well it happens)

[Who]

By extending the series, the Bucks have given Antetokounmpo and Lillard a chance to play in the next game. Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said both players are scheduled to work out on the court during the off day Wednesday.

"I think they're very, very, very close," Rivers said.

Lillard, who has missed the past two games with an Achilles injury, shed the walking boot he was wearing over the weekend. He did some shooting on the court before Tuesday's game, but Wednesday will be his first complete workout since he reaggravated the injury in Game 4, an issue he had been dealing with in the final weeks of the regular season.

Antetokounmpo did not do much on the court Tuesday, according to Rivers. But on Sunday he ran on the court for the first time since he strained his left calf three weeks ago. He has not played since April 9.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40061971/bobby-portis-khris-middleton-help-bucks-stave-elimination-force-game-6-vs-pacers

Maybe Milwaukee do have a chance in this series. I wasn't giving MIL much of a chance of getting either of these guys back after Lillard sat out the last two games and Giannis has missed the whole series. But it looks like there is a legit chance they could return for Game 6.

And a little useless trivia

The Bucks won Tuesday night with both of their two top scorers, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, out of the lineup, making them the first team in NBA history to win a playoff game while missing their top two scorers from the regular season.

[SHAQATTACK]

Indy choking this and giving Dame and Giannis more time to come back.

Dame is done I believe, he has bad  Achilles tendinitis .  More stress, Fibers can degrade and have permanent damage .  He has to be careful, it doesn’t become tendonosis  Playing on it is a no no.

Freak might be closer to return.

They are cannon fodder for  Nuggets without those guys.

[cman88]

Indy choking this and giving Dame and Giannis more time to come back.

Dame is done ,  he has bad  Achilles tendinitis .  More stress, Fibers can degrade and have permanent damage .  He has to be careful, it doesn’t become tendonosis  Playing on it is a no no.

Freak might be closer to return.

They are cannon fodder for  Nuggets without those guys.

I don't see how dame would be fully healed from an achilles strain in less than a week. Giannis could come back, i mean he had a grade 2 calf strain. so this puts him around that return time.

[jpotter33]

https://twitter.com/RealGM/status/1785675790534807589

Giannis and Dame are supposedly very close to returning.

If they come back and end up winning the series, Indy is really going to be kicking themselves that they didn’t close this out sooner when they had the advantage.

[Phantom255x]

https://twitter.com/RealGM/status/1785675790534807589

Giannis and Dame are supposedly very close to returning.

If they come back and end up winning the series, Indy is really going to be kicking themselves that they didn’t close this out sooner when they had the advantage.

I think Lillard comes back Game 6. Giannis probably not. BUT either way, Indiana has to win Game 6. I don't see them winning Game 7 on the road especially if Giannis also returns by then.