Bucks (21-9) at Celtics (18-12) Game #31 12/21/18

[liam]

How are the Lopez brothers still playing in US?

7ft tall and they both can shoot. Brook all the way out to 3...

[blink]

we have zero rim protection right now, trying to get by with hustle and grit and no bigs

[liam]

TIMELORD will come in when Brad gives up...

[Neurotic Guy]

With the effort put up by the C's in the 2nd half, the fact that the Bucks are tied for the half is startling.


Edit: I guess I have to say that without MM, Al and Baynes, this game was done from the start.  But the C's effort was strong and the Bucks were equal to the task throughout the game. 

[celticinorlando]

Stinks this game was lost in the first quarter and half of the second.

[hodgy03038]

This is painful. Nice to see Jaylen get his confidence back.

[ozgod]

They just don’t have it shooting wise tonight. I like the second half fight at least but they really need to kill this habit of slacking off and letting teams pile on earlier in the game

[jpotter33]

Well, at least the Bucks can feel good about themselves finally winning in Boston - it only took having Boston’s entire frontline out due to injury for them to finally make it over that hurdle. 

[liam]

They just don’t have it shooting wise tonight. I like the second half fight at least but they really need to kill this habit of slacking off and letting teams pile on earlier in the game

The 2nd half looked better but still only played the Bucks to a draw...

[celtics4ever33]

Hayward more assertive tonight

but still sucked 3-13 shooting 1-6 from deep


Smart sucked

Rozier sucked

Kyrie pedestrian

Tatum pretty bad but got to the line

[satch]

With the game basically over I'd just let Hayward take every shot for the rest of the game.

I think CBS is playing the contract because Gordon has done nothing to earn the playing time he is getting...

[celticinorlando]

Need to get this things righted vs Charlotte and then have a good showing vs Philly...2 wins would be helpful before the Texas trip

[trickybilly]

A bit of a hot take here, but I feel like this was Hayward's most aggressive game for the year. Just having a tough shooting night.

Jaylen is such an enigma.

Milwaukee are for real.

[liam]

36% shooting and 30% from 3 is not going to get it done. Also giving up 52-33 rebounding edge.

[blink]

we were able to cut it to 11 and then we just ran out of steam.
and kept throwing up bricks.

We really miss Al and Baynes against this team.  Gotta hand it to the Bucks, I think they look better than Toronto.  I am more worried about playing them in the playoffs than anyone in the east.  For all of the reasons that are obvious the Greek is just really hard to gameplan for, especially when their role players are knocking down contested 3s like they did tonight.

I like the effort way more tonight vs the Suns game though.  The result might not be different, but I think some guys started to remember how hard they have to play to succeed.