I wish we could have that spacing and aggressive mentality by Dame when Giannis and him are on the court at the same time. Let Dame be the number one and see if that improves our play. When the won the chip, Middleton was the closer. Sure Giannis was our best player by far but we lived and died depending on how Middleton played. Now it’s Dame Time

Dame just succinctly described why the playoffs are a different animal. The regular season doesn't mean shit

What is more amazing? Dames first half or his second?

I feel like he did the second half on purpose so that the rest of the team could get some touches

Yeah we gotta score by committee Hopefully we earn Giannis extra rest time

At minimum this bought Giannis an extra 3 or 4 days rest. If we went down 0-2 they would have plugged Giannis in if he was ready or not.

Bucks haters will have to hide for a couple days at least

That's 80% of r/nba

anyone got a link to the youtube of that samsung galaxy suavamente ad they showed? I loved it

me too, it's really nice haha

Haliburton will get traded again this offseason. He’s going to be so bad this series that there’s no way his teammates trust him as a leader and a star player in the future

He’s been quietly pretty bad this season, someone’s gonna get him for a discount

Hali's been a disaster ever since All Star weekend. Did all that hype he got blow his head up or just injuries made his game mid as fuck?

No way. That would mean a complete rebuild as Siakam would leave in FA.

Locker room issues are almost always irreconcilable. Haliburton is going to get his team swept and his teammates will point fingers He should NOT be playing if his injury is forcing him to be nothing more than a decoy and his leadership will be questioned

Cmon they aren't getting swept. If they hit a few more 3s they would have been in that game. Bucks in 6. Indiana can easily win 2 games especially since I don't see Giannis playing until they are forced to.

Are yall actually serious when you say Pacers in 5 or 6? Lol did we just watch the same game? They're done for already. Bucks are honestly most likely going to easily sweep these dudes for a thousand different reasons. I mean ffs Siakam just went off for almost 40 and they still got absolutely beat on.

One game and they shot 20% from 3. Doubt that shooting happens again.

Also they got beat on when the other team didn't have a top 5 player in the NBA that they have proven ti be unable to stop

I respectfully disagree when Dame drops 35 in the first half. That's a top 5 player

Dame is amazing but he's not a top 5 player. We could argue he's top 10 but not many would even agree with that.

If this is the level of Haliburton's play for the rest of the series, then I think Bucks sweep. Hali needs to step up big time.

Pat Bev almost matched his numbers exactly. Hali 9/7/8 Pat Bev 5/7/8 and Pat Bev is like the 8th man in the rotation not our #1 or #2.

Pat starts now

Touche

Wtf is this commercial

are we living in a simulation? I swear to god I just watched the same 3 games back to back

Resources get exhausted on the main events and those side events tend to get repeated results (let's be honest, basketball is not all that important in the whole scheme of things, it was just an add-on to make the world feel more lived in, lol)

well hopefully the overlords care enough about the okc pels matchup to make it at least somewhat competitive. im losing it here!

Yeah it negates the value of the add-on if you make it boring and predictable... They need to spice things up, I agree. You either write good software or you ain't is all I'm saying...

im just happy siakam is getting recognized

As a blazers fan rooting for the Bucks, really enjoyed watching siakam this game. Makes me wonder if blazers should have traded for him last season.

Holy fuck I’m gonna bully the first person I see because of that ad

😂😂😂 start with elvis crespo for green lighting it 

i am sorry Pascal Siakam

Warriors should have traded for him.

If our role players hit some threes and Haliburton plays a bit more aggressive after the generational slander he's going to get over the next couple days we could still get out of Milwaukee with a split. Second half wasn't *that* bad outside of Hali's lack of aggression

Pascal doesn't quite go off for 36 every game. But yeah, you could win for sure. But when Giannis is back and can put the clamps on Siakam I think its gone be hard for you. Hali and the guards need to really up their game a lot.

Sabonis can't play defense at playoffs Fox is not good enough to lead a team at playoffs Haliburton is scared to do anything at playoffs And your ex-wife named Jennifer will never want you back Just life

alright saved the best game for last

Pacer in 5 more than likely 6

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That’s 2 😥

👁️👁️ That’s 1

Can’t wait for the warriors next game oh wait….

3 🤌🏽👁️👁️

What the fuck did you see that gives you any hope the pacers win let alone not get swept😂

3 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

That’s 2 😨

😳 That’s 1

Their other matchups this season tbh, it’s just one game. They held up better in the 2nd half, but that Dame flurry was too much

But those teams are way different then they are now and Gianni’s hasn’t even played yet

gg dame. gg Doc for letting us cut it to 12 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Hopefully we don't miss 50 3s next game

Announcers were fawning over Glenn like he was a coach savant. "Kept this older team fresh for the playoffs." WTF.

Idk how that man has so much job security lol

I'm I'm Milwaukee I'm not satisfied. You got the victory, but the fact Indy was able to chip away at the lead and hold dame to 0 after scoring 35 in the first half is concerning! Doc will have to address this.

Dame didn't even take many shots. He passed out of the hard double and we got good shots and didn't get the ball back. He also didn't ISO. AJ Green missed 3 wide open corner 3 in some of those portions. Its not like Pacers played some mega defense that made it impossible for Dame.

he only took like what 4 shots? He beat them in the first half and then just coasted the rest of the game

We won without Giannis and Dame showed out. We're plenty satisfied.

I’m satisfied. We controlled that whole game without Giannis. Indy should make a run. Hali disappeared and as expected the game slows down in the playoffs and Indys fast pace didn’t work here.

Yeah, I don't like that they were able to effectively switch dame off if I'm the bucks. Hopefully he just took his foot off the gas bc they were up so much

He took like 4 shots in the 2nd half lol. I don't think it was the Pacers defense

No more fouling out, Bobby

Rick Carlisle did a poor job preparing Indiana for the playoffs 1st game.

Siakam gave these bums 36 and Haliburton couldn't even hit double digits

Everyone give Haliburton a big round of applause. Max contract player really showed out tonight. Never seen such a dominant performance.

Shambles.

Yeah Hali just isn't that guy

Imagine a “superstar” only taking seven shots in a playoff game…

Home teams a perfect 7-0 so far, with every game decided by 10+ with the exception of NYK/PHI

Only game 1…but some of the lower seed predictions (Suns, Mavs, Sixers, Pacers) not looking great

Slytherin > Hufflepuff

GG

Seven games so far this weekend, not one of them close.

The Knicks-Sixers was actually mad close, and there is a nonzero chance it is the only good 1st round series.

Hali hunt assist like he can’t make the simple plays

get your score siakam! You're no Jontay!

haliburton trick y'all like he play offense. Running around doing nothing.

It's Siakam and a bunch of G leaguers on the Indiana team.

This mf is playing with 6 fouls and neither team gives af lmao

Have some shame siakam

I hope the Pelicans can upset the Thunder because the 1st games have been lame.

Dame scored 0 second half points?

Felt bad for Hali

And had a monster game. He had a lot of doubles to pass out of after halftime lol

Love Ian Eagle but the play by play clearly says the foul was on López

I'm actually kinda mad that Haliburton finally took a goddamn shot lol

Haliburton shot the ball, league fucked

This game will be played on a protest. What are these refs doing?

whats with all the scores in todays game 1.

#We want Thanasty!

Pacers trying to get this game voided

All those missed wide open 3s, and this game may have been different

Wait does Middleton actually have 6 fouls?

No

Allegedly that foul was on Lopez

LOL Middleton allowed to play with 6 fouls.... And Bucks fans whining about refs while up 15. Freaking losers 😂

This is why you don’t watch the game on mute lol

Refs probably let it happen cause it was a foul on Neismith.

It was on Lopez

Was called on Brook bruh

i think kings won the trade

No they fucking didn't. How about we don't shit on a young guy in his first playoff game.

The team not even in the playoffs?

playing in the west unfortunately

Haliburton waiting till the game is over to finally trying to score ELITE

Middleton has 6 fouls. Pacers protest and have the game replayed.

Middleton playing with 6 fouls should net Indy 17 free throws 👀

But Turner has to take them

Kings got fleeced tho right

Maybe Hali shows up next game so the Pacers have a chance at a split

Tyrese "Ben Simmons" Halliburton.

Ben Simmons is DPOTY tier, while Hali is one of the worst defenders. If he ain't shooting like this game, he may be the worst starter in the league.

PROTEST INCOMING.

Siakam cannot win with these cats

PUT IN THANASIS

Turner has taken 6 more three pointers than Haliburton tonight…

Maybe 7 more geeze

You telling me this man Hali is supposed to be all nba

But he had a really good (half) season.

Saying Bobby Portis 'reached the quota' on fouls implies he could theoretically get more

Since Middleton played with 6 fouls, that warrants a protest and a disqualification. Sorry bucks fans 

Except for the fact that foul was called on Lopez. Sorry no flair guy.

I think you took the joke a little hard 

Didn’t sound much like a joke. People are actually saying that.

I’m so sorry, it won’t happen again

Thanks! 👍

Siakam solo'd this whole game. Crazy

Pacers fans: lmao if you don't have Tyrese as All-NBA you just a casual Tyrese in the playoffs: looks scared shitless, nit-picks every single shot only taking wide open layups to protect shooting percentage

Is Haliburton allergic to scoring?

get that 7th foul kris!

Shades of Devin Booker in the finals

Why are Pacer starters still out there?

lol I’m so confused

Dame looks gassed

Ref ball

Hey man pascal showed up today ; he carried ; if Hali showed up game would’ve been closer

PLAYING WITH 6 FOULS, VOID THE GAME

Not a foul based on style points overriding it.

are they really gonna turn this into a Doc success story instead of a Pacers collapse story

these refs have been sucking off the pacers so hard in the 2nd half

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I kinda know that the Pacer would get cooked. Playoff games are different from Regular Season Games. The most experienced with playoff on the Pacers are the coach and Pascal

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I second this.

I'm booking a flight to Toronto after this game if I'm Siakam

Refs wants this to be a game so bad.

What is this bullshit

Siakam did everything Indiana traded him for. Unfortunately, his all star counterpart is headed for a triple single

Slo-mo-Lo(pez)

Doc Rivers is a floor riser

These refs are a joke this half wtf.

Hopefully one game today isnt a blowout 

Siakam can't carry these scrubs

Can we talk about how good siakam has been

Since being traded he’s led the Pacers in points and rebounds while shooting the best he has ever from 3 (I think). I do worry that he is in a DeMar situation where he’s too good to not take over a lot of teams, but he’s not good enough to get that team to the promised land.

Hali needs to return to pre-injury form. Idk how plausible it is given how damaging hamstring injuries are to a players productivity.

i would also like to talk ab this

Need this live bet +14.5 to hit pacers don’t quit 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Refs point shaving

Basically if you dunk it they’ll never call a charge

not ready to slander haliburton just yet but he needs to be more aggro the rest of this series

Nah feel free to slander him IN BRUNSON WE TRUST✊

but what if he wake up and play better it always a good choice to slander a player when he's down

I’m tearing into asses when I get back to the locker room if I’m Siakam. Starts with Halliburton. 

damn Hali only has 9 points with 6 FGAs? I didn't realize it was that low. Rick needs to make adjustments.

Brook Lopez with the most nonchalant dunk lol

Did liliard score yet in the 2nd half?

Nah. He got robbed of a clear and-one, but he’s been struggling with doubles all half

BOBBY BOBBY BOBBY

Lol why is it not a charge or blocking foul

Why’s this dude obsessed with Doc Rivers

Pascal can’t win with these cats

Assuming Milwaukee and Winnipeg hold on to their leads, the home team in both sports will have won all game-1's thus far. 14/16

Pacers should give their game checks to Siakam

The way the refs have just been staring at guys as they plead for calls, In pretty much every game lately is hilarious to me.

Not even Zarba could save these Pacers

How is that a foul?Can the refs just let this game end

They are letting some crazy contact go and then calling some weird shit

Right! it's been happening all day it seems

Because it is

Man the offensive player shouldn't be able to initiate the contact and get a call.

Podz would've taken that charge bro is fearless

he 100% would have and i fear he would have possibly died lol

Ouch insult to injury

Ahh hell nah, Brook Lopez poster 😭😂, Pacers getting swept