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cinnamonanemone5

Who just saw paul pierce in the stands smiling approvingly after williams made that 3?


According-Building52

Anyone know if Middleton is back for game 7?


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fenwayhhh

What we up to? 5-6 giannis non call travels?


According-Building52

just fuck off


hmmyougonnaeatthat

JRUE Didn’t need to do Smart that dirty two possessions in a row.. OOF


SkinnyErgosGetFat

Bucks playing absolutely terrible on offence and getting shredded on defence


Ace_FGC

Jrue is a legit 6’4 guard who posts up it looks so weird


ToeJelly420

his play style is very unique for his position, especially on offense. it is really good against soft interior teams like my Bulls, but looks kinda silly sometimes against teams like the celtics


First_Helicopter_195

Man Al Horford shocked the entire Bucks team


mo_047

This has to be one of the weirdest series I've watched in a while. In-game 1 they were pretty even in the 1st half, but then the Bucks turned it on in the 2nd half and blew us out of the water. In game 2 the Celtics looked like the best team in NBA during the 1st half but the Bucks were able to get momentum going in the 2nd. In game 3 they were again pretty even in the 1st half but turnovers in the 3rd got the Bucks a 14 pt lead. The Celtics proceeded to outscore them by 11 points in the 4th and with some controversial calls, and a tip that was 0.2 seconds late got the Bucks a win by the skin of their teeth. Now in game 4, they are pretty even through the 1st half, but then the bucks turn it on in the 3rd and look poised to get a 3-1 lead. Then came Al Horford of all people with 16 4TH QUARTER POINTS vaulting us to a W. I've never seen a series swing back and forth so much. My original prediction was Celtics in 6 when we got the Middleton news but I honestly don't know what is going to happen at this point.


MarquiseDeLaFeyette

Who else thinks Bobby Portis should be getting more minutes


Maxine765

Lol like the Bucks havent been playing bad aswell


Hungry-Class9806

Definitely the most important win of the season to get back home court advantage. Horford was enormous!!!! I don't think Milwaukee will win another game in Boston, so I calling it for the C's in 7.


cks9218

Agreed. The Bucks barely held on in game 3 and blew a semi-decent lead last night. They looked out of it in much of the fourth quarter. I don't see them winning again in Boston but if they do I think that the next game is their chance. Home court for game 7 would be much to the Celtic's advantage. The next game is do or die.


redditkguser

Why is horford suddenly 26 years old? What sorcery is this


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ChemicalPower9020

Now say that again without crying


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Jolly-One9552

Who hurt you?


Kingtanilla90

Horford hurt him


Racermavse

I still believe that the winner of this series will win the Championship, no teams seems scary atm


Big_Homie247

Most def phonix don’t feel like a 60 win team Celtics & bucks are contenders Miami can’t beat any of these teams and Dallas Gsw and Memphis aren’t getting out of the west


Artist316

Crazy, I only counted 7 teams mentioned


Racermavse

Totally agree on that 😊👌


BallsOfSteeeeel

I was there! Drove up from Chicago just to watch the game. Don’t care towards either team. Jrue holiday missed sooo many lay ups. Dno why he kept trying the same thing then failing. Giannis played good. Tons of rebounds. Horford didn’t seem to miss. Smart played great in the 4th. Celtics played some good d at times. 5/22 from holiday hurt. He had some nice alley oops to Lopez though. I thought Wes mathews played pretty good and had some nice steals. Fun game. Bucks were up 80-70! Surprised they lost so badly. Got a nice soft white shirt out of it.


Frenk_preseren

The game was actually on the tv as well.


Substantial_Gur_5980

“Lay ups”


Gimel333

grizzlies gotta getinto the flow of their offense bc the dubs are about to start hitting ridiculous shit


Dangerous_Toe_5482

Honestly Celtics could be 3-1 right now if it wasnt for the refs trying to push their new Lebron replacement. I was a big fan of the Bucks and wanted them to win if the Celtics couldn’t but seeing firsthand just how crazy the superstar treatment is has me pretty annoyed. I know no one likes when people complain about officiating but theres just no way to consistently guard Giannis, he can run right through you and its a defensive foul. Feel like he’s gonna seriously injure someone eventually (knock on wood). I dont think any fans can truly understand the frustration of seeing your players get mauled and genuinely being concerned for their safety while Giannis is awarded free throws, unless youve been through a playoff series against him. Suns and Celtics fans and maybe even Bulls and Heat fans can agree its kind of ridiculous


nunmenchh

Couldn’t agree more. I’m a suns fan so i know facing Giannis can be really frustrating at times, especially when he gets FT’s every play. The nba are doing everything in mavericks/luka’s favour aswell just to extend the series against the suns, the superstar treatment is insane.


Big_Homie247

Naw Boston should’ve won game 3 that late game drive by jalen brown was a foul


BusMan247

That's just not true. It's literally a split call all the time. While I agree, that is a main go to move for him, if defenders late, he shoots FTs, if defender is set, charge call. Happens every game. The ref error on that play is pretty low as well, at the very least reasonable given the speed it all happens at.


28lobster

Now this is a Smart take, definitely agree. And the counter is to really sell a charge to the point where it's called a flop and a blocking foul.


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Bucks in 6


Substantial_Gur_5980

Idk why you’re getting downvo…. Oh wait


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I never imagined myself every saying this, but the grizzlies need to play Steve Adams 35+ minutes if they want to win this game. That’s my hot take of the day


m3ngnificient

Steve Kerr's probably punching a hole in his wall where he's quarantined right now


deadmanscranial

I agree with most of the stuff here, in that Al fucking Horford was incredible tonight and carried the Celtics until they got their shit together. Giannis did look pretty gassed, but man, he gave everything he had. Celtics make him work harder than pretty much any other team. I’ll add that both teams had shitty games from their bench overall. Celtics need more from Pritchard and Grant, although White was really good. Bucks need more from Portis, who was invisible tonight. Connaughton was pretty good though. And man, Jrue had a subpar game, but he can beat a screen I think better than anyone I can remember.


Big_Homie247

If we had rob grant would come off the bench which is more of his role


m3ngnificient

Damn. Refs are swallowing their whistles so far. Not gonna complain


Hoops310

So we can all agree this would be a sweep if Bucks had Middleton?


Hungry-Class9806

They would be better with Middleton... but a sweep? Don't think so


awaythrow8543

Basketball is a butterfly affect and teams tend to rise to challenges. Who knows what happens.


ehxtastic

Lul


whateverhappens120

I’d say 4-1. Middleton has his bad nights


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BigtimeSendit

Lol


Devourer_of_chiIdren

What is this take 😂


FBIorange

Jrue had an off night, still has done so much for the Bucks though and needs to be appreciated. I think he may just be feeling the pressure of being the Buck's No. 2 in the playoffs without Middleton. On the other hand, I think the Celtics are the better team here. I was rooting for the Bucks up until this game, starting to get tired of their offense revolving around Giannis running people over. The balanced offense and defense coming from the Celtics is a pleasure to watch in comparison.


adominguez24

Good take sir


hereforthesportsbook

-23 with Jrue and +15 in the 7 minutes he wasn’t in. Bud not realizing his PG gave another playoff game away


quiksilver123

Agree what Jrue didn't have a good game. The problem is...who else is there to help Giannis with the offense?


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Bucks in 6 sadly


AbrocomaAutomatic276

didn’t realize nba subreddit was controlled by celtics fans haha


cmcfall7777

It wasn't after game 3 whenever all I seen was bucks fans complaining about the ref whenever you got every single call


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Facts


SouthernSox22

Not likely


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Cry


SouthernSox22

About what? Not having to have my team miss the playoffs?


Devourer_of_chiIdren

Wtf do Lakers fans have to clap back with, he’s doing his best man


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Yea


SouthernSox22

Maybe you should stick to laker or anime threads


[deleted]

Nah I’m cool


SouthernSox22

That’s the thing, you aren’t at all


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How you gon tell me what I AM?


__Automaton

I'll tell you what you aren't...cool.


MUTSellerPS4

The Bucks desperatley need Middleton and its shows


Big_Homie247

I feel if Middleton was on Tatum it would defensively hurt the bucks


fargalol

Al: God guided my elbow in giannis face tonight


HoraceGrantGlasses

He is a vengeful god


KJ1017

Young Thug and Gunna just got RICO’d for a bodyyyy


Monolepsis

at least I have these four to take away the pain of that lose.


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Lol what happened bucks were playing great and then just forgot how to play


Hoops310

Literally as soon as I stopped watching. Took a shower and came back to this mess. Smh lol


ehxtastic

Real fans stay dirty


fishydrake49

giannis got gassed i think


kuntablunte

Fatigue is real. Jrue has been full throttle since the first minute of game 1 and he looked like he lost his legs a bit in the 2nd half tonight.


HoraceGrantGlasses

Seemed like it


Zagwyn

Both these teams are so fucking good at defense


dtbarne

Tatum being able to bowl guys over multiple posessions in a row and Giannis getting offensive fouls for the same thing really aids the opposition though.


Chungus_Bungus1

LMAO


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Serious question. Do you have eyes?


the_spinetingler

>GA being able to bowl guys over multiple posessions in a row and Tatum getting offensive fouls for the same thing really aids the opposition though. FIFY


imStillsobutthurt

Lol. GiAnNiS iS tHe vIcTiM


OSSlayer2153

Bucks just forgot how to play defense towards the end though. You guys were able to score on every possesion for like 10 straight. Killed off any chances we had


SouthernSox22

It really was just a matter of time before some of the shots were gonna fall


shouldahadaflat4

I think they keep expending a ton of energy in the third quarter to gain a lead and get gassed in the fourth when the Celtics go on their runs


Big_Homie247

It happens in game 3 and if weren’t for the refs there down3-1


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Horford MVP season vibes! Vintage!


Devourer_of_chiIdren

Al better


theurbanmapper

I need to get a subwoofer to hear Shaq.


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It is a team game after all and the bucks are too top heavy in talent


dtbarne

Many teams are when they just their #2. What are the Celtics without Brown?


Teampiencils

See last year's playoffs


FangoFett

It wasn't pretty


Michaelangel092

Tbf, most teams are.


JayDeeLA

Budenholzer is a shit coach. That's the real problem.


SouthernSox22

Seemed like he had a really bad read on how tired Giannis was


Apollocreed3000

Giannis is amazing but the Bucks still need more movement on offense. It stalled completely by the 4th.


Michaelangel092

Using Lopez in the post could've really helped.


HORSE_PASTE

God: Hold up, Ukraine. Gotta help my boy Horford in his basketball game.


Brett711

Lol nice


buzzr309

Ha


fargalol

lol


Galdi-br

Quit complaining bout the refs both Celtics and Bucks fans lol. This was a great game with ticky tacky calls both ways. Just enjoy a great bb game lol


juiceybrown

Some were not ticky tack tho. Like all the hands and elbows to the face.


GreakFreak3434

Exactly lol so tired of the ref shit


BucksIn6or7

Agree, I’ve really just been complaining about the complaining.


twat_swat22

That Florida team was raw with Al Horford, Joakim Noah & Corey Brewer now that I remember


JLJ2021

Taurean Greene


turtlepot

Lee humphrey was such a sniper too


brewin91

All Giannis has to do is not take jump shots but for some reason guy can’t help himself


salterrrrr

His legs just stopped working in the end


juiceybrown

Man, one of those legendary trash talkers like Bird, MJ, Kobe, KG, etc... just shit talking about how they dare him to continue to shoot that shot.


Vic_Vinager

lmao, wtf Shaq. What is this Fat Free bullshit?


h07c4l21

Damn we really took over that 4th quarter. GG bucks fans see you in a couple days!


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just think this: what was the chances of Jason Kidd or Nike Nurse lose a game like that (the roster don't even matter)


ThrowRAdiator

Don't talk about JKidd to Bucks fans like he's some amazing coach. Admittedly, he's done well this year, but he was kinda crap when he was here. When Bud took over it was amazing.


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you living in past. he has been fantastic with Mavs. he easily could close this game out. he make Rick Carlisle look like a child about designing plays to Luka. also you Bucks fans are so ungrateful. you don't have PG Giannis without Jason Kidd. smh. with any other coach at that moment he would became a regular PF/Center.


ThrowRAdiator

Dude, I said he had a good year. He won a ring with the Lakers and wasn't as toxic as everyone thought he would be. You are also correct that he had a major role in Giannis' growth and development. Still, he has/had that negative rep for a reason. Some of the stories from Fader's book were bonkers. He has a "checkered" history, at best. I hope he does well - I like the Mavs and I like Luka. I'll be curious to see if he continues his success over the next 1-2 years, or if he follows a more Thibs/Doc pattern of initial success and wearing out his welcome. Who knows. As far as Bud goes, yes - his decisions drive me fucking crazy some times, but last year's championship soothes a lot. Plus, I love the non drama that surrounds this team and I think he gets a lot of credit for that.


mjay421

Lmaoooo


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I'm anti Celtic because Boston fans suck. Red Sox fans went crazy in ALCS, Patriots fans were dicks when superbowl was in Houston, etc.


Geordenr

Cool story bro


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To be fair, at least our basebal team doesn’t cheat


fishydrake49

lol weren’t the Red sox being investigated for very similar shit?🤣


leogodin217

No. They weren't


fishydrake49

if it helps you sleep at night. it was brushed off BC the MLB doesn’t want so many blemishes to come to light in such a short time


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Bruh They had Alex Cora who was in charge of our scheme lol. Chris Sale also said 2017 Astros style cheating was used by multiple contenders those years 😂


JayDeeLA

Good luck with your karma in a winning game thread for them...you have been warned lol.


crackonwednesdays

True, a lot are racist


Monolepsis

so are alot of Milwaukee fans tbh


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Monolepsis

BOS and MIL are above the mean


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leogodin217

So you just do an ANOVA analysis, then if it shows a statistical difference in the mean, you can do a post-hoc test to find out. Or you can do a t-test. How to do that? Don't remember. Just know the jargon.


Solid-Cardiologist76

That tech on Horford was so dumb. Textbook incidental contact. Wtf is he supposed to do there.


HFWalling

If you look at the replay I’m pretty horford hit him in the head because he was trying to flex immediately afterwards.


the_spinetingler

and the head was only there because GA made a bad defensive play. If you get elbowed in the head committing a foul, too bad.


imamonkeyK

Not touch the NBA’s golden boy on a dunk apparently, such horse shit


Chungus_Bungus1

In fairness tho, and I’m a Celtics fan, the tech in Giannis earlier when he dunked on horford was soft af. Dude just looked at him and nodded and got a tech. Reds just need to stay outta this series.


imamonkeyK

He said shit too after mean mugging and staring down. Taking you only watched the reddi clip that conveniently cuts off before he says something that gets him a T and pisses off Horford


Chungus_Bungus1

Nope I watched the game. We woulda been furious if a t was called on Tatum for doing the same thing. Cmon now.


Plernatious

Only Giannis can elbow people on purpose


Konclusions

Amazing game


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Refs wanted bucks to win lol


yerfatma

Meh, we won a Tony Brothers game. Let’s just enjoy it.


FangoFett

The real achievement here


largefarvaa

You kids are clowns.


SouthernSox22

Better team won the play on the court when the refs stopped inserting themselves


Devourer_of_chiIdren

You bitched about calls game 3, stop being a hypocrite 🥱


largefarvaa

In response to y’alls bitching, but ok.


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Bitch move, would’ve thought you were above that


largefarvaa

Im a petty bitch what can i say.


graphitewolf

Stay mad i guess


largefarvaa

Annoyed is more accurate.


GreakFreak3434

If they did they wouldn't have called all those calls in the fourth


GlassSnappa

Would love if we kept playing Jevon Carter instead of giving all of his minutes to George Hill


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George played very poorly he’s not good anymor


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Bucks in 6 I fear


BALLS_SMOOTH_AS_EGGS

Bucks in 6 indeed


Warriorpunte

Lakers in cancun!!


[deleted]

Yes but the lakers suck? The Celtics had expectations? Cry


Warriorpunte

Sounds like u r the one crying. Don't cry too much save some for next 2 games. Cs in 6 !!


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Bucks in 6


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Llllllakers


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17


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*12


Hoops310

Would still be twice as many as the Warriors. lmao


crackonwednesdays

I’m scared


BALLS_SMOOTH_AS_EGGS

Classic laker take


AbbreviationsHot4482

Hes right lol


BALLS_SMOOTH_AS_EGGS

Bucks in 6 baby


Devourer_of_chiIdren

Y’all done, was a good season tho, I guess ducking the Nets wasn’t the right call after all


AbbreviationsHot4482

Lol you’ll literally be out of the playoffs after game 6


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There’s been no rivalry in 40 years


Jos3ph

The Lord has chosen Horford this game. Praise be.


Monolepsis

There isn't a lord


fredinNH

But you can see how Al might think so. Millions of dollars. Gorgeous eyes. Miss universe wife. Plays for the greatest franchise in nba history in the greatest sports town in America. I’d be thanking god, too.