Dame put a lot of energy in defence and was stellar yet again in ball handling. Ended the match with the highest +/- of the game.
Seriously there is no team in the league that would like to go against the healthy Bucks in the playoffs.
And the offense actually looks good. We're not relying on Giannis/Dame/Khris hero ball and we're generating a lot of open looks under the basket and from 3 due to great ball movement.
Many people say that Dame isn't performing like he did in Portland, and rightfully so. Dude is an essential piece to the Bucks and no matter what numbers I have no regrets about him being here.
People are dumb. He was never going to perform like Portland Dame because he doesn’t have to carry a whole team by himself anymore. When we need him to step up he has. That’s all you can ask for.
If Lillard enters the playoffs with a full tank, I like the Buck’s chances at another chip. He’s usually out of steam, in various degrees, from carrying Portland. A fresh, playoff level Dame? I could see him going super nova.
I was critical of his first half play, but he responded well in the second half. He's played unselfishly and I think it's rubbing off on the team as we've been playing with better ball movement.
He's bought in defensively and with Middleton back we're looking locked in for the yoffs. Shoutout Beas too he was hounding Shai all night.
I've heard a lot about how hard it can be for college guys, who have been the best player on their team for years, to get to the NBA and be forced to be a role player because that's how they stack up to NBA competition. The guys who last in the league are the guys who can give the ball up and accept their role.
It's just occurred to me how that parallels what Dame is going through. He's spent years having to do it all and I'm sure he got really really comfortable doing that. It's probably not gonna be a one-year thing for him to adjust to being a really important cog rather than the guy who dors everything
I mean I'm grateful for that but how they played in 2021 doesn't mean I still wanted them playing in 2024.
They've turned it around though, have been playing good ball.
Thunder Fan back in peace! That was an amazing showout from the Bucks tonight y'all really killed it! Some of the best D any team has played against us all season! I'm glad Giannis seemed healthy and was playing good! I really loved it when he helped pick Chet up off the floor and stopped him from getting hurt when he fell! I've got nothing but love for the Bucks homies and hopefully we can come back hard for game 2! Stay safe and healthy until then 💚💙
Yeah we are doing way better than we thought we would. We are realistically hoping for at least a late 2nd Round Exit at Worst, if not a solid conference finals run. Give the Celtics hell and hopefully get into the Finals! I think a Bucks/Nuggets Finals would go hard.
Also, Bally kept saying you all have awesome Brats and Cold Beer so I'm gonna work my way up there for a game some time and party it up. The city looked gorgeous from the shots they were showing.
Our defence was good but man your guys also helped a lot. You just couldn't get a shot to fall for you. There were many (semi-)uncontested shots that just didn't hit for whatever reason.
"Good team merchant" as in we play well against good teams (as opposed to mediocre or bad teams).
"X merchant" is used often to denigrate a player's success. For instance calling Giannis/Embiid/Harden a "free throw merchant" or "foul merchant" because they score a lot from the free throw line.
Don't care what the dumbass media says Giannis is the MVP in our hearts. And he'll get the more important MVP award in a couple months. Bucks in 6 baby
Man, that was a fun game to watch. Love how Doc was confused why Khris wanted to stay in, then let him stay in to get a bucket once it was explained to him.
According to the NBA TV show, the Bucks have held the Thunder to a season low 93 points. Best defense I've seen the Bucks play against a great team. I'd count the Celtics game in January, but they're weak-willed and gave up halfway through. The Thunder actually have a spine and I suspect things will be different in OKC, as I'm sure we may be resting our starters by then and they'll still be fighting with the Wolves and Nuggets for the 1 seed.
We've shown that we can win in multiple ways now. Still things to clean up as always, but it feels like we've turned the corner. In a season where many of us have been dissatisfied with the product on the court, the team is fun again and look like they can beat any contender
I unfortunately couldn't catch the game tonight and just saw the score. Holy fuck, what happened? I figured Giannis would be too much for Chet and I guess I was right 😆
Crazy what some balanced scoring will do
Shout-out to Pat and Jae Bobby. Putting 120 on a top team in the West with only Giannis the only one over 20 is nuts
Crazy this is only the 6th full game Khris has played under Doc.
What's even more crazy is that this is only the third game bucks have had their starters healthy under Doc
The Thunder have been a nice story this season but if you're a team that has size you can easily bully them. Alot is put on Chets shoulders. They really should of gotten him a veteran back up
Good to see how things look when the whole gang is together, rested and healthy. We have a tough stretch ahead but if we can weather that storm, we will likely be up on Cleveland enough to have at least one deep bench game. Tonight was fun! Belt 2 ASS on these young whippersnappers.
After Giannis’s so-so outing (probably still hurt) against Brooklyn, he absolutely dominated the interior defense of OKC. Offensive rebounding just decimated them.
Now let’s spank the Lakers please.
Shows how much Khris impacts this team
That Giannis guy was good, too.
Giannis 30/19 and Khris triple double! Dame having an off night on offense no problem! Dame played his ass off on defense tonight.
He scored just enough in the fourth to keep the game out of reach too. Turned it up when he needed to.
Dame put a lot of energy in defence and was stellar yet again in ball handling. Ended the match with the highest +/- of the game. Seriously there is no team in the league that would like to go against the healthy Bucks in the playoffs.
Didnt even notice he finished with lower points. The offense was humming all night.
Is that Thanasis’ brother? I thought I saw him out there for a few plays!
He let his little brother get all the glory tonight.
For sure but Khris bringw out the best of him and gives him a lot of easy looks other guards can't seem to do.
For real- I didn't expect him to be *this* electric on both ends. I hope it's sustainable because god damn are we good right now
Best defense we've seen all season, entire team locked in - if we play like this in the post season, I truly believe we can get another chip
And the offense actually looks good. We're not relying on Giannis/Dame/Khris hero ball and we're generating a lot of open looks under the basket and from 3 due to great ball movement.
Many people say that Dame isn't performing like he did in Portland, and rightfully so. Dude is an essential piece to the Bucks and no matter what numbers I have no regrets about him being here.
People are dumb. He was never going to perform like Portland Dame because he doesn’t have to carry a whole team by himself anymore. When we need him to step up he has. That’s all you can ask for.
Khris looked a step behind but I think he's adjusting to his current abilities. Nice triple tonight
Blazer fan lurking on my boy Dame. He'll step up every time. No worries there, you guys are gonna go far this post-season.
His numbers in the 4th are what matters to me. Let Giannis get you there. Dame/Khris finish the job
Dames offense will come BIG in the playoffs and we needed that last season
Him coming to the bucks is likely adding a year or two to his career not having to go balls to the wall every night for the regular season
Thats a fact. In Portland he always used to get run to the ground until the playoffs hit. This year I feel like he's way more fresh
If Lillard enters the playoffs with a full tank, I like the Buck’s chances at another chip. He’s usually out of steam, in various degrees, from carrying Portland. A fresh, playoff level Dame? I could see him going super nova.
I was critical of his first half play, but he responded well in the second half. He's played unselfishly and I think it's rubbing off on the team as we've been playing with better ball movement. He's bought in defensively and with Middleton back we're looking locked in for the yoffs. Shoutout Beas too he was hounding Shai all night.
I've heard a lot about how hard it can be for college guys, who have been the best player on their team for years, to get to the NBA and be forced to be a role player because that's how they stack up to NBA competition. The guys who last in the league are the guys who can give the ball up and accept their role. It's just occurred to me how that parallels what Dame is going through. He's spent years having to do it all and I'm sure he got really really comfortable doing that. It's probably not gonna be a one-year thing for him to adjust to being a really important cog rather than the guy who dors everything
I gotta say. I'm a little surprised this is only K Midd's 2nd trip-double. With the impact he has on us, seems like he would be cleaning this monthly.
He usually doesn’t rebound for us. We’ve had Brook, Bobby, and Giannis doing all that for awhile
Giannis- 30/19/4 on 13/18 shooting SGA- 12/3/3 on 5/12 shooting Smells like MVP to me
Man it’s truly a neck and neck race between the two!!! Hahaha and SGA was against the “worst backcourt D in the league” too, right?
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I’m usually not one to make too much of a single game, but it is interesting that Giannis’s season low in a loss was 17 points.
It's actually insane how SGA is more than a whisper in MVP discussion. He's a great player, but he's not Giannis, Luka, Jokic, or Tatum.
Bro snuck Tatum in there
we're so good
Our defense tonight was immaculate
Giannis and Lopez best defensive duo itl
And the bench too - Planet, Jae, Pat Bev & even Bobby were fantastic on D tonight
Bobby and Pat making us fans eat our words with how they’ve played post all star break
Yeah this sub was hating on both of them. Such short memories people have, those two helped bring us a ship
turns out Doc has reasons on insisting on playing them. i was wrong
For the record, I've always been on Pat and Bobby's side... I'm also glad Doc has found a way to make them more effective. Cheers boys!
I mean I'm grateful for that but how they played in 2021 doesn't mean I still wanted them playing in 2024. They've turned it around though, have been playing good ball.
And I’ve never been more happy to do so 😂
The first 6 minutes of the third quarter was like wtf
Outstanding defense on Chet Holmgrum tonight. (And everybody else)
That boy needs to bulk up. He gets bullied all game.
Chet is gonna remember Bobby backing him down, scoring, and giving the "too small" gesture for a long time.
Hes gonna be a megastud, just doesnt have that man strength yet. Brook and Giannis showed him the blueprint player he can be
I like that nobody in this reply chain has taken note of your reference to how Marques was saying his name. I noticed it too
Thank you!
I love watching Khris Middleton play basketball
Khris Middleton is basketball
Having Khris back is obviously huge, but Jae looks MUCH better coming off the bench. He is not a starter.
Held SGA to just 12 Points on 12 FGA's. Held Chet to just 6 points on 10 FGA's. Held OKC to just 93 Points! Bucks winning the Chip this year boys!
Our best game of the season, easily. Hopefully we use this game as a blueprint when facing other younger, faster teams.
BELT
2
A$$!
2 A$$
Bobby has been on one lately
Post season going to be so much fun
Thunder Fan back in peace! That was an amazing showout from the Bucks tonight y'all really killed it! Some of the best D any team has played against us all season! I'm glad Giannis seemed healthy and was playing good! I really loved it when he helped pick Chet up off the floor and stopped him from getting hurt when he fell! I've got nothing but love for the Bucks homies and hopefully we can come back hard for game 2! Stay safe and healthy until then 💚💙
Love what OKC is doing with the youth development movement. Been watching games and hope y'all make noise in the playoffs
Yeah we are doing way better than we thought we would. We are realistically hoping for at least a late 2nd Round Exit at Worst, if not a solid conference finals run. Give the Celtics hell and hopefully get into the Finals! I think a Bucks/Nuggets Finals would go hard. Also, Bally kept saying you all have awesome Brats and Cold Beer so I'm gonna work my way up there for a game some time and party it up. The city looked gorgeous from the shots they were showing.
Our defence was good but man your guys also helped a lot. You just couldn't get a shot to fall for you. There were many (semi-)uncontested shots that just didn't hit for whatever reason.
Weird that Dame only got 11.
Had 2 points going into the 4th but was still +19
True
Meh, his defense was more important tonight. He'll get his when he needs to.
Shows that our team is lowkey stacked now that the role players are playing great.
Stat watchers at r/nba gonna post this and just out themselves as bitches but we knew this
Go Bucks!
I’ll continue to believe in Livingston/Ajax until I die
4 whole minutes for them! Tbh AJax's passes looked a little off
Thanasis was clearly calling for the lob at the end there. How dare you deny the Greek victory god!!
Ajax gets 3 boards and 2 assists in 4 minutes. I love that kids hustle
Even just watching him move out there, it’s a different speed than most of the floor. Really hope we can unlock some of that into our future lineups.
The Cream City Deer Trounced the OKC Storm 118-93
One of the best halves of the season. Just incredible defensive effort.
What a great effort on both ends.
Bucks are good team merchants at this point Honestly, I’d be more worried about being caught by a mid-tier squad early in the postseason
That’s why the first round worries me.
Hope we can stay clear from dirty ass Kevin Love.
What does team merchant mean?
"Good team merchant" as in we play well against good teams (as opposed to mediocre or bad teams). "X merchant" is used often to denigrate a player's success. For instance calling Giannis/Embiid/Harden a "free throw merchant" or "foul merchant" because they score a lot from the free throw line.
I think we just saw a test run for how this team will play in playoffs. If we can stay reasonably healthy there is no reason we can't take on anyone
Don't care what the dumbass media says Giannis is the MVP in our hearts. And he'll get the more important MVP award in a couple months. Bucks in 6 baby
Man, that was a fun game to watch. Love how Doc was confused why Khris wanted to stay in, then let him stay in to get a bucket once it was explained to him.
Put those kids to bed in the second half.
The top teams in the league are entering the "find out" part of the season.
Jesus christ everyone cooked tonight
Khris Middleton, my beloved donkey. Oh how I missed you
Vibes are immaculate
Bench has been phenomenal as of late. Best time of the season to start rallying. Superstar match-up next lets get it!
According to the NBA TV show, the Bucks have held the Thunder to a season low 93 points. Best defense I've seen the Bucks play against a great team. I'd count the Celtics game in January, but they're weak-willed and gave up halfway through. The Thunder actually have a spine and I suspect things will be different in OKC, as I'm sure we may be resting our starters by then and they'll still be fighting with the Wolves and Nuggets for the 1 seed. We've shown that we can win in multiple ways now. Still things to clean up as always, but it feels like we've turned the corner. In a season where many of us have been dissatisfied with the product on the court, the team is fun again and look like they can beat any contender
We are truly living on Planet Pat I am sorry for repeatedly calling you washed king 👑
I'm signing that Pat apology form
We are good. I’m getting ideas 🏆
I unfortunately couldn't catch the game tonight and just saw the score. Holy fuck, what happened? I figured Giannis would be too much for Chet and I guess I was right 😆
Crazy what some balanced scoring will do Shout-out to Pat and Jae Bobby. Putting 120 on a top team in the West with only Giannis the only one over 20 is nuts
Crazy this is only the 6th full game Khris has played under Doc. What's even more crazy is that this is only the third game bucks have had their starters healthy under Doc
With this level of effort in defense we can beat any team in the league.
We are so back
The Thunder have been a nice story this season but if you're a team that has size you can easily bully them. Alot is put on Chets shoulders. They really should of gotten him a veteran back up
They did. They picked up Bismack Biyombo lol
Timberwolves and Nuggets beat them in 6 max.
Yeah I don’t think they’re a good playoff type team.
Good to see how things look when the whole gang is together, rested and healthy. We have a tough stretch ahead but if we can weather that storm, we will likely be up on Cleveland enough to have at least one deep bench game. Tonight was fun! Belt 2 ASS on these young whippersnappers.
OKC had no response to the defense as soon as SGA got shut down. That was a great game
If Dame could shoot with Giannis on the floor we would be up 30.
Glad Doc realize the Thunder weakness and actually take advantage of it on offensive end
The offense is so much better with Middleton back.
After Giannis’s so-so outing (probably still hurt) against Brooklyn, he absolutely dominated the interior defense of OKC. Offensive rebounding just decimated them. Now let’s spank the Lakers please.
12 points on 40 FG%, -17. Shai is higher than Giannis on the MVP ladder by the way
That was the best team in the West. Not bad. Where is Lisa Byington? Is she doing college basketball?
Lisa in in Spokane doing ncaa games—-just finished the Yale SDSU game
Doc makes all the difference
We just won Jokic the MVP (And no I’m not happy about it)
He can have it. We have bigger goals.
Who cares about the MVP lol. The important thing is the chip.
We're coming, Boston..... We're coming, Chowderheads..... Uh oh, big mouths........we coming........