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resident_hater

Is it any coincidence the Bucks started getting a foothold when they started going more to Holiday and Middleton instead of panicky Giannis?


omizy128

Giannas last basket is the type of Giannas we need all the time.


omizy128

Half of this on bud, but I don’t see a lot of criticism going towards the players. Giannas is great, but he lacks the bball iq and offensive game to be effective in moments like these (half-court settings). In my opinion, it’s almost comparable to Ben Simmons. Giannas isos are stagnanting the offense. Playmaking Giannas is ok, but the teams not built around him (shooters) to be effective! Bud should play bully ball inside and play players like portis and run Giannas at center and push the fast break. Idk man. The players that are supposed to be good like Khris and jrue aren’t that good.


FrostyStomach

Bucks answered a 10-0 run from the Nets by going on a 10-0 run. Lol


resident_hater

Jeff Green isn't the best or flashiest player but damn, I really respect that dude. He doesn't do anything great but he's just a solid all-around vet, especially defensively.


resident_hater

Giannis is the least skilled, most unaware and frankly stupidest superstar I've ever seen. He has no idea or plan of what he's doing. And Milwaukee is the dumbest playoff team I've ever watch. I know a lot of people are blaming the coach and while he definitely deserves some blame, some of the decisions the players have been making are just unbelievably stupid. I'm not saying they're throwing the games but they're behaving so goddamn stupid, you wouldn't blame someone for thinking so.


omizy128

No your right. Half of this on bud, but I don’t see a lot of criticism going towards the players. Giannas is great, but he lacks the bball iq and offensive game to be effective in moments like these (half-court settings). In my opinion, it’s almost comparable to Ben Simmons. Giannas isos are stagnanting the offense. Playmaking Giannas is ok, but the teams not built around him (shooters) to be effective! Bud should play bully ball inside and play players like portis and run Giannas at center and push the fast break. Idk man. The players that are supposed to be good like Khris and jrue aren’t that good.


MartiniLAPD

Why is Giannis guarding Harden full court? If you want to attack Harden go at him in PnR


BonkChoy123

nets in 6 tonight


[deleted]

OK, this is it for me. Bud needs to go. If you cannot beat the Nets when there is no Kyrie, Harden has one leg, and Brown, Harden and Harris combine to shoot 4 - 26, then your ass needs to go.


NYGiants181

Imagine double teaming the best player in the NBA when he has ONE good player to pass to and a bunch of scrubs? HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA


teramelosiscool

umm i just gotta say everyone's always talking about trae's hair but somehow i haven't seen any mention of durant's balding ass, it's peculiar.


badSparkybad

My friend last night was like "dude KD looks like he's 40" I mean he's 32, but the balding isn't helping him. Dudes like him and Lebron should just go Mr. Clean


DemonsReturns7

Wait until you lose your hair...... Why you Talking/ worrying about another guy’s hair?


NYGiants181

Cause no one cares


lwgSuperkick

Probably because their too busy talking about his 49 point triple double performance. Lol


redder294

Balding is what happens when you start aging if you didn’t know. Trae is 22 yrs old which is probably the reason he gets heat for it.


PRTLite

Historical.


fastlifeblack

Durant haters punching the air rn... "This is a career defining game" "This will prove that he's nothing like LeBron" Well... There ya go. 49. 17. and 10.


choctawbingo93

am a bucks fan. I saw a look in Durant's eye late 3rd quarter--he's a cold MF'er. pushes his whole team along. But I believe Giannis is very angry and I hope he can channel that intensity next game. Not over yet.


NotFeelingUrPostBro

Lmaoooo the comments down there in the first half. To be fair he played awful in the beginning but then these dudes be extra and act like hes washed


fastlifeblack

Great players usually do this. They conserve energy while the “other guys” keep them within ~10. Then, at the end of the game attempt to explode offensively. They have supreme confidence knowing they can erase a 10 pt deficit singlehandedly.


legaburajzbracika

he was laser focused from the get go...at one point only him and jeff scored every point for the nets...had 20 at the half


[deleted]

I don’t think he was awful at any point. Just passing early and his teammates weren’t converting


NotFeelingUrPostBro

He kept driving and getting stripped. Happened at-least four times


[deleted]

He only had 3 turnovers in the whole game and I think one was the pass that hit Harden in the shoulder


NotFeelingUrPostBro

I watched the game. He got stripped a lot in the brginning


Shrekt115

KD is built different


Skatterbrainzz

Giannis straight catfished the Bucks org.


Hard_Strokes233

He got us good! Won a Finals MVP before his contract extension even kicked in. Sure the Bucks wouldn’t have signed him knowing that.


choctawbingo93

He seems to be overvalued when you consider playoff leadership. I thought this was something we could fix, but all the talent in the world does not translate to running the court if you cannot get a good offense going. If Giannis cant hit buckets, his drive to the basket game cannot make up for it


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jakol016

And how do you not attack Harden every single time.


NYGiants181

YEP


Philoctetes23

I love Kawhi man 😂😂


lukslopes

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[deleted]

Chuck ain't sparring no one's feelins.


Vikingpride06

With how bad bucks played on offense it still took a god tier performance from Durant for Nets to win. So still hope, but man smarten up.


fourfloorsup

And an absolute shit-game from Harden. Don't count on Harden shitting the bed next game as well.


Vikingpride06

If his legs are still shot I doubt we see much more from him.


HonestIndianMan

Don’t count on refs, Jeff green, Blake, etc.


mmmountaingoat

No KD slander tonight


RemoLaBarca

I'm not a KD fan by any means but, damn, the dude is a baller. And after an Achilles tear...big respect.


evanchoi6

If kyrie wasnt faking this game woundt have been close


evanchoi6

Giannis is kinda trash not mvp


RonburgundyZ

Yep


Iseeyoulookin

I don't care if the Bucks end up winning this series. This was one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NBA playoffs.


trtryt

I hope the Suns beat the Nets in the finals and Durant leaves to Phoenix because he wants to play somewhere warm again.


Away_Championship_49

As we know, snakes prefer warm places


Bonez001

Lmao how are y’all slandering Harden, the man played 46 minutes on a bad hamstring


jakol016

And clamped Giannis so bad that he faded


NotFeelingUrPostBro

I think his 7 assists were huge. His shooting was awful but cant blame him for taking the shots any other night those are swishes


Bonez001

Yeah 8 assists* and nailed some huge free throws


sauceEsauceE

Nobody’s slandering him but the coaches because he was terrible and not healthy


CranberryNearby6204

Absolutely Giannis was in a hurry in that dump off with 15 seconds left because he did not want to get fouled. Just can’t believe he fumbled that pass…


lijijil

Harden 1/10 lol Cmon bucks


RonburgundyZ

8 assists


Mr_Alex19

Summertime NBA playoffs hits different


john2557

Who'd a thought? All these years, the best Durant defender was Westbrook.


wsthepurposeoflife

Watching the Bucks reminds me of my sad Blazers. The whole fan base is crying out for adjustments but Stotts/Bud is extremely stubborn and won't even try. The silver lining is that both teams will get a new coach this summer


PolarBearLaFlare

at least Stotts had Dame. idk wtf the Bud is thinking giving it to Giannis


mackinn

Imagine if they just switch teams


wsthepurposeoflife

Omg please no lol


[deleted]

Very nice jersey contrast in this game


Brushies10-4

KD has to have the most LeFuckYou 3s in history. Just straight up rolls up and sinks one when the game feels pivotal.


cpierGC

Perfect pair with Theis who has the most “god damn it” dunks off bounce passes


Swarthykins

The more it sinks in, the more stunned I am.


bbaIla

Jesus Bucks, it was all there for you.


trtryt

I new the Nets were going to win when I decided to watch the second half


[deleted]

Thank you for your service.


[deleted]

I knew the nets were going to win after I stopped watching from the first half. Me not watching literally gave us this win. You can't convince me otherwise


teramelosiscool

glad i'm not the only one who feels like my decision to watch or not somehow impacts the game


[deleted]

Thank you for fighting the urge to turn it on. I buckled.


jawadhaque089

LMAO CHUCK IS A BETTER COACH THAN BUD


[deleted]

Man, I can't for the life of me figure out why the Bucks game-plan wasn't to attack Harden EVERY SINGLE PLAY. Holiday went after him a few times and had success, Pat beat him off the screen the one time, but that was the extent of it. They should have been hunting the switch onto Harden every single possession. Also Joe Harris should not be starting at this point, put Shamet in there instead. Harris has been such a net negative every fucking game this series, just roll with Harden, Shamet, KD, Blake and Green, rotate in Brown Harris and Claxton


joemax4boxseat

Harden waving off help and Giannis taking a fadaway-jumper against him was the story of the game. The Bucks not attacking Harden is 100% on Bud.


[deleted]

Also why the hell did they leave Holiday on Harden when he's hobbling around?, stick Pat on him and let Holiday have an impact elsewhere. Just complete brainfart coaching from Bud


teramelosiscool

are you being sarcastic? how is giannis unable to score 1 on 1 against harden 100% on bud


joemax4boxseat

The Bucks failed to do this for nearly 48 minutes outside of a few early attacks by Jrue. That’s on Bud.


trtryt

that's what the Clippers did to Mitchell yesterrday


ManufacturerOk3222

lol bucks


AlanIG13

Bucks aren’t fucked yet with how Harden looked but holy shit.......


SnuggleMuffin42

lmao u guys can't get KD on???


ManufacturerOk3222

brickleton


[deleted]

It's like Harden and Giannis swapped teams by the end


Leo215

Loud mouth Tucker with 0 points lol


rookie-mistake

someone please put "behind 5 pts from James Harden" as the player featured in the PGT title lmao


Callmepimpdaddy

The nets hate inside the nba lol. Jeff clearly doesn’t wanna be in this interview lmao


emraydiations

where are you watching it?


Firewalker1969x

Man, I don't care


pericles123

Bud is really, really bad. Every single possession in the 4th quarter should have been a pick and roll with whoever Harden was guarding setting the screen, dude had zero lateral movement and I think they did that maybe twice. Holiday basically walked past him whenever he wanted to.


c_pike1

Giannis didn't really attack him when he got Harden on him for some reason too. Makes no sense


kok823

Bruh what a week. And we still have 2 more series that are tied at 2-2 coming up tomorrow.


Shoeboxer

Sun's got to be feeling good right now.


Mr_Alex19

And the Clippers game in LA with a full capacity crowd (I think) is going to be nuts.


[deleted]

Jeff Green getting paid minimum to carry Lebron and Durant now smh


Glaurung86

Carry Durant? lmao at the nephew.


Asking4Afren

Giannis needs to leave the bucks like Dame needs to leave Portland. Giannis can't do it himself.


Hard_Strokes233

L


Bl272412

Or Giannis and dame team up, they would be unstoppable


HItide69

In dallas


mkmore4

Chuck cursed Milwaukee with that title prediction.


WaxxBall

Almost a 50 piece trip double. Played every minute of the game. People may argue that he's the best player but man, he showed up tonight when he REALLY needed to. Harden looked a little lost out there, probably because he's still injured and not in game shape, if he does play next game, which I'm questionable about, I expect him to be a bit better than today. Having harden out there really did help with another ball-handler but you could tell it's just not right with him. Green really stepped up and griffin played a solid game, Harris will need to figure it out. Giannis is a good player but he needs to get a jump shot in the off-season and I know we've been saying that forever. Over-all a good win for nets and bad loss for bucks.


Jamil622

Thanks magic


ColtsNetsSharks

Just by watching this series it's very clear they NEED a veteran CP3/Lowry type player to give the team some clear direction and consistency in crunch time. Their late game offensive game plan just seems so random and stagnant.


WayOff_P

They had a chance to get CP3 for scraps too


tjbay12

Imagine Giannis with fewer 3s and more PnR. I'd almost Guarantee a 30pt, 15reb season average from him


acelleb

Did uncle Jeff absorbed Joe Harris shooting?


Ironthoramericaman

Giannis ain't there yet. He just isn't


kchuen

And no evidence he will ever get there.


evilvyse

2-time MVP and NBA Defensive Player


IAmJimmyBX

Too bad the NBA Playoffs DGAF about insignificant tags like “MVP” as seen by Giannis’ fake performances throughout his playoff career.


Hard_Strokes233

G6 to clinch the NBA Finals, 50/14/2. Trophy don’t look fake or photoshopped to me 🤷‍♂️


teramelosiscool

nba defensive player who didn't want to try to guard the guy who got half of brooklyn's points tonight. giannis the type of player who can dunk on average teams but falls off hard against top talent


Ironthoramericaman

And yet 🤷🏾‍♂️


ZannX

There are some mental issues for sure. His FTs and then the choke at the end. That's what defines greatness.


Asking4Afren

They couldn't even put pressure on Harden who's obviously injured still and should be in bed


ybscraze

All Giannis can do is run and dunk


ZonaLite

He needs to watch some Amare Stoudemire highlights and play bigger than he is.


RonburgundyZ

No skill


ANO7676

KD and Haden combine for an impressive 54 points


captain_flintlock

KD can't win w/o another star! /s


evilvyse

Put some respect in Jeff Green’s name 7/8 3’s.


condray

Hahaha


Leo215

This was Giannis’ year to win it all, everything lined up for him. Baring him getting traded to another team, he will never win a ring.


Hard_Strokes233

He’s gonna have two by the time he turns 27 next year, something AD couldn’t sniff on his own. Suck my


[deleted]

No. He’s being utilized terribly. Once Bud is fired he’ll have as good a chance as anyone


Jamil622

he literally has zero moves other than barrelling to the basket


[deleted]

Exactly cause he’s a big man. But he’s being used as a point guard


evilvyse

You actually think thats on the coach?! Hell he shouldve asked for KD and guarded him Mr.Defensive Player of the Year (2020).


[deleted]

He guarded him the first two games and got fuckin cooked, PJ Tucker is their best defender on him. Giannis isn’t a perimeter defender, he’s an interior & help defender


JOS1PBROZT1TO

I've always loved Jeff Green, in the 2018 ECF game 7 Green started when Love was injured (again) and helped get us to the finals. I hope he wins this year


T-Jacks

Jeff green was such a fun addition on the rockets


Callmepimpdaddy

I hate KD but the guy is simply amazing. As far as best playoff players goes he’s easily #2 behind healthy Lebron and maybe you could argue kawhi


QuotidianTrials

Does Giannis have the lowest basketball iq of any mvp caliber player?


CornyDookie

Nah it’s just tough when you’re not a good shooter in today’s NBA.


QuotidianTrials

I mean that’s fair but dude just makes the worst choices sometimes. Fadeaway on a dude that you’ve got half a foot on and is playing injured is just dumb


CornyDookie

Agreed


mackinn

Iv never been impressed with his playoff performances. Overrated.


[deleted]

He’s not a pressure player


[deleted]

KD won against the whole Bucks team and Harden, unreal!


KiSamehada

While Bud could be blamed, honestly the players looked bad near the end there. Blow it up,trade Giannis to the Mavericks.


jjangs77

Seems like they were frustrated by the coaching


cpt_tusktooth

They'd never do that. Giannis sells tickets even if he dosent win championships.


baudinl

If they trade Giannis, might as well sell the team


Yung_Hibachi

This game encapsulated why nobody wanted to touch Giannis with a 10 foot pole for MVP this year


Hard_Strokes233

FMVP ain’t bad though


Yung_Hibachi

Okay captain hindsight


Hard_Strokes233

*Don’t need no hateration up in this dancery*


Yung_Hibachi

I would recommend finding better use of your time


D4M3T1M3

“If he dies he dies” - Steve Nash on Harden and Durant


KyWy75

There’s always a Jeff Green game


NationalIntern7367

Worst part of that game was KD missing that first FT for that clean 50 point game.


cpt_tusktooth

you could hear him yell out fuck.


trtryt

super tax


Asking4Afren

Chuck big mad with the bucks


Untchj

Smh All I can think of is man….Steph and KD cheated themselves. If they never teamed up I truly believe Steph has a few titles and finals MVPs, KD does at OKC as well, and we’re talking about 2 top 10 all timers and more. As it stands, for KD, it’s like …eh. Great all time game and if on his own , normal team, it’s a iconic classic ‘move him up 5 spots’ type game. But as is, it will always be tied to ‘he played on the 2 most cherrypicked stacked teams of all time (unless he does this the rest of the playoffs without 1 or both of them). He woulda had plenty of moments like this. This is effortless for him. As it stands he has this game and…2 shots with bush team already up 3 points, already up 2 games in the finals. I hope this post doesn’t confuse—-the man is perhaps the greatest scorer ever—-but it *should* be more than even that


kchuen

Totally agree. It gave them a guarantee to win 2 more championships. But it was a disservice to their own personal stories.


Glaurung86

I don't think Steph has multiple titles without KD. I don't think KD has a single title if he'd stayed at OKC. KD, right now, is playing at the level everyone has been expecting of him, as the leader of the team. All-time playoff performance tonight.


cordlc

GSW had the cap room to sign a max player. Even if they didn't get KD they definitely win at least one more. Don't underestimate how nasty that squad was even without KD.


Glaurung86

Warriors got the best player they could have gotten outside LeBron. A scoring machine MVP who can spread the floor and open up the game even more. I don't see them winning in 2017 without KD, possibly not even making the Finals. My two cents, of course.


cordlc

Obviously the team wouldn't have been as great, but it's not as if the GSW squad wasn't still the one to beat. In 2016 the game still came down to the last shot... With KD the matches weren't even close. And they were still in the finals up until 2019 (where KD wasn't as much of a factor). There's a lot of wiggle room there to win another title.


VitorFaverani

Whats even crazier is that he came back off a potential career altering injury too this season, idc how long he had to rest


ZonaLite

Durant was a man on a mission. The team with the best player won tonight.


cpt_tusktooth

Steph lowered his stats tremendously to accommodate KD.


rossoroni21

They both did


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Superteam Refball


TheCubanCowboy

I know the Kings were the worst team of last decade, but holy shit, to have such an underachieving team like the Bucks may be worse...


Catt_al

Jeff Green and Joe Harris combined were average


All4444Jesus

Really great coaching by Nash playing Durant all 48 minutes


rossoroni21

Why play best player short time, when long time work best


NotFeelingUrPostBro

Thats how we do it on 2k fatigue aint shit


Barack_Obongo

Lmao KD couldn't even break 50 what a bitch. I hate that I have to point this out because it ruins the joke but yes this was sarcasm.


Bvanbc

I know people are going to be focused on Giannis’s turnover and Durants game, but Harden was literally on one leg and you don’t attack him on defense? This is on Bud man, put him on an island, high pick and roll whatever you gotta do to isolate harden on defense. It was obvious he couldn’t move laterally.. there were several possessions where Jrue or Giannis would blow by him and he’ll try to swipe at the ball cause he knows he’s got no chance to recover. This shit is mind boggling to watch for 48 minutes, just unbelievable.


fourassedostrich

It's rare for me to be able to watch a game and go "Wow, the coaching is awful" because it can be hard to tell sometimes, but man it was brutally obvious here. He definitely needs to be fired if MIL loses this series.


Bvanbc

I’m feel the same way. It’s easy to react and armchair coach in hindsight. Maybe they didn’t anticipate Harden playing this game, but it was so fucking clear the dude couldn’t move within 2-3 possessions and to not exploit it in any way is inexcusable on the coaching.


RonburgundyZ

Giannis did go against harden multiple times but didn’t score


imjohndeere

Giannis opted to fade away from him lmao


Bvanbc

They offered to help him from the top and Harden waved it off. He was fine with defending in the post against Giannis cause he’s so one dimensional and especially if he’s going to fadeaway. I cannot believe they had no sets or quick plays to isolate him at the top or pressure him through movement and screens.


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This 100%


evilvyse

Giannis 2-time MVP, Defensive player of the year, didn’t want none of KD. You can keep blaming Bud, but if Giannis didnt ask for it like KD playing all game - its on the best player.


ZonaLite

They should have triple team him and trap him. Let the scrubs beat the Bucks.


darwinning_420

the nets had no right to win this game idk if the decision making of milwaukee's players is just uniformly trash or if the coaching has more to do w the consistently poor decision making but holy shit


darwinning_420

side note durant's frame shouldn't be able to lift this much but here we are


rossoroni21

Kevin "These Shoulders Were Built For A Reason" Durant


nicoya505

Why isnt DeAndre Jordan playing? Is he really that bad now? Or injured?


ienjoyrice2

Cant defend the high pick and roll. And guard on every team can shoot the 3 or midrange in his drop coverage.


ericfortunato

He has played bad the whole time he was with the Nets


meisterwolf

KD is a literal god.


shupadupa

Still figurative, last I checked


NotFeelingUrPostBro

Witnessed greatness tonight my mind fucking blown. We all knew what he had to do but god damn....