Milwaukee Bucks 2019 playoffs Rd 2 vs Boston Celtics

[nate82]

If the Bucks win game 4 on Monday it is going to be extremely difficult for the Celtics to win this series as they will be down 3-1 going back to Milwaukee for game 5. The Celtics could still win game 5 but it makes it extremely difficult for them to win the series. All of the pressure is going to be on the Celtics on Monday the Bucks won't start feeling some pressure until game 5 in Milwaukee either up 3-1 or if the series is at 2-2 on Wednesday.

 

I like the chances for the Bucks here after winning game 3 if they win game 4 I don't see how the Celtics come back and win games 5 6 and 7. Games 5 and 7 are in Milwaukee and stranger things have happened but I just don't see how the Celtics could pull this off.

 

Brogdon will probably only play 5-8 minutes on Monday if even that. I don't think Brogdon is going to be coming back until game 6 the earliest and maybe out until the Eastern Conference finals.

[stoutdude04]

Basketball playoffs are so lame. 3 days between games and not even traveling? Wth.

[lcbj68c]

Should the Bucks find a way to win 2 of the next 4...are we rooting for PHIL or TOR? Who's the better match-up?

[DuWayne Steurer]

Should the Bucks find a way to win 2 of the next 4...are we rooting for PHIL or TOR? Who's the better match-up?

 

 

I feel like Philly is peaking, but Toronto is just a better team. Hard to really say. Whoever wins the series is who I'd rather not play. Doesn't really make sense, but I feel like both teams (and either GSW or Houston) present difficult matchups from here on out. I'm not really looking that far ahead at this point. Enjoying it all as it comes...

[young guns]

Basketball playoffs are so lame. 3 days between games and not even traveling? Wth.

Houston and golden state just had 4 days between, though with travel. Still pretty stupid.

[stoutdude04]

Basketball playoffs are so lame. 3 days between games and not even traveling? Wth.

Houston and golden state just had 4 days between, though with travel. Still pretty stupid.

 

That is absurd.

[Jenkins5]

NBA playoff schedule is a joke. Kills momentum. One day off without travel... fine but zero excuse that Bucks aren’t playing today. No clue why nba feels need to stretch series out so long. A reason why MLB & NFL are better.

[wallus]

Should the Bucks find a way to win 2 of the next 4...are we rooting for PHIL or TOR? Who's the better match-up?

 

All I want is a bruising 7 game series between those two. I feel we beat either one.

[MrTPlush]

The NBA Playoffs can take over 2 months.

 

I’m laughing at how pathetic that is.

[FVBrewerFan]

Yea, it's too long. I prefer to focus on the games and not get too worked up about the dead time in between games. I mean it is what it is, I'm not going to be any less excited about watching the game tomorrow.

[FVBrewerFan]

Sir Charles made a point I've been saying all year. He doesn't like Giannis bringing the ball up the court to start offense, and I couldn't agree more. Waste of the shot clock and physical effort for Giannis to dribble up to the top of the key, see there's a wall (as there will be 100% of the time), stops to think, then throws it to the wing. Just wayyyy too predictable, and plays into their hands of stopping Giannis without even doing anything at all ut standing there.

 

They should have him starting out on the wing or the low post, alternate having him in a different position every half-court possession. Then move the ball, set picks for him, and it will be impossible for them to form that wall. Seems so obvious, I don't know why they haven't made that adjustment.

 

On defense, I mentioned this briefly earlier, but they changed their defense significantly in game 2 and it went largely unnoticed. They started switching on 3s so Lopez (or whoever) doesn't have to go around the screen to defend the 3. Great adjustment because that also keeps Lopez in the lane to defend the rim. They didn't switch EVERY time, but a lot more often than game 1. Boston will no doubt adjust, that's what makes a playoff series so much fun.

 

Great that they did in fact make this adjustment. More often than not, Giannis got the ball on the left wing, Boston never adjusted, couldn't build the wall the same way. We saw the result.

 

Giannis is in their head, Refs are in their head, Kyrie is messing with his own head. Bring it hard in game 4 and they're waiting to fold.

[coolhandluke121]

I'm actually okay with the extra time off. You want to make sure you get the best possible effort and the stars are healthy and fresh to play lots of minutes. There's so much coasting during the regular season because there's too many games. Obviously the consequences of the playoffs are a big part of what makes them so competitive, but don't underestimate the role extra rest plays in improving the effort and intensity. I do think the playoffs go too long, but they should just start earlier and cut the regular season a little short... and maybe go back to 5 games in the first round.

[owbc]

I'm actually okay with the extra time off. You want to make sure you get the best possible effort and the stars are healthy and fresh to play lots of minutes. There's so much coasting during the regular season because there's too many games. Obviously the consequences of the playoffs are a big part of what makes them so competitive, but don't underestimate the role extra rest plays in improving the effort and intensity. I do think the playoffs go too long, but they should just start earlier and cut the regular season a little short... and maybe go back to 5 games in the first round.

 

Strongly agree. It's a great strategy for the league as you get a featured game every night and the media/fans are incentivized to pay attention to some of the second-tier matchups that otherwise would be ignored.

 

We can only hope that someday that MLB off the regular season and adds to the playoff schedule. Way more interesting to watch than regular season games.

[MrTPlush]

5 games in the first round is a huge need. Stop wasting time there. I don't mind lots of off days...but my gosh. Constant 2+ or 3+ OR even 4 days? That is insanity. It needs to be cut down closer to a month in my opinion. I don't care to follow playoffs for two months, especially when most of the match ups tend to be garbage anyway.

[brwrsfan]

The NBA season is just too long. It starts late October and goes until mid to late June. Throw in training camp (plus Olympics, World Championships, etc) and it just never really ends. There is ZERO reason to have 2-3 days off in a series. Maybe the finals if you're worried about time zones (think LA vs Boston for example) but it's just getting silly IMO.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

The NBA season is just too long. It starts late October and goes until mid to late June. Throw in training camp (plus Olympics, World Championships, etc) and it just never really ends. There is ZERO reason to have 2-3 days off in a series. Maybe the finals if you're worried about time zones (think LA vs Boston for example) but it's just getting silly IMO.

 

Yep ... NBA playoff schedule is crap. Total and utter crap. But it's also been that way a long time.

[Baldkin]

16 teams, 8 rounds of playoffs, 7 game series.

 

Even if you only play every other day, that's two months.

 

The first round won't ever go back to 5 games, too much $ in making sure the top teams advance to the second round.

[FVBrewerFan]

My guess is a lot of these comments are from people who don't enjoy the NBA s much as MLB and/or NFL to begin with. That's fine. The season from beginning to end is no longer than MLB, NHL, or Premier League. NFL is close.

 

Anyhow, I would prefer this thread to be about the Bucks on the verge of reaching the Eastern Conf Finals, not pages of complaints about what's wrong with the NBA. Please take that to the "What's bugging me" thread.

[homer]

My guess is a lot of these comments are from people who don't enjoy the NBA s much as MLB and/or NFL to begin with. That's fine. The season from beginning to end is no longer than MLB, NHL, or Premier League. NFL is close.

 

Anyhow, I would prefer this thread to be about the Bucks on the verge of reaching the Eastern Conf Finals, not pages of complaints about what's wrong with the NBA. Please take that to the "What's bugging me" thread.

 

Well with such a long wait between games we need to discuss other things.

[GAME05]

I've been watching most every playoff game and this playoffs hasn't felt slow at all. It's only the second round, yet every second-round series has been great. There's already two games every day this week. Who's going to be watching these games if you had to squeeze in a third game on a Tuesday at 4:00ET? I also wouldn't want to have to wait a week between games if my team sweeps but has to wait for the next-round opponent to play a 7th game.

 

Brogdon is out tonight. Sounds like Smart is a game-time decision, though if he plays Stevens said it'll only be in 3-5 minute spurts.

 

I wonder if Stevens might build the Giannis Wall higher up a little more this game. Picking him up higher should do well to slow down his momentum, but should also leave more corner 3s open as well as easy buckets for a quick guy who can get underneath. But since the last two games have just been about giving up a 3rd Quarter run to Milwaukee, maybe the only thing worth changing is personnel if Milwaukee gets that momentum again.

[SeaBass]

As far as Marcus Smart's possible return tonight, if it happens I hope the rust is thick and his minutes limited. That's the one guy I was really glad the Bucks might not have to face, great defender and can be a difference maker on offense. He has generally stood out to me as a player the Bucks have trouble with.

 

Really wanted Brogdon to be back around the same time as Smart, and a couple weeks ago it sounded like Smart's return was a lot less likely this series, kind of a bummer he might make it back first.

[homer]

With Hill around, Smart doesn't scare me as much. Honestly don't see him as a difference maker after such a long layoff.

[HiAndTight]

With Hill around, Smart doesn't scare me as much. Honestly don't see him as a difference maker after such a long layoff.

 

 

I don't like seeing Smart when healthy. He impacts the game like very few backcourt guys do. But I think this is a sign the Celts are getting a little desperate. The way they've described his workouts vs Brogdon, there seems to be an abundance of caution on one side so one player is available for the rest of the playoffs and panic on the other so there is a "rest of the playoffs." They were just talking 10 days ago about how gingerly he was moving and then right before game 3 about how he wasn't even practicing with the team, but playing a little bit after practice and he looked slow. A groin injury and guarding a guy like Bledsoe is not a good combination. It's like when Randall was playing WR'er with a pulled groin a few years ago. You could see in real time the imact.

[FVBrewerFan]

With Hill around, Smart doesn't scare me as much. Honestly don't see him as a difference maker after such a long layoff.

 

Smart's impact will be on the defensive side of the floor. I can see them putting him on Middleton for as many minutes as they can.

[lcbj68c]

Jacking up 3's by 7 footers with 19 on the shot clock...is this what we doing tonight?