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Good on the Pacers. I think we've got 7 on our hands. But man, I love Khris Middleton, total DUDE, but he'll go down at the most underappreciated Buck of all time. 22 should and probably will be retired but some will say he wasn't good enough.

Great game us bucks fans have been saying all year about playing Jackson more to get ready for playoffs he should be starting next to dame with bev off the bench and guarding Hali always especially on that last play.

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I had a feeling that was the case. He limped off with a few seconds in regulation and barely touched the ball after that.

If we're without Giannis and Dame, we're screwed. I guess it's possible we have Giannis and not Dame, but I'm not too optimistic on Giannis coming back for the next game. There has been no real transparency on where he's at.

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:

KHRICH wrote:Its over for bucks

Not to say this isn't true, it probably is, but he came back after the injury and made some incredible shots. Also felt like he was holding his knee when he went down, but now its achilles?

I think he got hurt, is it as big a deal as they are making it sound? Not sure I believe that. I think Middleton was on fire and they were feeding the hot hand.

Of course, I could be wrong. I hope Lillard is okay.

Yeah, he seemed fine when he came back until the closing seconds of the 4th quarter However, he aggravated it on the play with 6 seconds left in the 4th where Nesmith got fouled and could barely make it back to the bench.

Dame says he's playing Sunday. his achilles has bothered him for awhile now, along with adductor.

Pacers done messed up. Don't they know the first rule of playing against Doc Rivers is to let him take a 3-1 lead

TheRaptor! wrote:Am I the only one who has been really unimpressed with Haliburton and see him as overrated?

In his 46 minutes, the Pacers were +16 with him on the court.

In the 7 minutes he didn't play, they were -13.

He isn't shooting well, but he's very clearly making an impact on the game. 16 assists is wild. I think we are so used to it from Haliburton now, that we aren't as impressed by assist numbers like that, but it really is remarkable. Especially considering the Pacers as a team shot horribly. Could have easily been over 20+ assists.

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:

TheRaptor! wrote:Am I the only one who has been really unimpressed with Haliburton and see him as overrated?

In his 46 minutes, the Pacers were +16 with him on the court.

In the 7 minutes he didn't play, they were -13.

He isn't shooting well, but he's very clearly making an impact on the game. 16 assists is wild. I think we are so used to it from Haliburton now, that we aren't as impressed by assist numbers like that, but it really is remarkable. Especially considering the Pacers as a team shot horribly. Could have easily been over 20+ assists.

The Bucks had 20 as a team lol.

Rewatching the game, and man, Nesmith was playing some incredible defense on Middleton all night and it just did not matter.

You can't get much better man-to-man defense in today's NBA, but Middleton was just on one.

In NBA history only Chris Paul and Kevin Johnson have had more assists in their first 3 playoff games.

39 — Kevin Johnson (1989)
37 — Chris Paul (2008)
36 — Tyrese Haliburton (2024)

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:Rewatching the game, and man, Nesmith was playing some incredible defense on Middleton all night and it just did not matter.

You can't get much better man-to-man defense in today's NBA, but Middleton was just on one.

KMidd is a bucket & he was defending P well while he put on that clinic.

Packbuckman wrote:Great game us bucks fans have been saying all year about playing Jackson more to get ready for playoffs he should be starting next to dame with bev off the bench and guarding Hali always especially on that last play.

Imo he is the reason the bucks came back in the game

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Bucks are done. Better luck next year.

It's a shame we couldn't see a fully healthy Giannias & Lillard this year.

Respect to Dam for grinding it out last game.

Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:It's a shame we couldn't see a fully healthy Giannias & Lillard this year.

Respect to Dam for grinding it out last game.

Agreed but no excuses. When you build top heavy teams like most of the NBA does, once you lose a player or two that's a wrap.

This season is cursed.

Profound23 wrote:

Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:It's a shame we couldn't see a fully healthy Giannias & Lillard this year.

Respect to Dam for grinding it out last game.

Agreed but no excuses. When you build top heavy teams like most of the NBA does, once you lose a player or two that's a wrap.

There isn’t a team in the NBA where if you lose your best player, much less your two best players, the season wouldn’t instantly be over.

Not one.

It’s a star driven league.

On the bright side for the Bucks, this isn’t over yet, Pacers fans spent all season watching us lose to the Hornets, Wizards, and just about every other awful team you can think of.

Bucks role players could still take down Indiana. Going to be tough, but the Pacers have given me no faith in their ability to win these kind of games, they play down to the competition every time.

xxSnEaKyPxx wrote:

Profound23 wrote:

Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:It's a shame we couldn't see a fully healthy Giannias & Lillard this year.

Respect to Dam for grinding it out last game.

Agreed but no excuses. When you build top heavy teams like most of the NBA does, once you lose a player or two that's a wrap.

There isn’t a team in the NBA where if you lose your best player, much less your two best players, the season wouldn’t instantly be over.

Not one.

It’s a star driven league.

Agreed, but I'm not gonna use it as an excuse.