Playoffs Round 1: Bucks vs Pistons Series Thread

[Naero]

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Regular-season series: 4-0 in favor of Milwaukee.

Schedule:

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Detroit Pistons

Game 1: Sun, April 14 Detroit at Milwaukee, 7 ET, TNT
Game 2: Wed, April 17 Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 ET, NBA TV
Game 3: Sat, April 20 Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 ET, ESPN
Game 4: Mon, April 22 Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 ET, TNT
*Game 5: Wed, April 24 Detroit at Milwaukee, TBD, TBD
*Game 6: Fri, April 26 Milwaukee at Detroit, TBD, TBD
*Game 7: Sun, April 28 Detroit at Milwaukee, TBD, TBD

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[Naero]

Every upstart team, such as this season's Bucks, has a show-and-tell to play before we typecast them as contenders or pretenders. The telling is done during the regular season, where the Bucks have already told us more than an earful about their potential; now, it's time for them to show it in the playoffs.

CoY favorite Mike Budenholzer needs to show he can maximize his first superstar-helmed roster in a seven-game series; the league-best regular-season team needs to show that it's not just paper tigers; and MVP frontrunner Giannis needs to show that he's the BITW come playoffs time.

And why shouldn't Giannis do so at least in this series? No one has the stature to guard him against for Andre Drummond and a hobbled Blake Griffin

[PickernRoller]

Bucks sweep.

[Rudeboy3]

Easy sweep is easy

[Jasper]

I gave Detroit one , cause Bucks could stink it up , under pressure or some dam
absurd shooting off night , standing around flat.
It will be perfect for Coach Bud to kick some as$ and get them to the title series.

[4pointshot]

Everyone's talking about what a mis-match GS vs. LAC is. Is this series any more competitive?

[Detroit]

I love my Pistons so I will give then 1. Bucks in 5. The greek freak is the man, and I cannot wait to see what he does this Playoffs.

Once you get past my Pistons, I'm rooting for ya!

[Milbuck]

I say Bucks in 5 out of respect for Blake's talent but if he's legit hurt this really should be a sweep. Hopefully the absence of Brogdon doesn't matter in this one, definitely will against Boston tho.

[RoseCity07]

Bucks woud have to be playing with such a level of boredom to lose a game in this series.

[Rudeboy3]

I say Bucks in 5 out of respect for Blake's talent but if he's legit hurt this really should be a sweep. Hopefully the absence of Brogdon doesn't matter in this one, definitely will against Boston tho.
Respect to blake? Who's blake? They swept them in the regular season by a wide margin. Bucks ain't losing one game this series, easy sweep is easy

[Gotterdammerung]

Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks
The Detroit Pistons are a solid team but they

[senelcoolidge]

Pistons are a one man team for the most part and Blake is the man. He's banged up. If he's healthy and other guys show up I can see the Pistons stealing one game...that's it. Series 4-1 Bucks.

[ball247]

Pistons in 6

Pistons pack paint on Greek freak easy win

[Celtics 1825]

It wasn't gonna be close with Blake, but without him it's a ****ing wash. Easy sweep.

[zizozain]

link for TNT Overtime Feed.
anyone please?

[Naero]

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[Rudeboy3]

Giannis is about to lay the pipe on these fools

[RRR3]

Giannis gonna get 40 easy

[!@#$%Vectors!@#]

Pistons are just getting daddy dicked

[Rudeboy3]

its just too easy for the MVP

[grantz]

Greek freak on a completely different gear right now

[imdaman99]

Pistons were gonna get rekt regardless if Blake played or not. Lol at acting like he was gonna win some games for them or even keep them close

[MJistheGOAT]

This is training for Milwaukee

[Uncle Drew]

Blake is soft.

[Rudeboy3]

Giannis seriously needs to work on his fts this off-season, 3/6 is not a good look.

[bobopenguin]

lol MVP with his weak @ss FT.

[hold this L]

Thought the Pistons would play some hard defense and make this a 6 game series. Yikes

[coin24]

It's the playoffs so obviously flake is out injured:lol :lol

This will be a nasty sweep. The Pistons have no business being in the playoffs

[ArbitraryWater]

Thought the Pistons would play some hard defense and make this a 6 game series. Yikes

6 game series? lol

[hold this L]

6 game series? lol
It's looking like a real dumb assumption right now, I can't deny it :lol

[lilteapot]

am i the only one that's reminded of the 09 cavs with this bucks team?

[Meticode]

am i the only one that's reminded of the 09 cavs with this bucks team?
Yes you are the only one because the ball doesn't stop in anyone's hands too long like it did with LeBron and those Cavs. While the Cavs that year shot a good percentage from three (38%) as a team. The Bucks have made almost double the amount of threes in the regular season that the 2009-10 Cavs did.

[StrongLurk]

am i the only one that's reminded of the 09 cavs with this bucks team?

They are similar, except the Bucks roles players are MUCH better.

Lopez>Big Z
Bledsoe>=Mo W
Brogdon>Delante
Middleton>Varajao

[Rudeboy3]

Giannis being 4/10 from the line deadass has me triggered, make your ****ing fts. Say what you want about embitch and Har_ens fts draws but atleast they make them

[stalkerforlife]

Worst series ever.

[Rudeboy3]

am i the only one that's reminded of the 09 cavs with this bucks team?
Yes you are, stfu you're a casual. They're nothing alike

[tpols]

this gotta be the worst game of all time. :lol

[tpols]

Worst series ever.


:roll:

butt ugly.

[bigkingsfan]

Damn that was dirty.

[dazzer87]

In before Giannis get hurts.....Up 41 and hes still in the game...

[Meticode]

Blake Griffin not even in the game and costing his team points.

[tpols]

i mean he just pushed him... that wasnt too dangerous tbh

[Rudeboy3]

5/12 from the line :facepalm

[Proctor]

Spero Dedes' voice is unbearable. Says tonight like "tanaighettttt". Fvcking hell :facepalm

So fake

[zizozain]

5/12 from the line :facepalm
seem obsessed with Giannis

[JohnMax]

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[SamuraiSWISH]

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A series like this is why the best of 7 in the opening round is ****ing stupid

[Rudeboy3]

seem obsessed with Giannis
yes i am, i want the best out of him and that isn't it. Could have easily dropped 30 if he just made his fts

[4pointshot]

This is the way you go deep in the postseason. Blow out your opponent in your first game, sit all your starters for the fourth quarter, so they'll be rested when the tougher games come. None of the starters played > 25 minutes. The Warriors, who were pushed a little by the Clips, couldn't accomplish that yesterday.

[smoovegittar]

A series like this is why the best of 7 in the opening round is ****ing stupid
This.
I miss best of 5.

[Doranku]

Don't think I'll be watching a single second of this series honestly :lol

[Naero]

Even as challengeless as this series seems, every win is increasingly gratifying knowing it progresses the Bucks closer to their first series win of my entire fandom; there've only been a few whiffs of first-round upsets in that time, and it'd take a much more unthinkable one here to protract that dry spell.

Hopefully Mirotic can use this series to shake off the rust. We obviously shouldn't need him and Brogdon up to par to dispatch the Pistons, but we'll definitely need their three-point-shooting to help space the floor against the Celtics' defense, which looked as monolithic as ever today, next round.

24/17 from Giannis in 23 minutes despite the shaky free-throw-shooting—not bad for the new BITW. :applause:

[FKAri]

This.
I miss best of 5.
They should all be best of 5. More upsets and the games matter more.

[stalkerforlife]

Luke Kennard is the story of this game.

Star.

[Elosha]

Bucks in 5.

[305Baller]

Rout. Next...

[GimmeThat]

the Bucks are the early 90s' Rockets, with the man from Greek

[MJistheGOAT]

Blake Griffin is back.

I

[insidehoops]

Hottest series of all time

[insidehoops]

Being serious, we should all focus on these Bucks, and get to know them better than we already do, since they're as good as anybody in the East. Get to know their rotation, bench guys, etc

[insidehoops]

And this (Game 3) is actually a good game so far, at least through the early second quarter

[senelcoolidge]

Dre is playing like trash. Blake's is going to have to play big minutes and he's hurt.

[Jasper]

bucks doing it with Giannis less impact ....

Wait till Brogdan comes back..

[MJistheGOAT]

Damn, the Milwaukee Bucks are a great team.

I might put them as favourites against Boston in 2nd round

[imdaman99]

Will this series thread break 100?

Tune in.

[brooks_thompson]

Just looking at Drummond in pregame huddle right now, you can tell he doesn't give a ****. Just a 'let's get this over with' look.

[brooks_thompson]

What in the hell are the refs doing. Call quarter over

[Doranku]

What did Thon Maker do to Giannis back in Milwaukee? :biggums:

[dazzer87]

Giannis crazy shot...... :eek:

[Detroit]

these refs tho, they're taking over the game:cheers:

Maybe ill cop one of their jerseys

[Gotterdammerung]

I freely admit the Bucks are growing on me as a team I can root for.
:cheers:

[raprap]

Reggie is so corny

Blake deserves recognition tho :applause:

[Rudeboy3]

Giannis best player in the league :bowdown: :bowdown:

[GOBB]

Giannis best player in the league :bowdown: :bowdown:

No. But he