Warriors vs. Bucks Xmas Day Game Thread (2:30PM ET on ABC)

[insidehoops]

The Bucks and Warriors are both 0-1.

The Warriors will be without Klay Thompson and Draymond Green

For the Bucks, DJ Augustin was listed as Probable as of last night.

In the first Warriors game of the season, GSW, without Klay and Dray, looked bad in a big loss to the Nets. Steph Curry has 20 pts and 10 assists, but on 21 shots. Rookie center James Wiseman looked promising and had 19 pts and 6 rebs. But other starters Andrew Wiggins was 4/16, Kelly Oubre 3/14, and Eric Paschall was 2/6.

In the first Bucks game of the season, the team fell by 1 to the Celtics. Giannis had 35 pts, 13 reb, 2 blk, but 7 turnovers. Khris Middleton was big: 27 pts, 14 reb, 8 ast. New Bucks PG addition Jrue Holiday had 25 pts on 10/16 FG, but just 3 ast. And Bucks starting SG Donte DiVincenzo scored 15. The Bucks bench was quiet.

[insidehoops]

The main thing I'm interested in regarding the Warriors is which players other than Steph show the ability to step up and make a difference. And to keep an eye on Wiseman, of course. Have to watch every lottery pick in each season's first few weeks.

[k0kakw0rld]

The year, Steph finally gets exposed.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Chef is due for a bigass game. Will be tuning in

[NBAGOAT]

i dont think this will be very pretty with no draymond. mil's defense is pretty easy to exploit for steph however so he'll do well.

[LoneyROY7]

Time for Steph to show up big time, or the narrative could start getting ugly for him.

[insidehoops]

Game has begun!

Starters were the same as each team's first game the other day:

Bucks: Jrue Holiday, Donte DiVincenzo, Khris Middleton, Giannis, Brook Lopez.

Warriors: Steph, Kelly Oubre, Andrew Wiggins, Eric Paschall, James Wiseman.

[RRR3]

Steph with his usual Christmas performance so far. Does this dude get drunk on Christmas or something? Hilarious seeing the foul calls Giannis gets. Those are no calls for LeBron. Nuts.

[Gray GOAT]

Steph with his usual Christmas performance so far. Does this dude get drunk on Christmas or something? Hilarious seeing the foul calls Giannis gets. Those are no calls for LeBron. Nuts.

What's even worse is that Giannis is barely able to hit the rim half the time.

[RRR3]

What's even worse is that Giannis is barely able to hit the rim half the time.
Giannis is the player LeBron haters think LeBron is.

[insidehoops]

Giannis free throw shooting last season: 63% FT.

He shot 73% FT in 2018-19.

And 76% FT the season in 2017-18.

And 77% FT in 2016-17.

That's a strange one.

[Bronbron23]

Chef is due for a bigass game. Will be tuning in

No he's not. He rarely plays good without klay. He's gonna have way more mediocre games than good ones.

[NBAGOAT]

Steph with his usual Christmas performance so far. Does this dude get drunk on Christmas or something? Hilarious seeing the foul calls Giannis gets. Those are no calls for LeBron. Nuts.

he doesnt want to outshine jesus on his day

[NBAGOAT]

yea this offball stuff is rough especially with draymond. teams are literally just denying the pass and asking wiggins and oubre to beat them

[Ghost1]

I miss draymond and his 5 point triple single

[insidehoops]

Will never get used to teams sometimes wearing home white uniforms, other times not.

[insidehoops]

Brook Lopez's moves anywhere near the basket are in slow motion.

[Ghost1]

Yanni is so skilled :oldlol:

[AlternativeAcc.]

Brook Lopez's moves anywhere near the basket are in slow motion.

Andrew McFarlane esque

[Manny98]

Like is said, don't ever compare Anetebumpo to KD :oldlol:

Trash struggling to score against the crippled Warriors

[Ghost1]

hubbie sounds like he's going to die by halftime

[FireDavidKahn]

Get used to Wiggins shooting more then Curry, Warriors fans:lol

[GreatHILL]

I'm glad the Suns got rid of that black hole Oubre :lol

[Bronbron23]

yea this offball stuff is rough especially with draymond. teams are literally just denying the pass and asking wiggins and oubre to beat them

Yup and despise what steph fans think steph isn't a great iso player. He needs screens to be dominant and efficient.

[insidehoops]

James Wiseman = one to watch.

[RRR3]

Steph is truly helpless without Klay.

[insidehoops]

James Wiseman is one to watch. The Warriors got themselves a somebody.

[insidehoops]

Wiseman 2 of 2 from three. A rookie center.

[Manny98]

I see Abumpo still hasn't learned how to shoot free throws :roll:

Thank god for Middleton putting on a clinic :bowdown:

[LoneyROY7]

GAnus. :oldlol:

What an embarrassing basketball player.

[insidehoops]

Steph 15 pts
Wiseman 14 pts

Other Warriors starters Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Oubre and Eric Paschall invisible in that first half.

[NBAGOAT]

well wiseman's outside shot has surprised me. didnt expect him to develop a 3 so fast but we'll see how sustainable it is

[Manny98]

Middleton single handedly ruining Curry's Christmas

https://media.giphy.com/media/L3WMcKJui8W3a116n8/giphy.gif

[insidehoops]

Curry didn't have a great first half, but Wiggins and Oubre have 9 points on 19 shots

[r0drig0lac]

Curry is the most overrated player in the basketball history

[insidehoops]

In the first half:

Steph Curry had 15 points on 10 shots.

Warriors starters Kelly Oubre, Andrew Wiggins and Eric Paschall had 11 points on 22 shots.

[Zeppelin]

Quite a few months it's been for Stephanie. From top 20 all time to top 60 right now... arguably.

[insidehoops]

Early 3rd quarter:

Oubre now 0 for 7

[LoneyROY7]

Hubie looking like he just left the crypt.

[insidehoops]

Giannis left open to shoot a three: missed.

[insidehoops]

Wiseman ALMOST just stopped Giannis without fouling there. Would have been nice.

But... almost.

[Ghost1]

Hubie looking like he just left the crypt.

:roll:

[insidehoops]

Mid 3Q, Bucks up 12.

Giannis now 2/10 FG, 10 pts. Warriors defending him well, though he does look rusty on his own.

[bdonovan]

Forget Eric Paschall's buckets. He is doing the following:

- Routinely leaving his man on defense, causing the Bucks to have open-men
- Not getting back on Buck's fast breaks
- Not setting screens
- Turnovers, mental mistakes

Pascal is a good example of someone who helps the opposing team in small ways that you may not notice when watching the game. He has to work on team defense and team offense.

[insidehoops]

Late 3Q the Bucks have pulled away, now lead 91-71.

Khris Middleton was great in the first Bucks game of the season and has 29 points on fantastic shooting so far today.

[LoneyROY7]

Warriors getting them cheeks clapped up once again on national TV.

[Zeppelin]

This offensive strategy is hilarious. Steve Kerr needs to be fired for real.

[HylianNightmare]

bazemore is trash

[bdonovan]

This offensive strategy is hilarious. Steve Kerr needs to be fired for real.

Far too much jacking up 3's by people who have no business shooting 3's. Some of these guys think that if they join the Warriors (known for 3-pt shooting), they can and should immediately jack up 3's and they'll make them (even though their history of 3 pt shooting isn't great)

[Zeppelin]

Far too much jacking up 3's by people who have no business shooting 3's. Some of these guys think that if they join the Warriors (known for 3-pt shooting), they can and should immediately jack up 3's and they'll make them (even though their history of 3 pt shooting isn't great)

Ball movement can also go too far at times. The opposing team lets them pass the ball around on the perimeter knowing they will accomplish nothing, and finally get in the passing lanes when the shot clock is almost out and they have to create something. Curry being in a horrible shooting slump isn't helping matters either.

[Horatio33]

Portis has been given the ultraviolet light from Bud.

[LoneyROY7]

Steph calling for picks when it's 1-4 flat. :facepalm

[bdonovan]

BECOMING A WARRIOR DOESN'T MAKE YOU A GREAT 3 PT SHOOTER.

3 PTER shooting

Wiggins 0-4
Paschall 0-3
Oubre 0-5

IF any of these 3 players shoots a 3, they should be benched immediately. Force them to move the ball and get a better shot- learn Warriors basketball.

Paschall has a history of 28% 3 PT shooting. What's he doing shooting 3's. Next time he jacks one up, he's on the bench. Period.

(yes i know the whole team is rusty at 3, but in general these 3 don't have great history of 3 pt shooting. Oubre is 32% 3 pt shooter, Wiggins 33%)

[RRR3]

Steph calling for picks when it's 1-4 flat. :facepalm
“Better than LeBron” doe according to Steppedonshit :oldlol:

[RRR3]

BECOMING A WARRIOR DOESN'T MAKE YOU A GREAT 3 PT SHOOTER.

3 PTER shooting

Wiggins 0-4
Paschall 0-3
Oubre 0-5

IF any of these 3 players shoots a 3, they should be benched immediately. Force them to move the ball and get a better shot- learn Warriors basketball.

Paschall has a history of 28% 3 PT shooting. What's he doing shooting 3's. Next time he jacks one up, he's on the bench. Period.

(yes i know the whole team is rusty at 3, but in general these 3 don't have great history of 3 pt shooting)
Oubre shot 35% on good volume last year he’ll probably be fine. 3s are a really efficient shot it’s either that or go to the rack.

[LoneyROY7]

Steph's numbers going back to last year in the few games he played are not looking pretty.

[Doranku]

Why is Steph pounding his chest on the sideline as his team is down 33? :lol

[LoneyROY7]

Why is Steph pounding his chest on the sideline as his team is down 33? :lol

He's trying the McConaughey method to pump himself up. :oldlol:

[LoneyROY7]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/gdwJdym3VuXQr5OfAc/giphy.gif

[brownmamba00]

This is sad dude

[bdonovan]

Oubre shot 35% on good volume last year he’ll probably be fine. 3s are a really efficient shot it’s either that or go to the rack.

No; these aren't the loser Suns where any shot is good enough. This is the team that won champsionships 3x out of the last 6 years. You don't settle for mediocrity. Especially when you have someone with career 3 PT shooting of 43% (compared to 33% for Oubre). You have people on the bench with higher 3 PT shooting than that.

When the Warriors. won the championships they scored the most points in the league in the paint. The illusion some, including the newcomers have, is that the way to be a Warrior is to jack up 3's. That's true only for Klay and Steph- who average over 40% from the arc. The rest need to move the ball.

[imdaman99]

How many times did Adam skeletor Silver put the Warriors on national TV? :biggums:

[Kiddlovesnets]

Watching this game, I feel very pessimistic for the Nets season. We only beat these Warriors by mere 26pts, the Bucks beat them by 40pts and our next opponents the Celtics even beat the Bucks by 1.
:(

[jlip]

Wiseman has some real promise.

[Hey Yo]

First 2 games of the season.....Nets and Bucks combine for 199pts in each of the first 3qtrs against GS.



:lebronamazed:

[Nike D'Antoni]

The Warriors 39-point loss is the largest margin of defeat on Christmas by any team since 1960.