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giannis turned his ankle is why

he looked fine

Why the fuck do these idiots keep saying Giannis came out bc he was tired? He clearly got hurt.

he was just standing there

how does brogdon not go for that loose ball?

Maybe he could have played through it but I don’t understand where they are getting that he came out for being tired.

questionable call on that bropez foul on gasol too

not a wonderfully officiated game

The reviews really killed this game sheesh

this reffing has been horrendous lmao

ballgame

they basically hit lowry with a car

lol

he did a good job getting rid of the ball fast

really bad loss but man what a typical playoff loss for a team who hasn't won anything!

the nba is amazing

otm

tough time for middleton to disappear. and giannis's line looks fine but he didn't impact this game enough

how do u beat the bucks four games in a row
idk i havent done it
lol kawhi

giannis was getting hacked a bunch but the bucks get pretty predictable in the halfcourt on offense bc it never looks like they run actual plays.

Giannis got the James harden playoff treatment bud needs to find different ways to get him to his spots. Bud looking like dantoni east this game

raptors real #1 celebrity fan

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7TQCQZXsAAqdrU.jpg

The Raptors shot 31.7% on 2-pointers tonight (13-41). Before that, per @bball_ref the lowest 2P% in a win all season was 35.4% by San Antonio vs. Memphis in February: https://t.co/Nukpmj0Ao3

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) May 24, 2019

Game 6 is gonna be a key one for the Bucks

its a must win imo

anyway it seems to me like Bud is doing the same thing that got Kidd fired - running the same play over and over on both ends, even after the opposing team figures out exactly what you're going to do. on one end you watch Giannis go 4 on 1 and fail to draw a foul, on the other you just double whoever has the ball and leave someone open from 3 so you get murdered by VanVleet of all people. this actually worked pretty well against the Celtics but the Raps are better physically and mentally. I still think the Bucks are a (slightly) better team but they've been solved

hows kawhi never had double digi assists

Kawhi's shot-making was crazy, but his nine dimes tonight sets a career high in any NBA game for him.

— Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) May 24, 2019

he does not like to pass

The only knock on his game really

Milwaukee shot over 8 points better than the Raps and lost by 6. that's uh...kinda impressive

i mean 45%-37%. Raps took 13 more free throws though. can't comment on credibly on this obviously but the reffing seemed to be really awful this game, it's one thing if you let Giannis get hacked but then don't call it so tight on the other end. at one point in the 2nd it seemed like they fucked up 5 straight possessions.

god damnit I'm turning into Bill Simmons. I need to go to bed

sometimes it be like that

pic.twitter.com/VOC87DI3GR

— Kawob Leonard (@WorldWideWob) May 24, 2019

he's gonna have a long career in broadcasting after he retires

.@FredVanVleet isn't giving any credit for his recent play to his newborn son, Fred Jr. 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/4P9DMrNcW0

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 24, 2019

lmao

kawhi clip is incredible too

bledsoe and lowry are the spiderman meme of point guards

lol yes

Raptors are exactly where the Leafs were a few weeks ago, which is ominous if you're in Toronto: they have to win Game 6, because I can't see them going into Milwaukee and winning a Game 7. I really wish they'd pass the ball more. For long stretches they seem to revert to what they used to do with DeRozan, which is to give the ball to Kawhi and stand around while he does something. He's obviously much, much better than DeRozan, so he usually does. But how long can they ride that? (They're one game from the finals, I know.) When they do move the ball, they're so much better.

How do you not love Kawhi? Great game last night

I do, I do--I just don't know how much you can ask of the guy.

Van Vleet to baby: Bitch you wasn't with me shootin' in the gym.

Giannis got the James harden playoff treatment bud needs to find different ways to get him to his spots. Bud looking like dantoni east this game

― easy ball shooter (Spottie), Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:07 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Let's run Houston's offense but replace Harden with a guy who can't shoot!

How do you not love Kawhi? Great game last night

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, May 24, 2019 8:17 AM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I do, I do--I just don't know how much you can ask of the guy.

sorry this was just rhetorical

Feels like Danny green hasn’t made a shot in the whole playoffs

spurs won the trade (of role players)

i feel like every time a team has had the chance to really take this series over they’ve laid a big egg. it will make for a nice capital-P Playoff Win for whoever emerges but it has really destroyed my confidence that either of these teams could maybe beat GSW

that makes sense. in some ways the finals would be more interesting if one of these teams was rolling in completely on fire.

i haven't thought through matchups or anything but tend to think that any first-time finals team is going to be in a huge hole against the warriors before the tip of game 1.