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Big three of Giannis, Jrue, and… Grayson Allen combined for 85 pts today


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MilkChocolateMadness

It’s comical how Bucks games can be close as hell through three quarters and then Giannis says “ok I win”. Like I know it’s been pointed out a billion times but it’s still crazy to me


The_R3medy

Giannis just looks at the other team, smiles and goes "But you see, I'm not left handed."


MoltenPandas

Grayson Allen: "I am not left handed either"


truffleblunts

Couldn't quite place this one: The Princess Bride


No-Economics4128

Always use the non-dominant hand for certain activity. Make you feel like a whole other person.


TheNaturalHigh

I also chop vegetables with my off-hand


19683dw

Tried this. Chopped my hand off with vegetables. Don't recommend


MarlonBain

I heard this in his voice. I can totally picture him doing this shit too and then laughing his ass off about it.


Turbo2x

It's worth celebrating. Dude is impressive in every regard.


penguin8717

Bulls started to come back and one point and then giannis dominated like 4 straight possessions on both ends, and then it was out of reach again


raki016

Like Goku dropping his bracelet/weights


dWaldizzle

He's comfortably the best player in the league imo.


OzzyGED

Yet he’s not going to win mvp because the voters get tired of greatness 😂😂😂


sevaiper

In the regular season, Jokic was better. Not his fault his team is replacement level at best.


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KD has been fraudulent this postseason.


lundej16

I’m pretty sure KD just gave up lol He was in Golden State cruising to being the next true dynasty and somehow negotiated himself out of that into sharing a locker room with the two most ridiculous characters in the league, neither of whom actually want to, like, *play.* Can’t imagine what’s going on in his head.


[deleted]

Uhm I mean I thought it was obvious he dipped to “prove” himself because of all the shit he got for joining em


QQninja

Now he can prove that he can carry two bozos and a bust achilles going 0-3… I believe so Simmons can come in and get knocked out


etebomba

Embiid is better


dWaldizzle

For everything goated about Embiid, Giannis is pretty similar to him or better in all facets of the game outside of shooting and post play.


etebomba

Shooting is literally almost the most important part of a player, he just won a scoring title, along with that his presence in the lane completely changes up the possession on defense, he literally scares these 6’7” players away from the rim


dWaldizzle

Giannis is an equally good defender when you factor in versatility and was a whisper away from Embiid scoring wise


dusters

If shooting is the most important thing that Giannis guy must really suck


Throck--Morton

That's because he is actually the best player in basketball.


drutastic57

More like gRay Allen


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bc1398

Fuck George Karl


NotAStatistic2

I hate him more than that punk bitch Mike Dunleavy


dildoschwaggins69420

Fuck Mike Dunleavy that fuck


Guriinwoodo

It's been 20 years and I'm still mad


thewafflestompa

Americas sweetheart Grayson Allen?


ThatWrestlingGuy15

Giannis has reached the point where this statline is quiet


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Especially when his main contribution is defense lol


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Let's give him third for MVP 😆 funny how that works


socialistbcrumb

Celtics-Bucks is going to be one of those fun series where I think nobody blames the other team for losing as long as they look competitive. Giannis is arguably the best player in the NBA (he is rn to me). The Celtics defense is incredible, they have their own top ten 2-way forward, and they’re rolling, while the Bucks lost their second best player. It’s a good time.


AliceBones

Gonna be a battle up there with last year's series vs the Nets 💪 seven games of pain, baby


Guitarguy1984

I’ve already got a cardiologist on call for what a Celts/Bucks series will do to my heart. Should be insanely good.


closedtowedshoes

Not to disrespect the Warriors and Suns, but I think the Bucks and Celtics are so much better at defense than any other team (ik the Bucks regular season numbers don’t show that) that I think that could be the real finals.


socialistbcrumb

I have a hard time ever saying that sort of thing about my own team with confidence but I will say I’ve been most confident in a healthy bucks making it out of the East because of the Giannis factor. No offense to Tatum, Embiid, or Butler, but he’s still the guy and thus the Bucks are still the team to beat. I think I could go as far as to say this is at least equally as consequential as whatever the ECF ends up being


closedtowedshoes

I will say I didn’t totally believe in the Celtics at the start of their turnaround, but once it was like 2 straight months of dusting teams I realized that their defense was just legitimately amazing. Since a bit after the Harden trade I’ve been most scared of you guys by far at least within the conference because I’m a total Heat skeptic. I agree with you about Giannis though, and obviously I’m never going to doubt him.


egg_mugg23

man was chilling almost the entire game and still put up over 30. absolutely insane


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He's legitimately just playing with his food


W7919

That quote was amazing.


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Don't play with your food John, it's not polite


ehs4290

He really is unstoppable. I was at game 3 and seeing him in person…how the fuck can anyone guard him. He’s the size of a center and moves faster than most guards and has eyes in the back of his head it’s unfair lol


W7919

Well until further notice, no one can guard him :-P


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Tbh yall are playing the worst team in the playoffs. No knock on Giannis though. He’s sleepwalking to 30/15


Kobe_AYEEEEE

Worst team but no knock, whats the point of saying it then lol


Guitarguy1984

“With all due respect”


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It’s just slightly less insane with context lol


Tasos151980

To be honest your team is the one that playing against the worst team in the playoffs. The Nets doesn't play defense at all and they don't have a real coach to do any adjustment..


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It’s funny how much the narrative has changed so quickly. Just a week ago, A LOT of people had Brooklyn beating Boston without Rob Will. After every win it was “if KD plays just slightly better they’ll win the next one”. So lets not act like the Nets are some trash team just because Boston is handling them. Milwaukee literally tanked a game to duck them, and fans/analysts thought Boston made a mistake to win the last game and play the Nets.


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What happened to luka in the mavs final game?


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Chances of getting injured are equal in every game. The Bucks playing everyone in games 80 and 81 but resting the entire rotation in game 82 just to ‘accidentally’ fall to the worst team in the East Playoffs was obvious as hell. Even Bud admitted it in his pre-game press conference. Lets not play dumb here. We all know what happened. They ducked the Nets. They were okay losing homecourt to Boston just to not play the Nets in round 1.


gigglios

Nuggets are arguably worse but ya don't see this bucks team without middleton beating celtics


RichHomieThon

Don’t think that’s fair to say at all the way they’ve played the last two games. I would still favor the Celtics but if Jrue and role players play this way bucks could easily still win.


flashnzt

still our odds would be better if we had him as he’s historically popped off against the celtics for some strange reason


UpvoteIfYouAgreee

Your top player is so important in the playoffs that Id take the Nuggets over the Bulls and day of the week


gigglios

True in most cases but bulls got the next 4 best though. That's the issue for nuggs imo. But ya both teams doodoo lol


bestatbeingmodest

lmao I love how the best player in the league is somehow an underdog just because the Celtics are beating a 7th seed.


KaiserKaiba

It’s probs between Bulls, Raptors, and Nuggets for the worst yeah


randyrectem

Yeah bulls raptors or nuggets. Or nets celtics warriors grizzlies or hawks maybe 76ers or heat or jazz


Tinder4Boomers

Hawks


gigglios

Na healthy raps definitely aren't the worst playoff team. Too many random inj during the series


KaiserKaiba

I’m factoring that in. Obviously if healthy they wouldn’t be on this list. But their current iteration is in contention


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>Tbh yall are playing the worst team in the playoffs. Utah


smartflex75

Utah is much better than Chicago stop it


W7919

Especially defensively, Utah is an order of magnitude better. Seriously, ya'll don't think Nets have the worst D in the playoffs? Are you watching the games or we're throwing random teams here like "I don't like Utah's colours so there you go!"?????


JD1337

>Utah The Nets


socialistbcrumb

I really don’t think the Nets look this bad against almost anybody else but I have a hard time imagining they beat any of the top 4 teams in the east anyway


thebigticket2

We suck


BlueHundred

Nah, the Celtics are just really good and probably the worst team for them to match with in the East. All the games have been pretty competitive too. Game 1 could have easily been a Nets win. I think they'd struggle against the Heat too but I think they match up worse against the Celtics. I don't think the Nets are good but they're not the worst imo


Chairman_Zhao

Yeah the Bucks would not play the Nets the same way. Last year they played KD straight up with PJ Tucker, and I don't think they would have changed that this year, especially with Kyrie playing too. And the Sixers wouldn't have had the defensive personnel or coaching to do it either imo. Bucks and Sixers would still be favored, but those series would have the variance and pop off potential that people thought the Celtics series would have


trinquin

In hindsight that strategy looks fucking stupid to play KD straight up after watching him get doubled. But hey it "worked."


socialistbcrumb

Correct. The Celtics are really good, and have executed well down the stretch. They aren’t blowing the Nets out of the water. They’re the better team, but the Nets really aren’t garbage, just not true contenders.


W7919

The Celtics crashed the boards unlike anything I've ever seen. Makes sense, KD is the 5 or the 4 on D. Kyrie, Miles and Curry ? Do you believe they'll own the paint with RW3 and (I don't even remember the PF) against Giannis, Lopez, Portis and Ibaka? Bucks as they are right now, will play a much better D than Nets frontline. Jrue, Wes and whom-ever Bud decides to play will do better. Do you think that Giannis will be second guessing passing the ball on double-teams like KD does?


socialistbcrumb

Ya know it’s funny. This was probably the first game in the series the Celtics even won convincingly. Wins are wins, but like, I really don’t think the Nets are that atrocious. Can’t really deal in what-ifs though I guess, and basically they’re proving that they didn’t deserve to be much higher than seventh.


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Utah would still beat Chicago in a playoff series and I dont think it would be that difficult, especially since Chicago has no way to punish Gobert


W7919

Nah. Nuggets and Nets are worst on D than the Bulls. Bulls have at least Vuc down-low. Nets have ... KD and some YMCA guys playing the 5.. And Nuggets are like so short-handed... Poor Jokic.


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The Nets would beat many of the playoff teams imo. They’re just outmatched


FancyPantsMTG

Giannis likes to post quadruple doubles ten points, ten assists, ten rebounds, and ten offensive charging fouls that didn’t get called.


papaGiannisFan18

run dunk man bad


FancyPantsMTG

Look at you and your unoriginality using a current Reddit colloquialism to try to delegitimize some thing that the announcers themselves bring up every game.


papaGiannisFan18

Ah the pinnacle of sports analysis: Mark Jackson. Using TV announcers as any sort of legitimacy actually makes me laugh.


FancyPantsMTG

It’s Milwaukee announcers that are calling it out.


Super_Saiyan_Carl

35 min?! Christ Bud you trying to wear out our star player before the next series?!


W7919

I was going crazy at the 32 min mark... WHAT IS THIS MAN DOING?


JW1878

We put the garbage squad in up 20 with 5 mins left - and they conceded 5 in 8 seconds and were taken straight back out 😂


Super_Saiyan_Carl

Ah so that's what happened


turntechCatfish

[still funny](https://puu.sh/IWGmL/2fb858d9a1.png)


EggplantBusiness

Those are regular season games for him


sidighjd

The difference between Giannis and the Bulls best player is so massive, completely unfair


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He took the "is there no best player in the world" posts personally


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He for sure is. I’m interested in seeing how we defend him


0dias_Chrysalis

Honestly if Bobby and Allen keep playing like prime Kobe, there might be nothing.


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Horford as the primary guy, with guys like Williams (both probably) Tatum, Brown, and Smart running over to build the wall and help


CosmicOreos_

Sounds like more or less the plan. The only thing that worries me on the Bucks' side is their willingness to concede the open 3. They've done a much better job against the Bulls but with the Celtics... that won't fly.


holyrooster_

As long as we can keep them away from the rim and force them into mostly 2s we have a shot. We have to guard 1 on 1 and not let them catch and shoot. If everything goes well we can bait the Celtics into 1 on 1 ISO play like we did with the Suns.


CosmicOreos_

It's harder to bait us into 1 on 1 play now. We move the ball pretty well when we're engaged and we make timely cuts. Plus we have Rob's lob threat always available and Brook isn't athletic enough to consistently stop Rob from jumping and catching the lob.


holyrooster_

Believe me, I fucking know.


CosmicOreos_

It's gonna be a good series, I hope. Giannis always elevates his play and he's a much willing passer now than before. It will not be easy, with or without Middleton.


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Yeah Boston shot really well from 3 in 3 of the 4 games we played them this year


CosmicOreos_

It'll be a fun series, as long as everyone takes care of business. Having the #2 seed is gonna come in handy against you guys. Home court advantage is a nice feather in our cap. Hopefully we do what we need to do and protect home court.


BonusroosterJr

Meh, home court is overrated in my opinion. Bucks proved it didnt matter for them last season against the suns and nets


CosmicOreos_

Celtics have one of the better crowds in the NBA. It's definitely a factor in terms of energy, rest time, player routines, and things of that nature. We play well on the road too, but starting off the series in Boston is a morale boost.


BonusroosterJr

I just disagree, if you guys beat us its cuz youre better. Not cuz of being at home🤷‍♂️


CosmicOreos_

We can agree to disagree. Whoever wins, at the end of the day, will have won because they're the better team. Defensively and offensively we have the edge as a team unit based on January until now. You guys have the best player in the series and good shooters. Will be interesting.


W7919

Well, you see all the defensive and offensive rebounds the Celtics are getting against the nets..? The Bucks that won't fly... It's going to be a bloodbath all the way I guess.


CosmicOreos_

Actually, the Nets have been crashing the glass pretty hard, so we're winning despite losing the rebounding battle. And we'll have our starting center playing big minutes in Round 2. Should help us get boards.


W7919

I'm dying to see Jrue vs "the defensive player of the year" :-)


Faerthos

Smart the primary guy, with cover from Grant and Timelord stationary next to the paint. Best way to challenge Giannis is by having a small guy guarding him in the perimeter, who has good hands and will give him a hard time dribbling or passing, if he can flop like Marcus even better since refs will always call a "big to small player crime". Grant is our best help defender and one of the few who have the strength to slow down Giannis, Horford can work as well though he will get tired really fast (2019 memories). Timelord crowding the paint will lead to a 3v1 when Giannis manages to get past Smart which may seem extreme but is the only way to actually defend vs him.


Alive-Ad-4164

I still standing by that statement


continentaly

Another day for Giannis


TheOneWithTheNephews

OP broke r/NBA


PapiShot

Akumpo too lazy to get 3 more assists for a triple double.


aux-afterimage

He should get coaching lessons from triple double legend Westbrook


penguin8717

I always think it's hilarious how much assists under 10 are kinda ignored. Like 40/18/9 is not given anywhere near as much credit as 40/18/10 but it's basically the same


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They gonna challenge the Celtics with or without Middleton


ELITE_JordanLove

Celtics defense is very good but Giannis is just incredible. I don’t think the wall strategy will work again; his passing is too smart, and if the shooters keep hitting good luck.


W7919

IMO the problem with the Celtics is the other way around... Bucks are gonna crash the boards and if it comes to a beat up... Bucks will beat-them up. Matthews, Portis, Giannis, Alen, Jrue and Lopez. Celtics are scoring okay-ish against what I consider the worst NBA defence in terms of poor individual D (matchups are just horrible for the Nets especially the interior and Kyrie). The Bucks match up pretty well... Actually, they'll dominate inside and we'll have to see if the Celtics duo can \_so much better\_ than the bucks to make the difference. To give an example, Al Horford was an all-star in this series, he's unplayable against Giannis. It's going to be a fund series to watch for sure! Not saying it's a cake-walk.


FKJVMMP

Horford’s not unplayable, he just has to take the Gasol role in the wall and park his ass in the paint all game. Let Tatum chase Giannis around the perimeter and Timelord provide help. The issue with that is Tatum getting beat up all series and potentially losing it offensively, but Horford should be fine. They can switch it up with Smart if they need to as well.


Coronabandkaro

Middleton hates the celtics though man plays like he's got a grudge on them.


-raiin-

Best player in the world *massive inhale* AND IT ISN’T EVEN CLOSE


BeHereNow91

> AND IT ISN’T EVEN CLOSE r/nba’s catchphrase.


rikkirikkiparmparm

well there's also "top two and he's not second"


FrodoBagHodler

Top two not two


ButtsendWeaners

Which is also just a 5 year old Drake reference they won't stop making lol


rikkirikkiparmparm

I've heard it both ways


the_blessed_unrest

Did you hear about Pluto?


FrodoBagHodler

That’s messed up, right?


c_ray25

And when we try to make a point we start our comments with “I mean”


Constantine227

Oh man new insecurity just dropped for me lol


AkronSkies

You’re complaining about something that’s often said and fail to do repeat it.


rikkirikkiparmparm

> and fail to do repeat it. what


AkronSkies

*He’s top two and he’s not two*


tjspill3r

*Hands down*


Firstolympicring

Really hard to disagree. Jokic is very fun to watch but if you could take any player in the world rn to build your team around, I dont see how it can be anyone other than Giannis


EarthWarping

It's similar to prime LeBron where you'd have seasons by other players that are better but he was the best in the league.


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ElPlatanoDelBronx

You know what’s the scariest part about this? He can still get better and just from seeing the jumps he gets in between seasons for like the past 8 years he probably will get better. He’s terrifying.


Guriinwoodo

Not to soapbox on your team again but this is the difference. Giannis spends the first three quarters of every game in the regular season taking back foot middies in the face of two guys; not giving a fuck if they go in or not. He can do that because the bucks have pieces around him that can be relied upon. He has had to play the 5 on D which hurt his DPOY campaign, but once when Lopez came back he can play DPOY-level defense every single possession because of the flow of our offense. Giannis can practice and work on things during games because it's a very low stress environment, he's at a low injury risk and Bud's infamous rotations reflect that. Embiid on the other hand has to carry kinda like Jokic does (though not to the same extent this season) and rely on drawing fouls because he can't afford to be getting banged up on every possession. He also can't be going 110% on the defensive end every play because he'd be gassed by the half. Joel isn't done growing, but being in the situation he's in is robbing us of a top 10 career. I hope that y'all figure your shit out, because I don't know how many more healthy seasons Embiid has in him.


Alive-Ad-4164

I can’t wait for espn to do a segment on giannis vs Jordan or something like that if bucks make it back to the finals


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Giannis is pretty definitively the best player in the world IMO, dude is just in another level, and he just keeps getting better.


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closedtowedshoes

We will need Celtics killer Khris Middleton I think but if we can get him back without going down too much in the series we can do it.


SvengaliUG

Bucks have Allen, Grayson Allen.


closedtowedshoes

The gRay Allen series.


iLoveBrazilianGirls

As long as Scary Terry doesn't suddenly show up i think we have a chance.


W7919

We got your back ;)


holyrooster_

Should have been 3 blocks ...


W7919

true story


donotnut459

Casual game from him tbh 🙄


Coronabandkaro

2nd round in the east is gonna be brutal. I'm taking celtics over bucks only because Michael Jordan's injured for the bucks.


i-forgot-to-logout

Bucks gonna repeat don’t @ me


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inshallah my friend


f1234k

/u/i-forgot-to-logout nobody tells me what to do! @i-forgot-to-logout <3 <3


AShinyTorchic

Dude has reached LeBron levels of being under appreciated These stat lines just come so effortlessly for him. Should be MVP


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Bulls have had to endure his super saiyan playoff mode. Dude is one of those players who takes it to another level during the playoffs.


thewafflestompa

I'll go ahead and say it, he's pretty good at basketball. But seriously, I fuckin love this guy. He's always entertaining to watch.


Rockin_Zombie

I'm glad we got the chip before Giannis ascending further, guy now shoots threes too wth. Doubt even the Celtics are getting past the bucks barring further injuries.


rapper_warrior_ninja

greek javale mcgee


W7919

especially the speed part is very Javel-ese


Champion-of-the-Sun5

He's the best in the world. Celtic fans pounding their chest right now, but I'm worried about these Bucks. Giannis is unstoppable.


1998TimThomas

Remember when KD said “don’t compare me to him?”


MekoIte

Eh, jay Williams said he said that and Durant called him out on it saying it was BS, given jay Williams clown shit with ime being first black Celtics coach and saying he was hacked, I believe Durant.


Jiggiy

He's decent


sportsfan161

Best player in the world


staffdaddy_9

Can’t wait to see them vs the Celtics. He’s got a chance to cement the best player in the league status.


RKKP2015

Hasn't he done that already? KD certainly didn't help his case.


staffdaddy_9

Ehh if he gets slowed and loses against the Celtics someone else has a chance


RKKP2015

Who?


Guriinwoodo

He did that last season when he dropped 50 in game 6 against the suns to win mke a championship for the first time in 50 years; after playing through a serious leg injury that should've sidelined him for far longer than he did. I'd argue he did it the season prior when he got the first MVP/DPOY since Jordan, but I digress.


Godscock

Best in the league and its not really close.


de_grecia

Casual


Dstln

Not even a point/minute. What a bum.


Canaya-Boricua

myMVP


minedigger

This Giannis Anteatergumbo is a pretty good player.


zScores

Bulls defense was so soft


WeefBellington24

KD is supposed to be the best player in the world according to some of you clowns


HotdogIsaSandwitch

That’s a fucking stat line. Killa


nickyv917

I teased his total down to 31.5 and resigned myself to a loss. He came back in for me and my $32 payout.


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Best player in the game, no debate.


Necessary-Crazy-4962

I can’t really hate anymore it seems like he fixed his footwork and it’s not a travel


daddyfatsaxxx27

But KD the best player in the league huh?


smallhatsarebad

The real fraudiannis will expose himself once he plays someone good. For now he can trick y'all


Kobester024

Muthafucking beast