Playoffs Round 1: Bucks vs Pistons Series Thread

[JohnMax]

[SamuraiSWISH]

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

[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.

[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