Another Rendition Becoming Tradition | Official HEAT (#8) vs. Bucks (#1) 1st Round Series Thread

[cartierhoe]

Bucks role players showed up at home in Game 2
Heat role players showed up at home in Game 3.

Teams usually bounce back at home after suffering a monumental defeat on the road.

That's the reality.

Do you believe the Bucks could win this series without Giannis?

 

[FAH1223]

Bucks look cooked

Budenholzer and Horst need some warm seats.


@Tunez
@ThaRebel
@L $ C
@FloorGeneral
@MushroomX
@ThiefyPoo
@Don De Dieu
@Ganso Bomb
@Lord-Yosh

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Do you believe the Bucks could win this series without Giannis?

Depends on the health of Jimmy.

I don't believe Giannis is that valuable for them to beat Miami, but there's a difference between that and not having someone to replace him. They just put up 140 without him in Game 2, and won double-digit games without him during the regular season. This game was always going to be a tall task for them given the circumstances, as even if Giannis did play, I still would've favored the Heat.

 

[cartierhoe]

Depends on the health of Jimmy.

I don't believe Giannis is that valuable for them to beat Miami, but there's a difference between that and not having someone to replace him. They just put up 140 without him in Game 2, and won double-digit games without him during the regular season. This game was always going to be a tall task for them given the circumstances, as even if Giannis did play, I still would've favored the Heat.

You’re right, Jimmy is what makes the Heat go. Was still a little funny to me that the Bucks supporting cast gets hyped, as they should because Giannis isn’t surrounded by bums but lost big tonight.

 

[Left.A1]

Can't make it through one playoffs without 75% of the roster hobbled

That shyt is crazy …for all of that “Miami culture” 2.8 percent body fat shyt ..these nikkas stay in the triage

 

[El Jefe]

Bucks should be embarrassed

 

[Ganso Bomb]

Bucks are playing with their food by continuing to sit Giannis. If he's back next game, Bucks in 6.


These games have really shown me Giannis is what really makes their defense go, despite what other's wanna say. They're giving up 124 ppg to the second worst offense in the league without Tyler Herro.

 

[MushroomX]

Bucks look cooked

Budenholzer and Horst need some warm seats.


@Tunez
@ThaRebel
@L $ C
@FloorGeneral
@MushroomX
@ThiefyPoo
@Don De Dieu
@Ganso Bomb
@Lord-Yosh

There is nothing wrong with Horst, it's Coach Bud.

 

[FAH1223]

There is nothing wrong with Horst, it's Coach Bud.

Nah. Horst needs smoke

Need more ball handlers. Got Jrue/Khris and a bunch of shooters

Donte would change things

 

[cartierhoe]

If the Bucks lose this series, they'd be dumb not to look at Ime or Nurse

 

[murksiderock]

Don't matter whether Giannis is playing or not, because Milwaukee can beat this weak ass team without him...

Bucks are in a must-win for G4. Period. They drop G4 they aren't winning three straight...

Despite all circumstances I'm stunned to see Milwaukee down in this series...

 

[FAH1223]

Don't matter whether Giannis is playing or not, because Milwaukee can beat this weak ass team without him...

Bucks are in a must-win for G4. Period. They drop G4 they aren't winning three straight...

Despite all circumstances I'm stunned to see Milwaukee down in this series...

I’m not stunned

Budenholzer doesn’t adjust

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Bucks are playing with their food by continuing to sit Giannis. If he's back next game, Bucks in 6.


These games have really shown me Giannis is what really makes their defense go, despite what other's wanna say. They're giving up 124 ppg to the second worst offense in the league without Tyler Herro.

Giannis being on the court wouldn't necessarily change it that much considering that they've been notoriously horrible at guarding the 3pt line, which has been their achilles heel for years and why Boston was going to beat them anyways. It's why Miami was a lowkey bad matchup for them.

If you can get hot from the 3pt line, then you legit have a chance to beat them.

 

[King Poetic]

Heat bench what like 59 points.. Milwaukee bench like 17 points

That’s game all the time

 

[Biscayne]

This game was to be expected. Miami was coming off a 140-point blowout loss and first game at home. The difference has been the margin between what the benches have provided.

Classic role players showing out at home game.

Nah, this isn’t to be expected. Not from a 8th seed. Those margins shouldn’t be a difference maker when you’re a deep 1 seed facing an 8th seed who hasn’t shot the 3 well, all season. This deep bucks team shouldn’t be down 2-1 to a Heat team who isn’t even fully healthy their damn selves. There are virtually no consistent perimeter shot creators on this Heat team outside of Butler. Herro was the only other consistent one. It’s clear as day the absence of a certain player, is not only making this bucks defense look weak, but it’s also stagnating their offense(despite the fact that shot lights out). Bucks shot great, but ultimately couldn’t generate any freethrows and easy buckets. That makes it hard to claw back into a game where you’ve been down by double digits for most of. Giannis ability to just bully the defense and draw contact and get the opposing team into the penalty is needed.