That has led to wildly inconsistent basketball, and inconsistency leads to instability, in my opinion, especially after listening to Lillard try to explain his point of view. “You know, it takes time. I don’t know how to explain it,” Lillard said. “Some days it’s like, we got it. And then there’s days where it’s like we kind of lost it a little bit. And then we got it again and we lost it a little bit. “Sometimes you just go through these things. Everybody’s asking questions about this and that and what should Doc do? What should we do? How are we going to change it?
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
StatMuse @statmuse
Rookies with over 175 threes:
Keegan Murray
Donovan Mitchell
Damian Lillard
and now, Brandon Miller. pic.twitter.com/kLJrvKxut4 – 7:55 PM
Rookies with over 175 threes:
Keegan Murray
Donovan Mitchell
Damian Lillard
and now, Brandon Miller. pic.twitter.com/kLJrvKxut4 – 7:55 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Celtics at Bucks – FiServ Forum – April 9, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Tillman
Milwaukee – Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
OUT – Boston: Horford, Porzingis Milwaukee: Beauchamp – 7:04 PM
Celtics at Bucks – FiServ Forum – April 9, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, Tillman
Milwaukee – Damian Lillard, Malik Beasley, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
OUT – Boston: Horford, Porzingis Milwaukee: Beauchamp – 7:04 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The Magic have ruled out Franz Wagner (right ankle sprain) for tonight’s game vs. the Rockets.
Giannis, Dame and Khris Middleton will all play for Milwaukee vs. Boston
The C’s have ruled out KP and Horford. Expect Boston to give a couple of guys the night off in each of their… – 5:54 PM
The Magic have ruled out Franz Wagner (right ankle sprain) for tonight’s game vs. the Rockets.
Giannis, Dame and Khris Middleton will all play for Milwaukee vs. Boston
The C’s have ruled out KP and Horford. Expect Boston to give a couple of guys the night off in each of their… – 5:54 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Free throw attempts per game before
after the All-Star break:
Luka — 9.37.3
Shai — 9.17.2
DeMar — 9.07.2
Dame — 7.65.6
Book — 7.05.8
Durant — 6.34.7
There have been ~15 fewer attempts per game since the All-Star break. pic.twitter.com/I0yFUT2fPl – 9:17 AM
Free throw attempts per game before
after the All-Star break:Luka — 9.3
7.3Shai — 9.1
7.2DeMar — 9.0
7.2Dame — 7.6
5.6Book — 7.0
5.8Durant — 6.3
4.7There have been ~15 fewer attempts per game since the All-Star break. pic.twitter.com/I0yFUT2fPl – 9:17 AM
Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
Lo de ayer por parte de O.G. Anunoby fue un recital defensivo. Me tocó narrarlo para @PrimeVideoMX.
En la 2M, marcó a Damian Lillard Y a Giannis. Fue el factor principal al @NYKnicks limitar a estos dos a 19 puntos y 5-15 de campo.
Vídeo: @NBA
pic.twitter.com/MyQtRbqaSI – 5:56 PM
Lo de ayer por parte de O.G. Anunoby fue un recital defensivo. Me tocó narrarlo para @PrimeVideoMX.
En la 2M, marcó a Damian Lillard Y a Giannis. Fue el factor principal al @NYKnicks limitar a estos dos a 19 puntos y 5-15 de campo.
Vídeo: @NBA
pic.twitter.com/MyQtRbqaSI – 5:56 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Giannis/Dame/Khris are +17.1 net as a Trio in 738 minutes over 41 games this season (2nd best in NBA). But continuity is a major issue: only 7 games/156 min together under Doc (+21.1 net) and just 4 games/85 min together over the past 2 months (+8.5 net). – 10:47 AM
Giannis/Dame/Khris are +17.1 net as a Trio in 738 minutes over 41 games this season (2nd best in NBA). But continuity is a major issue: only 7 games/156 min together under Doc (+21.1 net) and just 4 games/85 min together over the past 2 months (+8.5 net). – 10:47 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
The Bucks blew an 11-point lead to the Knicks for their fourth straight loss, but they’re still working to turn things around.
“When you just keep fighting in these situations, you never know when it’s going to turn.” – Damian Lillard
At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5399172/2024/0… – 9:55 AM
The Bucks blew an 11-point lead to the Knicks for their fourth straight loss, but they’re still working to turn things around.
“When you just keep fighting in these situations, you never know when it’s going to turn.” – Damian Lillard
At @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/5399172/2024/0… – 9:55 AM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
Big Body Brunson will cut you everywhere but loose. Just ask Dame, Giannis and Middleton how that 43 piece wing dinner taste!!! Carry on… pic.twitter.com/vLVzvAYDPI – 9:29 PM
Big Body Brunson will cut you everywhere but loose. Just ask Dame, Giannis and Middleton how that 43 piece wing dinner taste!!! Carry on… pic.twitter.com/vLVzvAYDPI – 9:29 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Bucks 61, Knicks 50
– Antetokounmpo 18pts/7reb/4ast
– Lillard 14pts/3reb/3ast
– Lopez 9pts/3reb
– Portis 8pts/2reb
The Knicks are one of the best O-rebounding teams in the league and the Bucks have struggled with that, but the rest of their defensive effort has been good. – 8:14 PM
Half: Bucks 61, Knicks 50
– Antetokounmpo 18pts/7reb/4ast
– Lillard 14pts/3reb/3ast
– Lopez 9pts/3reb
– Portis 8pts/2reb
The Knicks are one of the best O-rebounding teams in the league and the Bucks have struggled with that, but the rest of their defensive effort has been good. – 8:14 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Jalen Brunson has 17 of the Knicks’ 25 points, but the Bucks lead, 31-25, entering the 2nd quarter.
Milwaukee can’t guard against the common cold, and Brunson’s on pace for another career-high scoring night at this rate.
Giannis: 7P, 3R, 1A, 1B
Dame: 12P – 7:40 PM
Jalen Brunson has 17 of the Knicks’ 25 points, but the Bucks lead, 31-25, entering the 2nd quarter.
Milwaukee can’t guard against the common cold, and Brunson’s on pace for another career-high scoring night at this rate.
Giannis: 7P, 3R, 1A, 1B
Dame: 12P – 7:40 PM
Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Need a Steph/Dame -vs- Ionescu/Clark 3-point shootout next February – 3:24 PM
Need a Steph/Dame -vs- Ionescu/Clark 3-point shootout next February – 3:24 PM
More on this storyline
On Saturday, according to sources briefed on the meeting, Bucks coach Doc Rivers held a film session with the team’s top nine veteran rotation players in Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, Beasley, Bobby Portis, Patrick Beverley, Connaughton and Crowder. During that session, each player was given a chance to speak his mind and explain what they have been seeing from their own perspective, as well as how they believe the team needs to operate selflessly as a unit moving forward. “It’s only the start of these tough and necessary conversations,” one source described the session. -via The Athletic / April 8, 2024
Justin Kubatko: The Bucks have lost three straight games, each to a team with at least 50 losses entering the game. They are just the fourth team in NBA history to lose three such games in a row: 
1990-91 WAS 2017-18 ORL 2021-22 POR 2023-24 MIL Read & share: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/yKL0FTCFCe -via Twitter @jkubatko / April 6, 2024
1990-91 WAS 2017-18 ORL 2021-22 POR 2023-24 MIL Read & share: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/yKL0FTCFCe -via Twitter @jkubatko / April 6, 2024