Obviously, Clippers were getting spanked by him, but no other Bucks player scored in last 6:25 of the game. You just don’t expect PG & Kawhi to have only 33 points on 42 shots for a game, or to miss 11 of 13 in 4th quarter. The wrong 2/13. – 2:52 AM PG mentioned tonight that Clippers usually beat elite defenders by screening. Small-small pick-and-roll, not like Zu screening. – 2:45 AM Only players in NBA history to score more points than Giannis scored tonight (54) vs Clippers: – Shaquille O’Neal (61 on birthday in March 2000) – David Robinson (71 on final day of 1994 season to secure scoring title) – 2:29 AM Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif Zubac on guarding Giannis’ drives: “He’s coming at you downhill full speed, he’s a strong dude and you can’t move laterally, I take a step right, foul. I take a step left, foul.
Offense completely stalled into tired iso, refusal to double Giannis + giving him too much airspace until finally forced to put Kawhi on him after Zu fouled out. This was good gauge of where Clips need to improve – 12:48 AM Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins It’s not what you do… It’s how you do it! This performance that Giannis put on tonight mimic his Game 6 performance in the Finals! He reminded us again why he’s the BEST PLAYER in the WORLD. Carry the hell on… – 12:47 AM Ralph Lawler @Ohmeomy Wild game -Crazy finish as Bucks beat Clippers 106-105 in Milwaukee. Clips could not make a basket over the final 4-minutes of so of the game after leading in the 3rd Q by 21.
This area already felt flat because of the 9 p. m. tipoff and is certainly even quieter now. – 11:46 PM Marcus Morris Sr. draws Jrue Holiday’s 4th foul on Milwaukee’s ATO, then splashes his ATO attempt to extend 9-0 Clippers run to start second half. – 11:41 PM Marcus Morris Sr. is here. Mook starts half with a 3 from George, then follows up a George middy by scoring easily over Grayson Allen. It’s a 7-0 Clippers run and 63-49 Clippers lead. Morris leads Clippers scorers with 12 points on 5/8 FGs, 2/4 3s.
Clippers have 105-99 lead. Milwaukee has ball with 3:45 left. Expect another timeout, by Clippers, soon. – 12:28 AM Season-high 10 rebounds for Kawhi tonight. Norm Powell has shouldered the scoring load with 26 points. He could very well outscore the opposing bench all by himself for the second straight game (Bucks bench is at 22).
– 12:41 AM Last time Kawhi and PG played in Milwaukee was two years ago. They were dominated down stretch by Giannis in close game. Tonight! More of the same! PG and Kawhi are 2/11 FGs in this 4th quarter. Milwaukee up 106-105 with 27. 1 left. Clippers ball, no timeouts after this. – 12:40 AM Giannis Antetokounmpo found Wesley Matthews out of the double team, but he missed the left wing 3. The Bucks got another stop, but Jrue Holiday committed a turnover. Clippers’ ball with 27.
Matthews has taken over on Paul George for Grayson Allen. – 10:32 PM Clippers used 6-0 run to establish early 10-4 start. Expect a heavy midrange approach from LAC. They’re already 2/6 from there. Bucks rank 29th in midrange* FGs allowed this season *as RoCo could tell you, those shots Bucks allowed last year were 3s. – 10:30 PM Bucks are having a “Clippers’ first quarter in Chicago two days ago” kind of shooting start. Giannis is 1-7, Bucks 2-10. – 10:29 PM The Bucks are 2-of-10 thus far from the field, which includes a 1-of-7 start from Giannis Antetokounmpo, and they are down, 10-4, with 6:39 left in the first quarter.