Kolek planning to go pro
Raptors star completely out played the Bucks star.
I agree the refs have been way better for Toronto than Giannis for the Bucks.
They'll play better at home.This is looking like one of those classic all-home-cookin' series. That's why you play well all season -- to win a series like this.
I mean, Giannis continues to barrel into a wall of 5 raptors all series. He’s not going to get calls doing that.
Both are true though. Leonard is pushing off A LOT and getting away with all of it, but also drawing a ton of touch fouls. He’s been excellent this series but he’s still getting a SUPER favorable whistle.Raps now 16-1 with Tony Brothers on the year. That no-call on Lowry to give Siakim a free dunk was pathetic
You'll never win a title in the modern NBA with a star that can't shoot. And you certainly can't give a Max deal to Middleton to appease said star.I love Giannis, but his limitations are really being exposed in this series. And Khris has totally disappeared.
NBA refs are going to call games based on flow (which is in turn dictated by style of play) as much as anything. The game is just too fast and the players are too good to not anticipate calls at least somewhat. Clearly the refs last night, for whatever reason, have been partial to the Raptors in recent history. The Raps have also been very good all season and won enough games to get the number 2 seed in the conference - so you would expect them to have a +.500 record for just about any officiating crew. Those numbers are still lopsided, but not as dramatic as they might look at first glance. Ultimately, the Bucks lack of halfcourt offense didn't do anything to overcome what might have been a marginal reffing obstacle heading in. The replays of set after set of Giannis putting his head down and driving through all 5 defenders were pretty damning. The Bucks ball movement was worse than the Raptors and so to the extent the refs were partial to something about the Raptors' style coming in, the Bucks didn't do anything to disabuse them of that slant - so its tough to for me to be too upset about it.
I mean, a combined 23-1 between 2 of the officials is pretty dramatic. That’s a pace of a 77 win season.
Hopefully, they can turn it around, but, if not, this is one of the greatest choke jobs In NBA history. It is not one player. It is across the board.
It was inevitable. Bud’s been outcoached from the beginning.
Kawhi >>>>>>>>>>> Giannis This game was won at the end of the third when he was tired and outperformed the entire Bucks team.
The team with the best player usually wins this type of series. Kawhi was the best by far. On another note, I hope I don’t have to watch Middleton next year.