MILWAUKEE (AP) — Seemingly buried by the Miami Heat's avalanche of 3-point shots, the Milwaukee Bucks maintained their championship mentality and never gave ...
Wow. My eardrums are still bleeding. Fueled by lockdown defense down the stretch, the Bucks came back to knock off the Miami Heat, 120-119.
It says a lot that despite the hot shooting from Miami, Milwaukee was able to weather the storm and pull off the comeback. However, the Bucks immediately answered and developed a 14-2 run of their own. It’s extremely difficult to win a game when the opponent is shooting the ball that well from beyond the perimeter. They were also on the ground late, which was huge, as Giannis won a jump ball to give the Bucks chance to win this ballgame. The defense showed up when it was needed. For nearly the entire fourth quarter, the Heat would be up — and it seemed like they would once the final buzzer sounded. It’s not as if the Bucks’ defense was non-existent all evening. Going into the final quarter of regulation, Milwaukee would hold a slim lead, 97-93. The Bucks would start this one off strong, connecting on seven of their first eleven shots from the field, including going 5-of-7 from deep. They were contesting shots all night long, but Miami was just hitting on nearly all of them. Duncan Robinson would start to light it up from deep, which gave Miami the slight edge going into intermission, 66-64. Gabe Vincent (a great first name, if I do say so myself) would start the third on a tear of his own, knocking down a trio of threes that forced the Bucks to call a timeout.
MILWAUKEE -- With 13.5 seconds remaining on Wednesday night, the Miami Heat were clinging to a one-point lead as they tried to inbound the ball near ...
He is a once-in-a-generation coach, and it's going to take a once-in-a-generation coach to catch him. Again, it is far, far too early to suggest that either is going to make a run at Popovich, but they both fit a profile of what a record-chaser should look like. The Thunder are going to be good for a long time. His 2016 championship is going to keep him employed, and he currently has a Clippers roster that is absolutely loaded when healthy. He had one in Dallas. Had he been able to maintain his relationship with Luka Doncic, he might have positioned himself for a real run at history. If everything breaks right, the Grizzlies are going to contend for the next decade and Jenkins should find himself in a somewhat similar position to the one Spoelstra is in now. It wouldn't be at all surprising if he was promoted to replace Riley again and, in turn, hired a new coach to lead the Heat on the floor. He won so consistently and at such a historic rate that he was able to set the record despite not coaching his first NBA game until he was 47. A much longer shot would be Rick Carlisle. He's a year older than Rivers, and unlike his counterpart in Philadelphia, he doesn't have an entrenched superstar to help him win games consistently. If Rivers is interested in breaking the record, he should have ample opportunity to do so. He picked up some early wins in Orlando before periods of sustained contention in Boston and Los Angeles led him to Philadelphia. Now, with Joel Embiid in his prime, there's no reason to believe he can't average 50 wins or so over the next few seasons and make a real run at this thing if his team stays healthy. So with Popovich's record now official, let's take a look at which active coaches could one day challenge his win total and what it will take for them to actually get there.
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat in a down-to-the-wire matchup last night, and here are three takeaways from the contest.
After trading punches for the entirety of the matchup, the Milwaukee Bucks escaped with a 120-119 win over the Miami Heat in a game that came down to the very last second. Jrue Holiday fell just short of tying Middleton as he knocked down three triples in eight attempts as he found a groove in this one. With that Bucks looking to gain ground in the Eastern Conference standings against the top-seeded Heat, they would have to turn their intensity up a notch.
At this point the Milwaukee Bucks have moved beyond “statement” wins. As defending NBA champions, it has been clear opponents have come at them in an effort ...
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The Bulls couldn’t have asked for a better start offensively, making three-pointers as well as they have to start a game in months. And the Bulls had no one but themselves to blame, allowing Atlanta to score 74 points in the second half. It’s not like it was in the 1980s and ’90s, but it exists. Out of the timeout, Coby White missed a three-pointer, and Young was at it again. So I’m pretty sure the United Center is going to be rockin’ Friday. Guys have it in the back of their head, and if guys want to play chippy, let’s play chippy. But like the Hawks have done in the previous three meetings this season, they rallied when they seemed to be left for dead. The midair tackle in the third quarter earned Allen a flagrant-2 foul and a one-game suspension. It sure sounded like newcomer Tristan Thompson felt like it did, and he wasn’t even on the team when Allen injured Caruso. “You take out one of my dogs like that, we’re going to have issues,’’ Thompson said after the Bulls’ 130-124 loss to the Hawks. “You gotta set the tone. I like to wrestle.’’ First things first, and that meant getting by a pesky Hawks team Thursday at State Farm Arena. The Bulls (39-24) failed miserably in that department, especially in their late-game execution and on the defensive end, letting Trae Young do them in with 39 points. It’s about to be tested Friday at the United Center. And if that bond is as strong as they say it is, if they are their brother’s keeper, then there has to be some sort of justice meted out. It has been six weeks since the Bucks guard — and former Duke bad boy — decided to foul and harm Alex Caruso as the spark plug of the Bulls’ defense was attacking the rim. Through good, bad, COVID and injuries, the players claimed to have a unique chemistry.
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All of the emotions. Bliss: The errant pass from Caleb Martin to allow a jump ball between Jimmy Butler & Giannis. Giannis winning that jump ball. A back-and-forth affair that elicited every emotion in the spectrum of emotions.