Milwaukee Bucks bounce back against the Denver Nuggets with a strong second half
In this episode, we spotlight how Giannis Antetokounmpo’s double-double was instrumental in the Bucks’ thrilling victory.
The second half saw the Bucks execute at a higher level, with the physical play that left the Nuggets scrambling. We’ll dissect the pivotal moments that defined the game, focusing on how the team’s adjustments led to their success.
Key contributions from the bench, including standout performances by AJ Green and Gary Trent Jr., were crucial in sealing the win. Join Camille Davis and guest Van Fayaz as they explore the dynamics of the Bucks’ gameplay and the bench’s impact in this exciting matchup.
0:00 Intro:
2:27 Giannis dominates with clutch plays late
5:20 Comparing Giannis and Jokic’s performances
8:10 Lillard’s quiet but effective night
10:42 Bucks’ improved physicality in second half
15:19 How Bucks overcame Nuggets’ paint dominance
19:57 Kyle Kuzma as Bucks’ “Swiss army knife”
24:52 Bench lineup sparks fourth quarter run
29:00 Bench scoring crucial in securing win
31:36 Bucks sign Pete Nance to two-way contract
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Fayaz where are you from brother?
Ramadan Kareem 🎉
the Nuggets are tough. This was a hard fought win by Milwaukee
Kuzma can be your best offensive player if you need him to, your best defender, your best passer finisher shooter.. he is a master of nothing but good enough at everything
KPJ once again the difference maker in a pivotal run at end of third and into fourth. Every game since he arrived. Facilitating, energy.
Kpj refuses to let his minutes be negative even if he plays poorly. His effort is very refreshing to see. I think it helps remind giannis that he isn't the only one who plays with energy
I think there's a sufficient sample of games to make a proper assessment of the recent trade moves. I know things are always subjective but can we at least all agree the Middleton – Kuz trade was (to put it mildly) a good thing for the Bucks? I mean, people shitting on Jon Horst like he traded a prime Michael Jordan for a washed Ben Simmons has become ridiculous…
Jokic a joy to watch ? he is kinda lumbering and graceless like Brooke . Effective but not pretty . My girlfriend called watching those two play Bumpin Uglies
Still can’t agree with this Jokeface is a joy to watch, stop it unless you like sloppy looking basketball sure! He doesn’t play defense, when he has the ball he’s using himself as a moving screen which is supposed to be illegal but I guess it ain’t, if Giannis had the ball as much as sloth Joke face he would have more triple doubles or if the NBA wouldn’t call soft girl tap fouls for his sloppy flopping he wouldn’t even be able to dribble the ball up the court, because the quicker handed guards would take the ball every time! Fortunately for him he plays in today’s soft NBA so he can look better than he is! Have him come out to the street and try to dribble up the court each time thinking he’s a point center, guaranteed he wouldn’t make it pass half court ever!
For Kuz not to be familiar with his knew team, he's picking up the plays fast and seems to know how to be a benefit the team other then scoring.
If you think about it, Kuz or KPJ hasn't been coached in years. Both come from tanking teams, that allowed them to just do whatever and wasn't concerned with winning now. I'm shocked at how fast the two are adjusting their mindset and going out there playing winning basketball.
Doc has to put KPJ on the floor more, that's the only way he's going to get comfortable playing with Giannis and Dame on the floor. He struggles with what his role is when they are on the floor. KPJ is going to be a huge factor in the playoffs, but Doc has to allow him the time to get used to playing with the starters.
There's nothing wrong with giving Jokic his ctedit. Jokic outplayed Giannis TONIGHT and it wasn't close. Give jokic his credit. It's called being fair and not bitterness. The difference between the Bucks and Nuggets is the Bucks made it more about Giannis vs Jokic and the Nuggets but i think Jokic and the Nuggets played THEIR GAME but their shots just didn't fall.
Lame Dolla always shot bricks but tonight he wanted Giannis to beat the Nuggets alone.
What brings a smile to my face is the bucks had 6 players score double digit points and got contributions from everyone I feel like in years past these types of games were few and far between they relied heavily on GA KMidd Lopez to score 20+ a game
And still.. She said Kuz wasnt a good move..
Jokic had the game high but barely and he played 5 more mins than Giannis.
I liked that Gianni's beat them with the midrange last night.
I way prefer watching Giannis play. The energy, effort, commitment, excitement, etc can't be beat. Jokic is crafty, sure, but he's slow and miserable too.
I'm so damn thrilled we took this one.
This one was annoying guys. Constant glaze of Jokic by what's his name, and why? Jokic didn't play defense. He let Brook put almost as much on his head, as he did on Brook's. Let's glaze Giannis on locked on BUCKS. Idk who the imposter is, but I don't see Bucks colors on him, I see Nuggets colors. Giannis plays hard every single possession on both ends. Congrats to Jokic on being too lazy and unmotivated to take more shots for his team when he's clearly the best offensive option. He'd rather log the triple double than take the best shot.
ill start Brook Dame Giannis Kuzma and KPj for a few games just to see what you'll get….
I think it’s clear after a few games, KPJ + Kuz +Sims is a clearly win over Majon+ Khris+ Wright, basically we sacrifice a bit on the 3s and get a much better defense, athleticism and depth in return, I would say play making and scoring is about the same maybe a bit better as well
There comparing giannis and jokic, but jokic can’t even guard giannis. U seen it when jokic was guarding him and just fouled him to put him to the line.. giannis guards jokic when Lopez starts getting burnt
There comparing giannis and jokic, but jokic can’t even guard giannis. U seen it when jokic was guarding him and just fouled him to put him to the line.. giannis guards jokic when Lopez starts getting burnt
We've gotta have SIms out there, he brings so much common sense toughness
You two need to chill, it's just Basketball 🤔
You're spot on about effort in the 1st half. TP looks like he is hurt. His effort on closeouts etc. Has been low. I would like to see GTJr. Close games.
No frank madden. No listen.
that giannis middy near the end there was clutch. i love how confident he is shooting these shots and how good hes getting at it.. have fun defending him for a 7 game series…
Love Kuz being aggressive, but still feel like that is stealing shots from Dame when they're together. Dame needs to be featured.
The Bucks coaching staff knew The Nuggets would try and shut down Dame by putting youth/length on him (which they did) but no one can stop Giannis so Dame was a pretty low key factor but he hit shots when he needed to, didn't over exert himself and they played smart basketball. Brook played really well too!
Shout out to Lopez for bodying joker but he was giving Lopez buckets everytime
Wait til Bobby back I want to see how we do against Cleveland
I really like Kuz defence, even against fast guards. He has really quick feet for his size.
Would like to see a few more minutes with both KPJ and Dame on court….
The defense really worries me. Still bothered about the Heat game. 93 pts in 3 quarters. Even when we held them under 100 in the previous game it was due to the Heat missing lots of open shots😊😊
Interestingly (and propagandizingly), Van today posted the results of the poll, in which the only aspect he didn't cite a percentage was Bobby's "solid majority" of believers that the drug test was an honest mistake (it was NOT overwhelming or solid at 58%).
More interesting then were the results of the poll on whether he would opt in, with only 5% indicating they thought he would opt in and now believe he'd opt out (I don't think he's living up to his contract and think any team that would pay him more is insane, though a great many GM's prove that daily!). I am in the 32% who thought he'd opt in and still think he will (or should), because he really isn't worth more.
It leads me to consider a conspiracy theory: what if the Bucks had decided they want him out of the rotation because Kuz is such a huge upgrade and the bench would be better served without him as well? Maybe the mistake was made on purpose so the BUCKS themselves were the cause of his suspension. He would then not be at risk of injury and would recover more fully from all aches and pains, and very likely only afforded a few ramping up minutes over the final games and have the fewest minutes in the play offs.
His value might be lower then and he would be more likely to opt in. Whereupon the Bucks could trade him and get something, rather than have him opt out and the team gets nothing in return.
So, they could have conceivably engineered his demise for the rest of the season and cornered him a bit and forced him to opt in (and I'm guessing it's illegal to field offers to test the market before opting out, so he lacks that advantage, though you never know what unethical agents might do or who they may talk to).
To be fair to Dame, a couple of his misses were like a couple of his TOs: his teammates were unwilling to take slightly more open shots and gave him the ball with less than 4 seconds on the shot clock. Two of his misses and two TOs were really team failures and he was really efficient.
Kuz seems to be a front runner, but refs let things go like it's the play offs after the break and he's gotten jobbed a lot by them in the last couple of games. He deserved to draw a charge call and got horribly hacked late in the same game on a fairly easy break out (can't recall if it was last night or the night before). He should be on the line a lot more, especially since he's starting to make more.
Seems like this is one of the rare times the entire bench was hyper efficient. Dame was very efficient and Giannis the only other starter at 50% eFG, but the entire bench stepped up for once, while I've always thought they would usually win if one of them stepped up.
Absolute brick city from Denver, Jokic was the only player who showed up for them.