The Milwaukee Bucks are in big trouble. They managed to climb back from a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter. They trailed by six, then three, and a questionable call on Goran Dragic sent Khris Middleton to the line to tie the game.
And just when it seemed like we were heading to overtime with the game tied at 114, Giannis Antetokounmpo closed out on Jimmy Butler and fouled him as the time expired. The ruling on the field was that Butler had to shoot two free throws with no time left on the clock.
As you may know by now, Butler sank both freebies and, obviously, the internet had a lot to say about the Defensive Player of the Year making such a blatant mistake, even though Marc Davis shouldn’t have called the foul in the first place.
Regular season vs Playoff Giannis pic.twitter.com/YVy1nw4j5X
— Kaleb Earls (@K_Earls32) September 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/bootlegtchalla/status/1301334157537222656
Giannis โunanimous mvpโ out here struggling to close playoff games in the second rd in THE EAST..THIS SUPPOSE TO BE YALL NEW KING AND MVP LMAOO LEBRON WOULD NEVER pic.twitter.com/N83EwrdfN1
— ๐๐๐ โถ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ยฒยณ ๐ (@BryMontana) September 3, 2020
Giannis if he was 6โ3 pic.twitter.com/0fROYlLZTQ
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) September 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/zachNY_/status/1301333966646018048
Giannis when he gets back to the Bucks locker room pic.twitter.com/jmzoJXMU3d
— Jake (@SuperiorNBA) September 3, 2020
Milwaukee Bucks, Donald Ducks, Hockey pucks, Giannis Bucks, Greek Freak, Mighty Bucks, Middleton Bucks, Milwaukee Refs, I donโt give a fuck, Heat in 4. pic.twitter.com/rbIKaEJjqa
— Tekty ๐โ๏ธ๐ยฎ (@Tekty2) September 3, 2020
https://twitter.com/LookatCurryMan_/status/1301334317042413575
The Bucks can’t seem to figure the Heat out and Erik Spoelstra has clearly outcoached Mike Budenholzer thus far. Giannis improved from his poor performance in Game 1 and yes, it was a bad call but it still feels like the reigning MVP and DPOY should be more impactful on these kinds of situations.
