The 7-foot center responded with yet another strong performance, though Milwaukee lost, 99-83, to the Celtics. “They got a few free throws, they capitalized on a few turnovers and we just didn’t capitalize on the offensive end”.
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Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak ended despite 17 points and 14 rebounds from Greg Monroe.
The Bucks have gradually increased Parker’s minutes, from 16 in his season debut against Philadelphia to 18 against the NY Knicks on Friday and to 24 against Brooklyn on Saturday.
Bucks: Milwaukee jumped out to an 18-6 lead but then allowed Boston to go on a 29-9 run….
The #celtics may be the most active defensive team in the league when they are on.
Monroe wanted to be in Milwaukee, and he has 50 million reasons to love the city.
Boston made all six shots during the stretch of almost three minutes and Milwaukee turned the ball over four times, missed both shots and clanked two free throws. “We were just trying to be really tough to play against within 25 feet”. Obviously we go after the best National Basketball Association talent out there between positions 1 through 3 but a common theme I’ve been seeing in regards to ET’s play is that he steps up big when we have players out.
Revenge Factor – The Celtics were edged out by 2 points in the last meeting between these two teams.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games. Sullinger added 10 rebounds to complete the double-double.
However, there are teams that could certainly use the point guard skills of Thomas and Smart. “Everybody is contributing. Everybody is coming in, playing hard…”
With the Bucks, Monroe has stabilized and bolstered the interior. They weren’t flawless, but they were clearly good enough against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston.
Boston just outclassed the Bucks on Tuesday night.
On the season, the Celtics average 103.6 points, 45.2 rebounds and 23.8 assists per game. He’s showed great vision distributing out of the post and at the elbow, and has been especially good at finding cutting teammates. Milwaukee is dealing with this problem quite a bit because nearly none of its bench players have the ability to generate any offense. Meanwhile, his turnover percentage (11.0) is the team’s fifth-best mark and tied for the lowest of his career. Mayo has yet to suit up this season because of a strained hamstring.
And the Celtics starters weren’t bad, either.
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“We need to be patient”. We don’t have an all-star. “So it takes a team effort and right now we’re not that team”.
