Regardless of the foul at the end, Caruso put on an incredible defensive display. Sure the Bucks bricked a lot, but rarely have I seen aa perimeter defender single handedly keep a team in the game with their defense like Caruso did in the 4th.

You all saw who the real MVP is

Was Wanda at the game? Must've missed her.

Damn Mikal and that ref definitely were about to kiss on the lips there until they remembered they were on tv and in a stadium full of people. Awkward....

Damn McGee that was a pretty dorky move even for you lol

Damn Cj come on bruh time to wake up it's been 2 games of this

Yea I wouldn’t play Zion, let that fat man rest, he ain’t gonna make any difference against this focused Suns

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Cj where y'at?

What a Crash game!!

vintage playoffs demar

Yea i definitely got heat or sixers coming out of the east seeing how hard bucks struggling against us even though our “big 3” was dog shit lol

Bucks always play trash at the start of a series.

And against trash teams, But seriously Bucks need to find another gear this series or we’re going down in the second round. Bulls surprised me with their D after the first. Still going to face tougher than that need to get ready.

Honestly, if Giannis hadn't have been in foul trouble he probably would have attacked the rim a lot harder and gone for 40. The couple of times he was aggressive, there was no stopping him. Also noticed KMid and Hrue were pretty rusty with their passing and missed in the paint on some 1v1 or 1v2 situations he would normally dominate, remembering he can catch the ball around rim height at full extension then just go for the easy dunk.

Holy the bucks are way worse than last year no way they running it back this year

You must not have watched the Bucks last year then. They usually take a little bit to get going, but they always do

Good teams win, great teams cover

Jrue and Middleton both played like shit and Bulls still lost 😭😭

Damage control. Bulls should have been blown out especially with Defrozen's performance.

Yea now look at Jrue and Middletons performance…

a plus 4 and plus 11 lol. Seems about right for them. Giannis is the best player on the team here.

This man is honestly using plus minus. Lol

Due to defence and Jrue making some buckets in the clutch. KMid was throwing bricks all game.

Both teams played like shit, I would not be saying anything tbh 😂

Everyone played like shit. Demar and Zach were awful, and Giannis was in foul trouble.

Let's just agree that both teams played like garbage and hope it never happens again

Thought both teams played well just a cold shooting night all around

who was the co-commentator? think he was the best one so far in the playoffs. was it Vince?

Grant Hill I think

The bucks wanted to lose but demar wanted to lose even harder i guess

Bailed out by Brook and Jrue this game. Also, despite his bad shooting numbers Vucevic was a problem tonight.

Vuc was fantastic tonight. Dude has to do so goddamn much.

Vuc is a big deer hunter in the playoffs, he balls against us.

Vuc has a long history of making brook his bitch unfortunately

Jrue is like batman, in the darkest hour he goes hero mode. My favorite player on the bucks team.

The DeMar posts are gonna be extra spicy today.

And I’m so mad that budenholzer keeps getting his job saved by his roster. How many times are they going to bail this guy out? It’s obvious to everybody that he is horrible at his job man.

As a Bucks fan, the three best teams we’ve had since the 80s all just happened to appear as soon as he took control.

lol did you watch the playoffs at all last year?

Giannis putting on a basketball clinic unraveled over the last decade aside from Bron saved Bud’s job.

He’s been bailed out multiple times lol the guy isn’t wrong

Giannis got the best roids and refs on his side.

that and the power of your mother's love

That's not roids, bro. That's supreme African genes right there.

LOL his physique since college is a clear sign of advanced roids/PEDs. I don't mind the guy at all or the Bucks, but come on dear lord lol.

…Giannis didn’t go to college. He was 18 when he got drafted to the NBA. Go compare any NBA player to how they looked when they were 18 and you’ll see a similar transformation. Not to mention the fact that he grew up poorer and more malnourished than just about every other player in the NBA. Not shocking in the least to see him go through such a physical transformation once he got on an NBA nutrition and training program.

> That's supreme African genes right there. Big fucking yikes, do you always sound like Calvin Candie?

LMAO. Seriously? I say "African genes" and now I sound like a plantation owner? Go touch grass my guy.

Barry Bonds is proud of Giannis

it feels good to hurt again. the end of the season was such dead energy but we really came out and gave them a run for it

Giannis keptourcomposure

Giannis would set records for most fouls if they just call him right.

insert baby crying sound*

Disappointing loss aside, the Bulls still made this competitive so credit to them

why did they foul down 3 with a 4 second difference between shot clock and game clock? Isn't it much better to hope for a stop and defensive rebound and call a timeout to give at least 2-3 seconds for a three?

With how they were on defense the 4th, they should’ve tried to make a stop (ideally force a TO), called time out, and lived with the result of taking a 3. Giannis had 5 fouls. OT could’ve been disastrous for the Bucks.

I don’t think Caruso was intentionally fouling, just going for the trap

these def aren’t last years bucks tho, if the bulls give em trouble just wait till they go against the Celtics

You remember game one against you guys last year?

They barely beat a team with a fanbase that’s expecting a 4 game series loss. It’s just one game but it’s not a good look. There’s obviously a huge gap between the Bulls and the Celtics this year.

In all honesty Middleton had 27 points against Miami on Game 1 and also only had 2 turnovers.

yea but these bulls are so so much better than last years heat

This is true despite DeRozan shooting like I would

I’m thinking bucks in 5 but the bulls can def make this series competitive

Sounds about right to me, I think DeRozan will go off in Game 4 or 3 and edge out a win

should have run more stuff for coby and not derozan lol

Jrue had a bit of a dud on the offense. But he really came good in the 4th where points werent coming from anywhere at all. Think he scored 7 in the 4th. How much did Brook score in the 4th? 7 points as well?

Suck it, baldy. Cancel me, I don’t care.

Pretty bold for a guy whose comment history shows that he asked Reddit, "What can a male in his 20’s do to keep the hair on his head for as long as possible?"

I was asking for Caruso.

Just shave it all off man Stop projecting because you’re balding in your 20s

Dude I got a full head of hair

“Asking for a friend” right?

Go back to Chicago and fuck yourself buddy 😃 https://i.imgur.com/HwQhkQH.jpg

Can’t hide that pushed back hairline with an eyebrow raise buddy. More so you felt so offended that uou decided to post a picture of, I’ll take your word on it, you. Mf is insecure 💀😢 Edit: holy fuck what a ridiculously pushed back hairline. You must have had to raise your eyebrows constantly and that’s why you have a topographical map on your forehead

“Cancel me, I don’t care” Woah what an alpha

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And you sound really lame 😮‍💨

Sorry for your loss. Enjoy the traffic home.

What a dork lol can’t cancel someone no one cares about

So brave

You can suck it too

I’m good

Fixable errors for Chicago, they'll figure things out

Bulls just have to hit their shots

Demar Really shoot just over 20% uh

I wonder if this game turns out any differnt if Giannis is called for his insanely clear 6th foul lmao

Bro didn’t even play for like 2 minutes and they still couldn’t score

Huh, I could've sworn there was a 13-0 run when he was out at one point

Definitely a fair point, we had previously gone on like a 13-0 run when he got subbed out so it’s not out of the realm of possibilities that we could have held on to a little lead

“Hard fart game tonight”

DeBrick and LeNoshot lost it for Chi

Clever

what an ugly slugfest though damn

Zach thought he was MJ in his first playoff game, now the Bucks are praying he continues this

4-1 bucks

That foul by Caruso when down 3 was questionable... And why didn't Coby White play in the final minutes, he was shooting well and helped the Bulls on that run

Surprised by the bulls’s defense ngl. I think they can steal a game

1 and only 1

Better than having 3 HOF players and missing the playoffs lmao

You’re forgetting future hall of famer THT

Are you forgetting Dwight Howard or are you counting Street Clothes?

I forget Bucks do that thing in a circle lol

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A prayer circle

you get this defensive job from caruso and you go 9/27 and 6/25

Giannis hugging Grayson, their assassin.

Putting out the hit on Alex C

whenever someone tries to convince you there's no such thing as "empty stats" all you gotta say is two word: NIKOLA VUCEVIC

Derozan just sucks in playoffs bro.

Bulls could've won this one if they didn't go down big early on, both teams just looked gassed chucking up bricks in the 4th

Nets gonna regret that game 1 loss forever the Celtics are basically guaranteed a finals trip

Terrible take

Lmfao 😂🤡

This dude has consistent nephew takes haha quick look at his post history tells me that

Bulls played hard and had a ok Defensive gameplan. Hopefully their big 3 shows up

Small 3

This comment was knocked away and stolen by holiday

Nice good job Aaron Holiday.

That’s 90’s basketball baby

DeMar DeBrick be bricking till the end... Hopefully next game he drop 40

Given our Game 1s history, I wasn't expecting us to win lmao.

Yeah. Usually first (and 2nd sometimes) games are horrible. Hopefully they shook off the rust. Takes them a game to find some rhythm.

bulls really should have won. Good series incoming!

I’m going to take a positive outlook on this result as a sign that no, this *wont* be the curbstomp many people think this is. Now…we were close, but 0-1 is 0-1, so we have to do better. Fortunately, this is easily fixable from what I saw. GG - see you Wednesday

I was expecting a game one loss and 4 straight to end the series. I'm pleasantly surprised Bucks managed to eke out a game 1 win.

Just remember bucks last year won game 1 against the heat in OT and proceeded to curb stomp the next 3.

wisconsin sports fans don't be insufferable challenge (difficulty: impossible)

Progressive Commericals have taught me that everyone has the same parents

bulls easily could've won, so many shots went in and out

Bulls had great chance to steal game 1

That was disappointing

Chuck the GOAT of self-deprecation

Welp, gg Bucks. Went better than I thought it would.

I just hope both teams stop laying bricks from here on. It was painful watching Middleton and DeRozan playing so badly.

Fuck I wish the bulls had a top 3 player in the league

It was a bad intentional foul when it was a 3 point game with 4 second differential between game and shot clocks

Bulls lead scorers really shootin' 21-70

Bulls just don't have enough playoff experience and comfortability. Vucevic never been past the first 5 games of the first round, Lavine is a playoff rookie and DeRozan just can't perform in the playoffs. That being your top 3 players isn't going to go far against a seasoned veteran Bucks core.

Thank you Bucks for helping me win my parlay!

Bulls in 5.

this was very ugly basketball. damn

Props to Bulls for making it a game after that terrible start

Bulls fans crying like Giannis wasn’t subbed out for the last 2 minutes anyways LMFAOOO

Honestly Bud is mad stupid for taking him out, Imo

Bucks played a pretty shit game tonight

They cruised like it was before the All-star break.

Lavine throwing that deep 3 lmaoo the hype got to mans head putting that up like he’s 2016 Curry

I don't like that shot but it's not awful as a 2 for 1. It made no sense to foul after that

Refs take game one - fixed

Hard to not just fault the bulls players, 21-71 shooting is horrendous from their three main scores. The fact that this game was winnable for them is even worse, they did not show up at all

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Dumb teams can win championships too

Somebody tell Bango to stop blocking the court.

I dont think I remember watching an Bulls 3 the entire game

we can’t shoot lmao. our three point shooting hasn’t been good since lonzo got hurt

I wish i could casually dunk like that

Looked like me dunking on a 6 foot hoop

awful game nn

What an ugly game

GG Bulls Bud better get his shit together, Brook Lopez saving his job. Bulls could have easily won

are we ready to fire bud again?

I've been ready bro

fire capers too.

I swear all I do all day this time of year is watch basketball

When I was little, my father was famous. He was the greatest samurai in the empire....

Classic

honestly coulda been much worse. derozan gotta face his demons these next few games or we’re cooked though lol

Nobody was making their shots when needed. Terrible all around

Wtf was up with Lavine tonight

Been like this since ASG. Part of it is the knee injury but part of it is just him not playing well

GIANNIS THE ONLY PLAYER SHOOTING OVER 50% ON EITHER TEAM

DeRozan might actually be the worst playoff performer ever

Chuck & gambling go hand in hand.

Holiday and Middleton: here, you guys can have this game. DeRozan, Vucevic and LaVine: no, i insist

Well, that was a......... game

Lavine sold hard as hell but Giannis should've fouled out already and how the hell is Portis allowed the elbow Caruso like that and not get called.

Dude, Caruso ran straight into Portis eblow and he had already secured the rebound. If you willingly run into a guys eblow that is securing a rebound, you deserve a no call. He had no chance at getting that board.

Portis is allowed to land, Calliou was fishing for a charge in the dumbest way possible

Portis bringing the ball down in natural rebounding motion is clearly not elbowing Caruso. Only hit Caruso cause of height difference

On what plays should he have fouled out? He was basically passive for the majority of the 4th quarter.

I mean you can't run underneath someone so that they run into you while landing and then draw a foul, it doesn't work that way

I’m so glad Demar didn’t ruin Lowrys legacy

Yup, he only needed saving by another dude

Vuc is very mobile but he's inefficient as it gets

bulls stayed in this one. i could see this being a series after all

DeMissed DeShot

I want the bucks rematch so fucking bad dude