Doc Rivers on the potential returns of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard: ‘I think they’re very close’
Eric Nehm: Doc Rivers, on the potential returns of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard: “I don’t know how to answer that. I know I hope. I think they’re very, very, very close.”
Source: Twitter @eric_nehm
Source: Twitter @eric_nehm
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Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Doc Rivers on the potential timeline for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard for Game 6:
“I think they’re very, very, very close.” – 12:36 AM
Doc Rivers on the potential timeline for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard for Game 6:
“I think they’re very, very, very close.” – 12:36 AM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Without Giannis and Dame, the Bucks win Game 5, 115-92 to avoid elimination.
Game 6 will be Thursday night in Indy – 12:07 AM
Without Giannis and Dame, the Bucks win Game 5, 115-92 to avoid elimination.
Game 6 will be Thursday night in Indy – 12:07 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Bucks tonight:
— No Dame
— No Giannis
— No Thanasis
Beat the Pacers by 23. pic.twitter.com/SfQDwOtKYZ – 12:06 AM
Bucks tonight:
— No Dame
— No Giannis
— No Thanasis
Beat the Pacers by 23. pic.twitter.com/SfQDwOtKYZ – 12:06 AM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Brutal middle two quarters for the Pacers — with 17 and 19 points.
Outscored by 28.
And now trailing by 20 entering the 4Q.
We’ve seen it all season — this team struggles against lesser teams. And that’s what the Bucks are w/o Dame + Giannis. – 11:38 PM
Brutal middle two quarters for the Pacers — with 17 and 19 points.
Outscored by 28.
And now trailing by 20 entering the 4Q.
We’ve seen it all season — this team struggles against lesser teams. And that’s what the Bucks are w/o Dame + Giannis. – 11:38 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Bucks scoring too easily without resistance in the paint. They’ve junked it up, just like Doc Rivers said they had to do. Doing things they haven’t even practiced.
It’s worked. 15-point Bucks lead, late 3Q.
Need to see some maturity from the Pacers — and a response. – 11:23 PM
Bucks scoring too easily without resistance in the paint. They’ve junked it up, just like Doc Rivers said they had to do. Doing things they haven’t even practiced.
It’s worked. 15-point Bucks lead, late 3Q.
Need to see some maturity from the Pacers — and a response. – 11:23 PM
Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Pacers had a 1st quarter 142.9 O-RTG in the half court. If they’re going to score that efficiently in the halfcourt its gonna be a taaaaaaaaaall hill for the Bucks to climb without Giannis and Dame – 10:08 PM
Pacers had a 1st quarter 142.9 O-RTG in the half court. If they’re going to score that efficiently in the halfcourt its gonna be a taaaaaaaaaall hill for the Bucks to climb without Giannis and Dame – 10:08 PM
Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Reminds me of the Lillard shot from the bubble, except in an even more high-pressure situation. – 9:34 PM
Reminds me of the Lillard shot from the bubble, except in an even more high-pressure situation. – 9:34 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Here is Damian Lillard getting shots up before Game 5: pic.twitter.com/YNA6wzoo2v – 8:19 PM
Here is Damian Lillard getting shots up before Game 5: pic.twitter.com/YNA6wzoo2v – 8:19 PM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks injury report vs Pacers:
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are out tonight for Game 5 of playoff series.
Back in Milwaukee, @BenSteeleMJS is tagging back in on the live gamer 👇🏽
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… pic.twitter.com/RHETqhTYLZ – 8:05 PM
#Bucks injury report vs Pacers:Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are out tonight for Game 5 of playoff series.
Back in Milwaukee, @BenSteeleMJS is tagging back in on the live gamer 👇🏽
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… pic.twitter.com/RHETqhTYLZ – 8:05 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are both out for Game 5 tonight, per Doc Rivers – 7:47 PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are both out for Game 5 tonight, per Doc Rivers – 7:47 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Bucks stars Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo are both OUT for Game 5 tonight in Milwaukee. – 7:47 PM
Bucks stars Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo are both OUT for Game 5 tonight in Milwaukee. – 7:47 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Injury updates: Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis officially out for Game 5, reportedly to miss weeks
Porzingis has an injury to the same muscle that has kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out for all of the Bucks/Pacers series.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/injur… – 7:23 PM
Injury updates: Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis officially out for Game 5, reportedly to miss weeks
Porzingis has an injury to the same muscle that has kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out for all of the Bucks/Pacers series.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/injur… – 7:23 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Important question: Would independent California win the Olympic gold medal?
STARTERS
Damian Lillard
DeMar DeRozan
Paul George
Kawhi Leonard
Brook Lopez
BENCH
Jrue Holiday
LaMelo Ball
James Harden
Jalen Green
Klay Thompson
Aaron Gordon
Evan Mobley pic.twitter.com/ppws85AAFh – 5:39 PM
Important question: Would independent California win the Olympic gold medal?
STARTERS
Damian Lillard
DeMar DeRozan
Paul George
Kawhi Leonard
Brook Lopez
BENCH
Jrue Holiday
LaMelo Ball
James Harden
Jalen Green
Klay Thompson
Aaron Gordon
Evan Mobley pic.twitter.com/ppws85AAFh – 5:39 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Kristaps Porziņģis’ soleus strain is the same injury that has kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out for several weeks.
Story on the KP injury and what’s next for the Celtics:
theathletic.com/5459724/2024/0… – 5:15 PM
Kristaps Porziņģis’ soleus strain is the same injury that has kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out for several weeks.
Story on the KP injury and what’s next for the Celtics:
theathletic.com/5459724/2024/0… – 5:15 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The Celtics say Kristaps Porzingis is out with a soleus strain — the same injury Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed the entire Bucks-Pacers series so far with. – 5:09 PM
The Celtics say Kristaps Porzingis is out with a soleus strain — the same injury Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed the entire Bucks-Pacers series so far with. – 5:09 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Kristaps Porzingis is listed as OUT for Wednesday’s Game 5 with a right soleus strain, the same injury as sustained by Giannis Antetokounmpo. #Celtics #Heat. – 5:06 PM
Kristaps Porzingis is listed as OUT for Wednesday’s Game 5 with a right soleus strain, the same injury as sustained by Giannis Antetokounmpo. #Celtics #Heat. – 5:06 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Porzingis is out with a right soleus strain. The same injury that’s kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out since April 9. Have to imagine he’s going to be out for a decent amount of time. – 5:03 PM
Porzingis is out with a right soleus strain. The same injury that’s kept Giannis Antetokounmpo out since April 9. Have to imagine he’s going to be out for a decent amount of time. – 5:03 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Pacers have a commanding 3-1 lead on the Bucks, intend to close it out tonight in Milwaukee, 9:30 pm ET.
– Dame + Giannis doubtful
– TNT: Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
– Officials: Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Sean Corbin
– All fans receiving a “Fear the Deer” towel – 12:04 PM
Pacers have a commanding 3-1 lead on the Bucks, intend to close it out tonight in Milwaukee, 9:30 pm ET.
– Dame + Giannis doubtful
– TNT: Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony, Stephanie Ready
– Officials: Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Sean Corbin
– All fans receiving a “Fear the Deer” towel – 12:04 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY
8 3’s
3 Blocks
Vince Carter, 2001
Damian Lillard, 2021
Klay Thompson, 2022
DERRICK WHTE, Monday
End of list. – 4:34 AM
NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY
8 3’s
3 Blocks
Vince Carter, 2001
Damian Lillard, 2021
Klay Thompson, 2022
DERRICK WHTE, Monday
End of list. – 4:34 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After the Bobby Portis ejection, the Bucks played roughly 29 more minutes of competitive basketball in Game 4.
23 of those minutes were played with lineups that had previously never played together.
On the “walking wounded”, as Doc Rivers called them:
theathletic.com/5457079/2024/0… – 2:09 PM
After the Bobby Portis ejection, the Bucks played roughly 29 more minutes of competitive basketball in Game 4.
23 of those minutes were played with lineups that had previously never played together.
On the “walking wounded”, as Doc Rivers called them:
theathletic.com/5457079/2024/0… – 2:09 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Doc Rivers told @sloaneknows that the Clippers should retire DeAndre Jordan’s jersey. @DeAndre to @Sportskeeda: “That’s an honor that anyone would love to accept. The Clippers have meant a ton to me.” tinyurl.com/n9e75hrj – 11:05 AM
Doc Rivers told @sloaneknows that the Clippers should retire DeAndre Jordan’s jersey. @DeAndre to @Sportskeeda: “That’s an honor that anyone would love to accept. The Clippers have meant a ton to me.” tinyurl.com/n9e75hrj – 11:05 AM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Andre Jackson played 25 minutes tonight. The Bucks were +9 with him on the floor.
Here was what Doc Rivers said of Jackson’s Game 4 performance: pic.twitter.com/VAqQYBZxgz – 10:59 PM
Andre Jackson played 25 minutes tonight. The Bucks were +9 with him on the floor.
Here was what Doc Rivers said of Jackson’s Game 4 performance: pic.twitter.com/VAqQYBZxgz – 10:59 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Doc Rivers, on 3-1 deficit:
It’s just one game at a time. Here’s the deal, we have two games left at home, they have one game left at home. That’s how you can look at it. So, the first thing is we have to win the first game at home and then we can talk about the rest after that. – 10:54 PM
Doc Rivers, on 3-1 deficit:
It’s just one game at a time. Here’s the deal, we have two games left at home, they have one game left at home. That’s how you can look at it. So, the first thing is we have to win the first game at home and then we can talk about the rest after that. – 10:54 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After tonight’s game, Doc Rivers told reporters that he really appreciated his team’s effort tonight, despite losing.
Rivers: pic.twitter.com/wwLPMRoBHt – 10:51 PM
After tonight’s game, Doc Rivers told reporters that he really appreciated his team’s effort tonight, despite losing.
Rivers: pic.twitter.com/wwLPMRoBHt – 10:51 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Doc Rivers told reporters that he didn’t see the play where Bobby Portis was ejected from the game, so he didn’t have a comment on it specifically.
This is what Rivers said about it generally though: pic.twitter.com/rdGzT0498l – 10:46 PM
Doc Rivers told reporters that he didn’t see the play where Bobby Portis was ejected from the game, so he didn’t have a comment on it specifically.
This is what Rivers said about it generally though: pic.twitter.com/rdGzT0498l – 10:46 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Myles Turner is as fired up as I’ve ever seen him. And for good reason.
A one-handed throw down, block then 3-pointer in a span of 28 seconds.
And Doc Rivers uses his third timeout in 8mins. – 8:48 PM
Myles Turner is as fired up as I’ve ever seen him. And for good reason.
A one-handed throw down, block then 3-pointer in a span of 28 seconds.
And Doc Rivers uses his third timeout in 8mins. – 8:48 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Doc Rivers probably pushed that Danilo Gallinari lineup a little bit too far, but I’m not sure there was a Gallinari lineup in the plans at all today before the Portis ejection.
Pacers up, 49-44, with 7:22 left in the first half. Bucks have to find a way to stay connected. – 7:52 PM
Doc Rivers probably pushed that Danilo Gallinari lineup a little bit too far, but I’m not sure there was a Gallinari lineup in the plans at all today before the Portis ejection.
Pacers up, 49-44, with 7:22 left in the first half. Bucks have to find a way to stay connected. – 7:52 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo’s workout Sunday morning went well.
“He moved. He shot. He’s running with no resistance. Those are all very good signs.”
Rivers said he was still optimistic: “I think there’s a chance for him to play in this series, I really do.” – 5:45 PM
Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo’s workout Sunday morning went well.
“He moved. He shot. He’s running with no resistance. Those are all very good signs.”
Rivers said he was still optimistic: “I think there’s a chance for him to play in this series, I really do.” – 5:45 PM
Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo’s workout Sunday morning went well.
“He moved. He shot. He’s running with no resistance. Those are all very good signs.”
Rivers said he was still optimistic: “I think there’s a chance to play in this series, I really do.” – 5:44 PM
Doc Rivers said Giannis Antetokounmpo’s workout Sunday morning went well.
“He moved. He shot. He’s running with no resistance. Those are all very good signs.”
Rivers said he was still optimistic: “I think there’s a chance to play in this series, I really do.” – 5:44 PM
Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Doc Rivers tells reporters Dame is NOT shut down for the rest of the series and he’s optimistic Giannis will play in this series yet, adding he was able to run with no resistance – 5:37 PM
Doc Rivers tells reporters Dame is NOT shut down for the rest of the series and he’s optimistic Giannis will play in this series yet, adding he was able to run with no resistance – 5:37 PM
More on this storyline
Malika Andrews: Wild, but true: With Giannis and Damian Lillard out, the Bucks become the first team EVER to win a playoff game without their top-2 scorers from the regular season. H/t @StatsWilliams -via Twitter @malika_andrews / May 1, 2024
Dustin Dopirak: Doc Rivers confirms that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are both out. Says Giannis did some work today but Lillard didn’t do anything. -via Twitter @DustinDopirak / April 30, 2024
Run It Back: “Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, are not expected to play tonight in the potential elimination game 5.” @ShamsCharania updates on Damian and Giannis’ injuries. -via Twitter / April 30, 2024
Jeff Stotts: Re: Kristaps Porzingis: KP suffered the same injury that is currently keeping Giannis sidelined. As I mentioned then, the soleus is a part of the calf muscle complex. The average time lost for strains specified as a soleus injury is ~17 days (6 games). Read more here: instreetclothes.com/2024/04/09/understanding-giannis-antetokounmpos-soleus-strain/ -via Twitter @InStreetClothes / April 30, 2024