Locked On Bucks – Daily Podcast On The Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks and Celtics are locked up at two heading into Game 5 with a Marcus Smart return looming. Important questions discussed: How would Smart's return affect the series? Should the Bucks fear it? Do role players play better at home? How can the Celtics force Thon Maker to adjust? How have they done on Giannis Antetokounmpo?

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With a Game Four win, the Bucks have evened their first round playoff series against the Celtics. Giannis Antetokounmpo tipped in a late attempt by Malcolm Brogdon. Khris Middleton made a late steal. Brogdon hit a late three. Eric Bledsoe made a good pass to create Brogdon's three. Jabari Parker played the best half of his life. Thon Maker blocked five shots again. The Bucks won.

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After struggling Games 1 and 2, the Bucks jump on the Celtics in Game 3 and defend their home court.  And this game had everything: Giannis dunking Aron Baynes, Jabari parker's redemption tour, Eric Bledsoe figuring out who Terry Rozier is, Matthew Dellavedova floaters, Thon Maker blocks, and every three pointer imaginable. 

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Discussion of Jabari Parker's comments on Thursday, made a too-long episode of the PLAYOFF MAILBAG! much longer. In Part 2 of the mailbag, we discuss Parker, the organization, potential coaching hires, and a bunch of other stuff.

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You asked a million questions, so we gave you a million answers. Seriously, though, we received so many questions we had to turn this into a two-part MAILBAG! Part 1 focuses on: our ideal playoff rotations, starting lineup changes, Giannis-at-Center lineups and their effectiveness, Delly's role, Prunty's tactics, and Snell's play thus far.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton were awesome. Pretty much everyone else was bad. Bucks are now down 2-0 to the Celtics in their first round series.

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Game 2 is on Tuesday night, so we previewed that game, but also talked a little bit about the 17th pick in the NBA Draft, which the Bucks actually get to use. But really, the focus of the episode is Game 2. Can the Giannis-At-The-5 Small Ball lineups work again in Game 2? How well did it work in Game 1? Will Jabari Parker be better in Game 2? How would role players look in different systems?

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Khris Middleton hit a miraculous shot to send Game 1 to overtime, but the Bucks couldn't find a way to pull off the victory. How did the Bucks drop Game 1? Should it make you feel better or worse about the rest of the series? What happened to Eric Bledsoe?

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Our good friend Dean Maniatt (@AllTheBucks) joins the show to discuss how the Bucks matchup with the Celtics. Dean breaks down how the Bucks and Celtics matchup stylistically, how the Celtics will try to cover Giannis Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe, and Khris Middleton, and what kind of edge Brad Stevens can give to the Celtics.

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The Bucks no-showed on Wednesday night, but still end up with the Eastern Conference's best playoff matchup and the possibility of keeping their first round pick this year. Do the Bucks have a chance against the Celtics? Just how bad was the loss against the Sixers?

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