BTBP Roundtable #8: How Did We Get Here?
By Adam McGee
Apr 23, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) reacts after scoring during the second overtime period against the Chicago Bulls in game three of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
What do you see as the biggest factor in Milwaukee losing this series’ opening three games?
Adam McGee (@AdamMcGee11): I feel like the Bucks haven’t seized the moment quite to the same degree as the Bulls have. They’ve been the wrong side of big runs more often than not, and just haven’t been able to make themselves look like the Alpha Dog in the series, even temporarily.
Ti Windisch (@TiWindisch): It’s gotta be the Bulls three-point shooting. It seems like every time things start go to Milwaukee’s way, Chicago comes out of nowhere to splash a few threes and either come back or extend their lead. Rose, Butler and Dunleavy in particular have killed the Bucks from long-range.
Jordan Treske (@jtresk26): Three-point shooting. Collectively, the Bulls are shooting 39 percent beyond the arc compared to the 27 percent shot by the Bucks on threes, per Basketball-Reference.com. It’s a stat that seems fluky for the Bulls and it’ll be hard to repeat in future series’ (hopefully not) but they’ve been dangerous in that regard against the Bucks.
Brett Abramczyk (@RW23_): It’ll sound plain and like a cliché, but it really did just come down to plain talent. The Bucks probably should’ve been able to steal one to this point, but with a mostly healthy Chicago team that has *this* Derrick Rose, this series has looked how it should so far.
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