Postgame Recap: Bucks Snap Slump Without Giannis as Kuzma, Portis & KPJ Fuel Win Over Celtics
Milwaukee Bucks shock the Boston Celtics with a Giannis-less victory powered by Kevin Porter Jr.’s triple-double and scoring explosions from Bobby Portis and Kyle Kuzma. Can the Bucks sustain this winning formula as the Eastern Conference playoff race heats up?
Justin Garcia and Frank Madden break down Milwaukee’s 116-101 win, spotlighting the Celtics’ cold second-half shooting and the Bucks’ resilience despite lineup shakeups and earlier home struggles. The conversation covers strategic adjustments, Portis and Kuzma’s offensive impact, and the continuing questions around Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return. Additional insights tackle Jericho Sims’ role, Gary Harris’ surprising defensive value, and what Milwaukee must do to climb the Eastern Conference standings over a pivotal 10-game stretch. Is this the stretch that salvages the Bucks’ season? Don’t miss the analysis on the team’s playoff hopes and the challenges ahead.
0:00 – Bucks Beat Celtics Recap
14:28 – Jersey Talk & Team Identity
18:45 – Eastern Conference Standings and Playoff Outlook
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32 comments
You know you can get a good mic dirt cheap these days, right? His phones earbuds sound like shit.
Frank obviously wants a microphone for Christmas
Kuzma drops a game like this almost once a month why can't he play like this or close to this everyday
frank its ok to admit that Rollins has been bad recently
This show is so pathetic when Camille isn’t on. Are these guys even bucks fans. Done watching this filth
They praising Boston more than the bucks 😂
This win was fake, Celtics shot absolutely terrible in the third qtr and Bucks shot the ish out of the ball. I'm not falling for it anymore. (I want to be wrong so bad).
The Bucks should make blue a permanent color and ditch the white. The 2023-2024 City Edition was their best jersey in my opinion. The court wasn't really all that great, though.
The Cream City can be the traditional icon jersey.
Oh, and why does everyone seem to hate the red jerseys the Bucks wore as an alternate from 2008-2014?
Is Frank cracking pistachios the whole time? Why are we glazing the C’s on a Bucks pod?
Yall should not start hyping these guys up. The need to first win atleast next 3. I don't want my hope to get shattered
so in the first 14mins of the show(mostly about the recap), Frank still managed to talk about Ryan Rollins for like 5mins and mentioned his name 14 times, and KPJ who got a triple double this game is just there to give a company to Rollins, only got mentioned BY frank 11times, well, anybody who has eyes can clearly tell Frank is hating KPJ for taking Rollins spotlight since coming back.
frank and this damn dangling mic situation… I understand utilizing what's at your disposal, but I HAVE to imagine he's financially stable enough to purchase himself a stationary mic if the POD won't do it for themselves.
We all know how this goes….take the under on Bobby's stats next game
Wooooow…so I’m alone on missing the home team being in white/light jerseys?! I did not expect that I’d be the old lady yelling at the clouds about this one 😂
And the Cream City jerseys are HARD! C’mon guys! Also — purple uniforms forever (but I’m with Justin on the alternate deer one…they could keep those).
3 minutes in and I am out! Frank and that damn mic rubbing on his damn collar. Frank, spend a few bucks and get some AirPods like Justin. Hell, give me your address and I will send you a pair, I have extra. So unprofessional for the “most listened sports podcast network”.
Frank – can you pick up a $15 mic on a stand or something? This pod was almost unlistenable with how bad your audio was
Frank needs to give KPJ more credit
And here come loosing 4-5 straight. These wins give you hope just to get crashed
"you have this… blob of okay teams." "Okay teams dont lose ten in a row. You lose seven… eight… you don't lose 10."
Frank’s audio challenges are maddening
We always have a chance if we cash the boards and turn the ball over 3/4 the most. Usually we have like 9 plus. This is how we win.
Green jersey with the deer is the best Bucks jersey out there
There’s no way even without Giannis this lineup isn’t awesome. They are fast young good shooters slashers good defensive skills strong in every position. Good coaching. Just takes time to gel with a new young lineup. There’s very little options for Giannis on any other team to do as well as the potential in Milwaukee
Frank brother it's time, you need a mic or Bluetooth head buds or something.
Just celebrate a win, lets not get too excited until there is something positive sustained for several games, weeks or a month. Boston did not shoot well but the D was much better than normal. Lets go for 2 in a row.
I think Giannis would rather stay in Milwaukee unless he has a chance to really enhance his legacy. Like, bring a championship to another team that hasn't seen one in 50 years. NY is such a team. There are others. But if not for that, I don't think he's going anywhere.
I love the Pod .. but this has to stop.. Frank get a 🎙️🙏🏾
Please for the love of everything holy, Frank get an actual mic.
We need to make a trade Troy Murphy would be nice for Bobby..Lavine would be interesting with the Bucks with the shooting and athletics
What happened to all the tank talk from the last episode? What happened to all your foreboding statistics? Don't cry in your beer so soon. Mr. Garcia looked like he was sitting on a cactus during the last video. Just don't get to giddy yet. But how did you like the Bucks defense against Boston? Did the Celtics get shut down or what? Giannis take notice don't listen to all the drama, you have a very good team.
Harris 2-year contract- another reason to fire Horst – beyond stupid
If Frank is going to use a wired microphone, he has to stop dragging it across his clothes, super annoying