Milwaukee Bucks battled their asses off in Game 5 working their way back from being down 16 points at different points of the game. Milwaukee trailed most of the game to Boston, As the fight continued in fourth quarter, Milwaukee played great defense on Al Horford, and the Celtics big man could not get a shot up before the shot clock expires. Thon Maker looked puzzled thinking the shot clock went off, and it was Bucks basketball causing an offensive rebound leading to an easy Celtic bucket. It did not cost the Bucks the game, but it directly affected the final outcome of this game.

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— BucksInSix (@AndyRDawg) April 25, 2018

You cannot blame the refs for losing this ballgame. It’s not a thing that we should do as fans. But it’s hard not to wonder what if when something like this happens on the court. Milwaukee gets the ball back there, it’s a five-point game with 1:15 left and the Celtics got all of this clock moving forward. They were able to take the game down to 50 seconds when Milwaukee got the ball back. It was extremely frustrating to watch knowing that review is in place for a reason, and the rule states you cannot look at a shot clock violation unless it goes in. That feels flawed. In a key moment like this, Milwaukee had the opportunity to make it a one-score game with a minute left, and the refs took away from them.

Bucks dealt with poor officiating all series long. It’s really perplexing how it could be this bad. I realize this is what Milwaukee gets for playing a team on the coasts, but still, that’s something we shouldn’t have big a thing in 2018.