Milwaukee Bucks head home tonight for a pivotal Game 6. Either the Bucks and Brooklyn Nets will be playing a Game 7 at the Barclays Center on Saturday night or the Bucks stay here in Milwaukee and endure a long offseason. Despite blowing a large lead in Game 5, there is reason to be confident in this Bucks’ team. They are undefeated at home so far in the playoffs, and you have to wonder about the fatigue of the Brooklyn Nets. Steve Nash sold out for Game 5, and the consequence could be surrendering Game 6. We will see if that’s the case tonight. Regardless, the Bucks need to do less isolation and more ball movement. Isolation has become a swear word in Milwaukee. And if you want to find out why Milwaukee lost on Tuesday, the answer might be in their final 17 possessions.

Bucks possessions in Game 5 since tied at 91-91:

Giannis iso
Middleton 3
Giannis iso
Giannis turnover
Jrue iso
Khris iso
Pat 2
Jrue iso
Giannis iso
Giannis 2
Middleton iso
Giannis iso
Jrue iso
Giannis iso
Giannis iso
Lopez 2
Giannis turnover

11 of the 17 possessions were isos. pic.twitter.com/swFhO1IFTZ

— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 16, 2021

This is ugly. There is no way around it. Milwaukee did not keep the ball moving like they were when they started this game. It is extremely frustrating to see this from the Bucks. There is really no one to assess the blame to honestly. They’re all at fault. Bmoments from Jrue Holiday, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Khris Middleton. They all need to try a little less down the stretch and let the game come naturally to them. As my good friend Mitch said on Sunday when things were going well, they need to play Bucks basketball. Isolation is not what the Bucks are about. Let’s hope we see less and less of it in Game 6 tonight.

Charlie.