This was a bad time for Ersan Ilyasova to have a good game. Yeah, the Bucks are now in the playoffs in part because of it, but what good is being in the playoffs when your stretch-four won’t have any good games in it?
Ersan typically performs well once for every 8 or so that he plays. The other seven involve him badly missing jumpers, not grabbing rebounds, and getting benched for John Henson. This was one of his good games, meaning that, unless the Bucks somehow avoid getting swept, we won’t see another one out of him this season.
And really, is there any chance that the Bucks don’t get swept? Raps in 4.