Serge Ibaka always torches the Bucks, and it always happens the same way: by him shooting a bunch of barely contested midrange jumpers. Especially this season, since the Bucks’ new defensive strategy is to basically let teams shoot as many of those as they want. Over time, I guess, the theory is that the Bucks’ superior shot selection in the form of threes and layups will win out, but in the short term it had me punching my TV and screaming “you like that, bitch?”. Then the cops came because I guess one of my nosy neighbors thought I was being a domestic abuser. Which is stupid, because I’ve let everyone know multiple times that I’m done with women. Forever.
Three of Ibaka’s top-five scoring games this season have come against the Bucks, if you think I’m exaggerating when I say that he always torches the Bucks. Every team has that one player who just kicks their butt, and it’s safe to say that Ibaka is that player for Milwaukee. Strange that we didn’t see Thon Maker in this one, even though he is a certified Raptors-killer despite sucking all the time against all 29 other teams.