Did my best to go through the game and identify all screens set for Dame as the primary ball handler, and the result.

1st

10:30 - Brook Lopez screen for Dame near logo, leads to uncontested Giannis dunk(make)

9:45 - Giannis screen for Dame near logo, leads to wide open 3 for Brook (miss)

8:00 - Brook slips screen for Dame top of key, leads to turnover

6:52 - Brook slips screen for Dame top of key, leads to wide open 3 for Beasley(miss)

5:46 - Brook screen for Dame near logo, leads to bad mid range floater by Dame seeking foul (miss)

4:09 - Brook/Crowder staggered screen for Dame near logo, leads to foul on ground for Dame

2nd

6:00 - Brook screen Dame near logo, leads to wide open layup for Dame (miss)

5:39 - Brook screen Dame near logo, leads to Lopez driving layup (make + foul)

4:05 - Giannis screen Dame top of key, leads to open corner 3 for Crowder (miss)

3rd

9:50 - Brooke slips screen for Dame top of key, then Giannis slips screen for Dame top of key, leads to TO by Giannis (travel)

9:27 - Brooke sets screen for Dame near logo, leads to wide open 3 for Brook (miss)

9:00 - Giannis slips screen for Dame top of key, leads to Beasley 3 (make)

7:40 - Brooke sets screen for Dame top of key, leads to Dame 3 (miss)

6:20 - Giannis sets screen for Dame near logo, leads to Giannis contested dunk (make)

3:35 - Crowder screen for Dame near logo, leads to open deep 3 for Dame (make)

What blew me away was seeing Giannis set only FOUR screens for Dame in the entire game, also, I think only one of them was a solid screen, there was a slip, and two token screens from what I saw.

Brook would also slip or set token screens as well. But the result was almost always a good to great shot for the Bucks.

From what I could tell, Dame only turned the ball over one time while running the P&R, and it was from a slip where he got trapped immediately.

I truly do not understand how they are not focusing on building chemistry between Dame and Giannis using the play that should basically be unstoppable for them.

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    11 months ago

    Thanks for taking the time to compile this, totally agree that it is perplexing