Heat shooters regressed this year as well as their defense but the non Jimmy Butler players shot 45% from deep in the series. Bucks way of playing defense where they just camp the paint and let teams shoot isn't a reliable way to play defense anymore.
Easy to say afterwards, but I thought the Bucks have been overrated since they fluked their way to a championship. I don't view their supporting cast behind Giannis as all that great. However, if the freak was on the Celtics instead of Tatum, the Celtics would currently be the defending champions, without a shadow of the doubt.
In no way shape or form should the Celtics have needed 7 to get by Milwaukee last year just like it wasn't necessary to need 7 for Miami.
Budenholzer appears to be way over his head with his "give up open 3 and clog the paint"-approach. He got torched by the Celtics last year and even the Heat without Herro shot way better than expected.
I mean, the Bucks needed two epic meltdowns in a row and it took some unfortunate events to happen: That 2 by Butler at the end of the 4th was a clear offensive foul. I'd be furious if that hadn't been called against the Celtics. Still a great shot, though.
But still, the 1-seed shouldn't lose to the #8 seed in the NBA 4-1. That was even more embarrassing than the 67 win Mavs losing to the Warriors (even though they had their number back then).
The Celtics are currently the highest seeded team remaining, so any series goes through Boston until they're eliminated. If that isn't enough to win the title, Stevens may think about switching things up. I mean, he could try to talk Cuban into a superstar-swap.
