Not much, because let's assume that a pack of 6 goes for $6. If you go to the Aldi, a pack of 6 Kodiak bars is like $3, if you like knock-off brands. So basically a Klondike bar is worth $1 (plus tax if you come from a state that charges tax for food purchases). Then, you have to go to the store to buy them. Let's assume that you have to drive 8 mile total to the store and back, so that's like $1 worth of gas. So now it's up to $2.
Anyways, let's get back to something meaningful. Now let's value your time as well. If you're 0-9 years old, your time is worth ($100)/hr. If you're 10-18 years old, your time is worth ($50)/hr. If you're 19-22 years old, your time is worth $0/hr. If you're 23-29 years old, your time is worth $50/hr. If you're 30-39 years old, your time is worth $100/hr. If you're 40-49 years old, your time is worth $50/hr. If you're 50-59 years old, your time is worth $0/hr. If you're 60-69 years old, your time is worth ($50)/hr. If you're 70-79 years old, your time is worth ($100)/hr. If you're 80-89 years old, your time is worth ($150)/hr. If you're 90-99 years old, your time is worth ($200)/hr. If you're 100-109 years old, your time is worth $1,000/hr. If you're 110-119 years old, your time is worth $10,000/hr. If you're 120-129 years old, your time is worth $100,000/hr. If you're 130-139 years old, your time is worth $1,000,000/hr. Note that ($X) means negative $X, for those of you unfamiliar with the notation that I stole from someone else.
Please neglect all of these values if you're reading this blog. For all readers of this blog, your time is worth ($1,000)/hr, since you could have accomplished something meaningful in the time that it takes you to read this blog every day.
Here's Jeralean Talley, of Inkster Michigan, who is the oldest person in the world, at the young age of 115. She just celebrated her 116th birthday. I value her time at $10,000/hr.
Let's say that on average your time is worth $100, and it'll take 30 minutes to go shopping and back, so that's $50. So in total, a Klondike bar is worth $52, since someone has bothered to bring it to you so you don't have to go to the store.
What can I buy with $52? Many things.
-A flight to Baltimore
-A roundtrip bus ticket to New York
-204 McNuggets
-One Red Sox ticket
-2 tubes of Glycogen
-A full tank of gas
-Tuition at Wollongong University (Dubai)
-A Klondike Bar
None of the major favorites have lost the race yet, except Uran, who is fighting bronchitis and is over 2 minutes down on Porte, Aru, and Contador. We'll see what he can do on the TT. Of serious note is the loss of Domenico Pozzovivo from the race. He crashed badly on Stage 3 and was taken to the hospital. Obviously, he had to abandon.
Other ways to lose the race include not being able to start the race, like Davide Rebellin, because the race organizers hate you for doping in the past. Or having a poor TTT, like Lampre.
Worst of all, you could lose because some idiot sticks out their camera into the field during the bunch sprint at the end of a stage, like in Stage 6. Daniele Colli gets the worst of it, and Alberto Contador also comes down and dislocates his shoulder. Twice.
And this is what resulted. Note that his forearm has been censored in this picture because it is bent the wrong way. You don't want to see what I saw.
Gout is a disease that affects 3 million Americans annually. Also termed gouty arthritis, it causes acute inflammatory arthritis in certain joints, most commonly at the metatarsal-phalangeal joint at the base of the big toe. Gout is usually caused by higher than normal concentrations of uric acid in the bloodstream. The uric acid will crystallize at certain joints, which also results in auto-immune inflammatory action. This is what causes the horrible inflammation and pain. This is sometimes caused by diet, genetics, medication, and other underlying medical conditions.
There are many ways to prevent gout, but no universal treatment. Basically, everyone's gout is different. Usually, NSAIDs are prescribed to alleviate pain and reduce inflammation. At times, steroids are also used to control pain. If you've had gout once, there's a larger chance that you'll have it again. If you have gout, you are at an increased risk of hypertention, diabetus, metabolic syndrome, and renal and cardiovascular disease. The instances of gout have increased significantly in the last 20 years.
Traditionally, gout has been termed the "disease of the rich", as eating lots of rich foods was often believed to cause gout. There's some truth to that, as eating lots of purine-rich foods seem to cause gout. So what should you not eat because of purine levels? Here's a list of stuff you should avoid if you want to avoid gout:
Alcohol, especially beer (some wine is ok; spirits are iffy, beer is definitely a no-go).
Organ meats, like liver, gizzard, tripe, kidney, heart, tongue, etc.
Poultry, especially goose and duck.
Sweetbreads.
Bacon.
Red meats, including pork, beef, and lamb.
Game meats, including venison.
Shellfish.
Chicken and chicken stocks.
Some fish, including tuna, trout, sardines, herring, anchovies, cod, bluefish, carp, halibut, perch, etc.
Just avoid these things, exercise a lot, and you'll be good to go. Don't be like Bobby.
Well, it's over everyone. It's been a good ride. And with that, this blog will come to a close. At least temporarily. Until I become undepressed. Don't expect too much, I'll need about a week to recover fully. In the meantime, you should check out all of my favorite blogs. Look out for my race losing analysis of the first week of Il Giro.
Sorry everyone, we tried, but it just didn't work out. Maybe next year. But almost certainly not.
Everyone get out your Blackhawks gear, because they are, and have been, quite clearly Chicago's best team for the past 5 years.
Also, I hate all Australians. They are dirty players. Like Dellavadiva. What a horrible person. I think I hate him more than LeBron. He's a horrible person. Just like every other Australian basketball player out there. Like Joe Ingles. Except Luc Longley, he's ok.
On the day of Stage 3 of Il Giro, let's remember Wouter Weylandt. Four years ago, during Stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia (a more entertaining version of the Tour de France), the cycling community lost a great man.
Wouter was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1984 and joined the professional peloton as a 20 year-old with the Quick-Step team, where he remained until the inception of Leopard-Trek in 2011. He had been a stage winner in the Vuelta a España, as well as a podium finisher in Gent-Wevelgem. Other victories included a stage in the Eneco Tour, Nokere Koerse, Le Samyn, and two stages of Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, including a 2nd in GC in 2007 all due to his strong sprinting skills. In fact, the 2010 edition of Il Giro had Wouter win Stage 3. All in all, Wouter was a good guy and a hard worker and was well liked by the entire peloton.
On May 9th, 2011, during Stage 3 of Il Giro, Wouter was descending the Passo del Bocco, a mountain pass in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy. Riders were going possibly 80 km/hr on the descent, and when Wouter looked over his shoulder on a turn, he lost control and crashed badly. The medical car was right behind him, but it appeared that he had died on impact, sadly. They tried for 45 minutes to resuscitate him, but to no avail. There was a memorial set up at the spot where Wouter crashed, by locals and family, and other cyclists.
The stage continued, as the leaders did not hear of the news until after the finish. Many were shocked, and David Millar, the new race leader, discussed with Wouter's teammates at Leopard-Trek about what to do about the next stage. As such, the next stage was neutralized. There was a moment of silence at the beginning of the stage, and the peloton proceeded to ride slowly through the stage as each of the 23 teams led the peloton for about 15 minutes. At the end, the Leopard-Trek team was given the opportunity to cross the line in front of the peloton to pay tribute to Wouter. In another great human act, the team welcomed up American cyclist Tyler Farrar, who was the best friend and training partner of Wouter. After the stage, the jersey wearers appeared on-stage with Leopard-Trek to lead in another moment of silence. All of the prizes of the day were donated to a fund in Wouter's name.
Immediately after stage 4, Tyler Farrar, along with the entire Leopard-Trek team, abandoned the race. In addition, race organizers declined to issue the 108 bib number ever again in Wouter's memory. Wouter is survived by his girlfriend, An-Sophie, and a daughter, Alizée, who was born after his death. He is also in the memories of his close friends, teammates, and even those in the peloton who did not know him too well. Pieter Weening, the race leader after stage 5, gave his pink jersey to Wouter's family. And the stage 11 winner, John Gadret, dedicated his win the Wouter, even though they were not well-acquainted. On May 9th, 2013, Mark Cavendish, the winner of Stage 6 of that year's Giro, held Wouter's 108 bib number on the podium for remembrance. Wouter's teammate, Daniele Bennati, won Stage 18 of the 2012 Vuelta a España, and immediately dedicated his win to Wouter. And finally, Tyler Farrar was able to win Stage 3 of the 2011 Tour de France. As he crossed the line, he held up his two hands to make a "W" for Wouter. He will always be remembered. #WW108.
UPDATE: Today, Domenico Pozzovivo also was involved in a serious crash on a highspeed descent. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is in serious, but stable condition. He is conscious and moving. Obviously, he has abandoned the race, and the team's GC hopes now lie within the erratic Carlos Betancur. Stay tuned.
Poor offense in the fourth quarter contributed to the loss. In fact, the game was well in hand: 11-point lead with 43 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. How can you lose? Because you're cold. And don't make any shots in the fourth quarter. It's amazing that the Bulls were able to force the Cavs into a last second shot. They were down 5 points with 28 seconds left. Somehow they were able to win by making a 3, and then forcing LeBron into a turnover.
Unfortunately, a rule loophole was exposed in the last sequence. While the officials were viewing the replay to determine how much time would be left on the clock, the Cavs were granted an unofficial time out, where they were able to huddle-up and draw up a play. That's unacceptable, to allow a team without any timeouts to gain a timeout for free because of a rule loophole involving free timeouts during a review. That needs to change.
Let's be real here. Game 3 was an exciting buzzer-beating win for the Bulls. They won 99-96 on a Derrick Rose 3-pointer with no time remaining. Derrick Rose, intending to get the ball in the corner, was covered, so he ad libbed and went back up top. Dunleavy inbounded it to him (at around 4.5 seconds out of 5 for the inbounds clock) at the top of the arc. He circled right over a high Gibson screen that removed Shumpert from the play. But then Tristan Thompson switched on the screen, which is a great move when there are less than 2 seconds left. So Rose stopped and pulled up from about 27 feet away. Noting that the longer, taller Thompson was on him now, he had to change the trajectory of his shot to get it over him. And it went in off glass. The bank was open, but Derrick probably didn't know it was. Here's the play:
Here it is in Slowmo:
This shot comes 26 years and one day (!!!) after another one of the most famous buzzer-beating shots of the NBA playoffs. It just so happened that that one was taken by a Michael Jordan against the Cavs as well. Here's a nice mashup of the two plays.
So this is all good and fun, until we see what happened during the game and how the Bulls won. Derrick Rose had a very passive first half, but had a great, and more importantly, aggressive,, second half. He scored 14 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter alone. Jimmy Butler also had a good second half. He started 1-8, but ended up with 20 points on 7-17 shooting. He also had an amazing bucket close-in near the end of the game, which included a brilliant stop-and-pivot move under the basket against Earl Smith, Jr. In fact, in the fourth quarter, all but two of the Bulls's points came from Butler or Rose. The game-winning shot was also Rose's first three made of the game.
LeBron had a good game, numbers-wise, but he looked pretty off of his game again this time. He shot only 8-25, but had a 27-8-14 statline. What was most important, was that he had 7 turnovers, and down the stretch had to take some badly contested jumpers. That's all we want: a chance. He also missed a point-blank layup in traffic with 24 seconds left, which is very uncharacteristic for him. He did find people for big assists, most notably Earl Smith for two game-tying threes in the fourth quarter. Both were over Hinrich, who normally plays very good defense. The first three was successful on James's driving action. Hinrich had no choice but to stay at home, anticipating a James drive. Instead, Smith created some separation and James found him for an open three. The second of came around 10 seconds left off of a pass-psuedo-screen. James gave it up to Smith at the top of the arc, and in the process was able to get in the way of a pursuing Hinrich for James's 14th assist of the night, on Smiths' 14th point, which came on the Cavs's 14th three-pointer.
Other stats of note: The Bulls outrebounded the Cavs 54-39, including an 18-9 edge on the offensive glass. They were able to neutralize Tristan Thompson to only four offensive rebounds. The Bulls dominated the paint, and had less turnovers and more fastbreak points. Kyrie Irving, in particular, didn't have a good game. He had the Cavs's worst +/- (that's a flawed stat if there ever was one) most likely due to a reaggravated foot injury. He just didn't look the same after tweaking that early in the game. If he's not healthy, man the Cavs are in for a tough time.
On the topic of injuries, Pau Gasol strained his hamstring and is questionable for Game 4, on Sunday. He reaggravated an injury he suffered during Game 2, so we'll see how he progresses. He only played 22 minutes. Luckily, the Bulls are extremely deep all over, so we were able to see Gibson and Mirotic come in and absorb those minutes. Mirotic was especially successful, as his supposed three-point shooting prowess was able to pull Cavs defenders out of the paint for Rose and Butler to attack. He had a good game, with 12 points (but only 1-6 on threes) and 8 rebounds. He was also a +19 (!!!) when he was on the floor. Noah looked more active, but again was very poor shooting from the field. He finally hit some free throws. He went 2-2 to bring his FT% up to 19%... Anyways, without Gasol, lowpost offense will be harder to come by, and Mozgov will be able to roam more freely. Let's hope he gets better soon.
So Derrick and Jimmy played well in the second half. Dunleavy and Mirotic made their mark, and Gibson was solid. And save for Noah's offensive rebounding, there was very little offensive contribution from the other players. Aaron Brooks was pretty cold, but hopefully he can turn that around as we know how hot he can get at times. Kirk Hinrich didn't take a shot of any type in 20 minutes of play. He also had two assists, probably having more hockey assists than normal. As for the Cavs, Tristan Thompson was normal again, but with less impact on the offensive glass. Shumpert and Irving had off games, and James did as well depending on how you grade him. Mozgov didn't play much for some reason, so he didn't make a huge impact. Interestingly, James Jones and Matthew Dellavadova, America's most-hated Australian, came in and made some big threes. They'll need to continue playing well if the Cavs want to win. And finally, Earl Smith made his presence felt, particularly with those big threes in the fourth quarter. Let's hope his continued presence does not haunt the Bulls too much. Anyways, here are the game highlights:
Game 4 is on Mother's Day. For those of you who are not learned in standard American holidays, it's Sunday, May 10th. It will be on at 3:30 PM ET (for those of you who still live in the Chicago area and for those who are not good at subtracting 1 from 3, it's 2:30 PM ET) on ABC. Tune in and see if the Bulls can go up 3-1, or if the Cavs will even up the series. At worst, the series will be returning to Chicago, so at least the hometown fans can see the team again.
Another guest post, this time by a loyal reader named Hering, which none of you seem like loyal readers right now. None of the views expressed here are mine.
Nothing went well. Bad defense, bad offense, bad special teams. Oh wait, this is the Bulls, not the Bears. Nothing went well. Too many turnovers. Too many fastbreak points. Poor 3-point defense. Poor 2-point defense. The offense was ok, minus the turnovers. Noah isn't playing well, he clearly isn't the same player as last year. Even Kendrick Perkins made an impact. I think we need to see more Tony Snell and Nikola Mirotic. Otherwise the series is as good as over. And Thibs will probably be gone.
At least until the end of the playoffs. This is also the only time of the year I will be analyzing winning rather than losing.
The Bulls won 99-92 to take a 1 game advantage in the series. They won the rebounding battle (albeit only slightly), and shot 50% from the field. They were ridiculous from three, making 56% of their shots, but were horrible from the line (56%). They held the Cavs to 42% shooting and only 27% from three. Kyrie had 30, and LeBron almost had a triple double, but overall it was a good defensive effort. They had a couple great runs, one a 15-0 run in the third quarter, like this contested Derrick Rose three pointer. It's great that he's hitting his threes, but he's got to attack more.
The Bulls looked pretty good in game 1. They played very well for a few stretches, but also played very poor defense for a couple stretches. Now, I understand that when you're playing against LeBron and Irving, that they'll have stretches where they take over the game, so the important thing is to weather the storm and pile on the points when you get a chance. Basically, clean basketball. No stupid mistakes. And taking advantage of all of your scoring chances. There will also inevitably be bad calls. Again, weather the storm and keep doing what you've been doing. And especially, no live ball turnovers. LeBron kills when there are live ball turnovers. I think in this game, there were only a handful. Luckily, the Bulls only committed 10 turnovers, after averaging 17 turnovers against the Bucks. Here's Thibs getting overly excited about a call.
They had great success with Pau Gasol on the pick-and-roll, and the Cavs didn't do anything to adjust to it. So he had about 10 wide open shots from the top of the key. When he's making that shot, you have to show rather than trap the ball handler. Good on him. He's a pretty consistent shooter from that location. I say, keep giving it to him if the Cavs won't show. Mozgov is uncomfortable when outside of the key, so keep doing it. Here's Gasol taking one of his many open shots.
Iman Shumpert had a big game in the absence of Earl Smith, Jr. He will have to play well again in game 2 for the Cavs, as Smith is out again for the second game. He was a good third option, but the rest of the Cavs, other than LeBron and Irving, didn't play too well. Mozgov had his moments. Actually, LeBron didn't play that well either. He had a lot of turnovers and ended up settling for a few jumpshots towards the end of the game. Keep him out of the paint, and make him hit his shots. If he makes 10 threes and he beats you that way, so be it. I thought Mozgov played really well while he was in, but for some reason Blatt didn't play him much in the second half. Again, the bench played quite poorly. They scored a total of 9 points (and if you include Mike Miller, those 5 players scored 5 points). Here's LeBron, not looking so happy.
Mike Dunleavy played extremely well in the first half. And the fact that he was on the floor in the second half made the Cavs have second thoughts about doubling off of him. Joakim Noah didn't score a single point. He had a couple chances, but missed. Again, you don't need him to score, but you need him to defend and pass well. He had some really good, crisp passes, and played pretty good defense. Though, when you're asking him to check a three point shooter, it's a little tougher for him to have an impact in the paint, where he makes the strongest impact. Derrick Rose appeared to have hurt his shoulder towards the end of the game. We'll see what happens. Hopefully it's just a stinger. But we'll see. He did play quite well though, at least offensively. Defensively he's always been meh. Here's Derrick taking it to the rim, as he's done so successfully in the past. He's gotta keep doing this.
Jimmy Butler played very good defense on LeBron. You might think that this is ludacris since he had almost a triple double. But when playing the Cavs, if you can contain LeBron somewhat (you can never stop him), you give yourself a chance. But he was forced into a bunch of bad turnovers. Incredibly, he also had 4 fouls, which is very out of character. He had some good drives, as expected. He'll probably tighten up his game for Game 2. Now, when this happens, you'll have to try to contain the rest of the Cavs. Again, if LeBron or Kyrie are not "on", who's going to score? This time it was Shumpert. But what about the next game? Do you trust Mozgov? I think by default it has to be Shumpert. Mike Miller should not be starting. James Jones should not be playing. Shawn Marion had a cameo, but he also should not be starting. That's what happens when you're shorthanded. Until JR comes back, they'll have to make due. Tristan Thompson did play quite well, though. And Kyrie had his way in the paint. Interestingly, LeBron didn't play much defense, as he usually didn't guard a Bulls offensive threat. This will probably change in Game 2. You gotta keep making him work on defense now. Here's a picture of a 50-50 ball. You gotta get to as many of these as possible.
So for Game 2 on Wednesday, the keys are to make sure that Irving or LeBron are put into positions where they are more apt to make mistakes. They'll get theirs in points, so you'll have to exploit them whenever possible. If the Cavs still don't show on Gasol, keep giving him 18-foot jumpers. And make sure that someone else doesn't step up, whoever it is. Try to limit Shumpert. Make sure Mozgov doesn't make a huge impact. And try to keep Thompson off of the glass. Maybe we'll have a Perkins sighting. And keep going down low, where you have a size advantage. Try to exploit their lack of size, and try to win the rebounding battle again. Here's a Game 1 Twitter wordmap produced by the blog LVantData. Please read that other blog as well, since there's good stuff there.
This series is going to be extremely exciting, so watch with great interest. I'll write about each game right afterwards, like this, so you can all keep up to date. On Tuesday, the Blackhawks try to go 3-0 against the Wild in their second round series. So it's an exciting time for Chicago sports. #SeeRed!!!
Whether you know me or know my TV watching habits or not, you may or may not know that my favorite show of all time is M*A*S*H. It's the best show ever made. If you've never seen it, please, please, please check it out. I got introduced to it about 10 years ago during a project in Junior year of high school in my American Literature class.
M*A*S*H was a TV show that aired in the 70s (and ended in the 80s) about army doctors during the Korean war. It followed the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital throughout its day to day dealings. Meatball surgery, as they termed it themselves, like the modern ER. At the beginning of the show, it was more of a situation comedy, with some very serious and important episodes. While later on, it turned into more of a dramedy tone, with less focus on the hilarious antics of the medical staff (though there were still plenty of laughs) and more focus on moral issues. As this show aired during the Vietnam War and the Cold War, it often presented and mocked certain issues relevant to that time period, including America's role in the cold War, exploration of the effects of war on local families, and coping with death as a doctor, among other things.
At the head of things in the first three seasons were Hawkeye Pierce, the affable fun-loving chief surgeon, Lt. Col. Henry Blake, the incompetent and indecisive company head and Trapper John McIntyre, the other surgeon and also a jokester (in order).
All of the other characters were extremely interesting and important, and included an incompetent, jealous surgeon, a power-hungry and by-the-book nurse, Radar the company clerk, a Father of the Catholic Church, and a guy who tried to get discharged due to insanity by crossdressing the whole time. I could do a post about every character as there were so many interesting ones.
The first three seasons focused more on the comedic aspects of these interesting characters, but also had a lot of character development and some very dramatic episodes. One of the best episodes was "Dear Dad", of Season 1, which utilized an epistular narrative theme to showcase the message that "War is Hell". Other great episodes of Seasons 1-3 include "Bananas, Nuts, and Crackers", "The Long-John Flap", "The Trial of Henry Blake", and my personal favorite, Season 1's "Tuttle", a story about a fictional Captain that somehow is able to affect the lives of others. Season 4 started introducing new characters as old actors decided to leave the show, and it took more of a narrative and dark tone, which I may discuss in the future.
Then again, M*A*S*H as a show also brooched the topic of death extremely well for a show of that time period. One of the most important events of television occurred in the Season 3 finale, "Abyssinia, Henry". Lt. Col. Henry Blake finally gets his discharge papers (as actor McLean Stevenson had decided to leave the show) and is allowed to go back to Illinois. The entire episodes was a farewell to his character. However, he was written out of the show with an offscreen death when his plane is shot down. One of the most shocking scenes in the history of television was when Radar comes in to the surgery area and proclaims the news, to the shock of everyone. In actuality, no one (aside from Alan Alda, the actor who plays Hawkeye and future producer of the show), knew this was going to happen, so the reactions that were filmed were genuine reactions of the cast. There was even an extra who was so shocked that he dropped some surgical tools, and so in the scene itself you can hear a loud bang during the long silence. They even had to cancel McLean Stevenson's farewell party because no one was in the mood anymore (I couldn't find a better clip, can someone help me out?):
M*A*S*H wanted to make a point to the viewers that in war, anything was possible, and that at any time, anyone could have died. And so by pointlessly (it was entirely pointless other than to make a point) killing off one of its most beloved characters, they made a huge statement that many other TV shows of that time wouldn't do. It was a watershed moment that affected the entire television industry, with even modern shows such as Family Guy referencing or directly parodying this scene and other things related to the show.
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After two major actors left the series at the end of the third season, the show made the controversial decision to replace the characters who were written out with completely different characters. Instead of the bumbling, indecisive surgeon Henry Blake, they got a sarcastic, by-the-book, army man Col. Potter. Equally funny, though in a different way. And instead of the wise-cracking, adultering Trapper John, they got replaced him with the no-nonsense voice of reason, BJ, though still funny, also in a different way. Somehow, it worked, by shifting the character of the show from more of a comedy with some drama, to a show with more drama and character development, but still a good helping of comedy. This was a cast-shot from one of the later seasons. You can see some overlap with the one from above, but a lot of new faces as well.
Anyways, watch this show if you want some laughs, and then a very deep story. It's on Netflix right now, and I'd say that it is definitely worth your while to watch at least the first 8 or 9 seasons, and then you can skip to the last episode. I leave you with a version of the M*A*S*H theme song:
Take a look at the box score from last night's Bulls playoff win vs. the Bucks:
-The final score was 120-66, for the Bulls, the fourth largest victory in the history of the playoffs.
-It was the Bucks's largest franchise loss, regular or postseason.
-It was the Bulls's largest francihse playoff win.
-It was the largest ever series clinching margin in history.
-Everyone on both teams scored, surprisingly.
-Every starter on the Bulls scored in double figures.
-Every starter on the Bucks did not score in double figures. In fact, no player on the team scored in double figures, the first time in the playoffs this has happened.
-The Bulls had 31 assists. The Bucks had 25 field goals.
-Jimmy Butler had a +46 +/- margin. Khris Middleton had a -41 +/- margin.
-Miles Plumlee was 1 for 8 from the field and a block. The 1 was a great putback dunk. He also had a great two hand block against Taj Gibson. But again, he missed 7 of his 8 shots.
-At the end of the third quarter, the crowd was pumped up for backup Tyler Ennis's buzzer beating three-pointer. He made it a 39 point game, the closest the Bucks would get.
-Johnny Bryant III (Who???) came in in the second half and ended up tied for the Bucks's lead in number of field goals made, with 3. Someone has to lead the team in every stat, right?
-On the evening of the First Round of the NFL Draft, the best tackle of the night would come from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Of course, as this is basketball, and tackling is illegal, he was ejected with a Flagrant 2 Foul. He was clearly frustrated, but come on man.
-And now it's on to the offseason for the Bucks, who looked pretty good except this game. And it's on to the Cavaliers for the Bulls, who when they play like they did this night, will be a hard out for the Cavs, especially as Earl Smith, Jr. is suspended for the first 2 games, and the fact that Kevin Love is out for the rest of the playoffs.
-Good luck Bulls.
-In other Chicago sports news, Chris Sale was rocked, unfortunately. The Blackhawks play the Wild tonight in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bears drafted Kevin White (not Kevin Brown), a raw WR from WVU. The Fire visit Sporting KC on Sunday.
