The Milwaukee Bucks will look to win their third game in a row when they take on the Phoenix Suns (and their former head coach, Mike Budenholzer) on Monday night. At 40-30, the Bucks are currently the fifth seed in the NBA Eastern Conference, and just one game behind the Indiana Pacers for fourth. However, they are also just a single game ahead of the Detroit Pistons, who currently own the sixth seed.
Not only would a win against the Suns on Monday night give Milwaukee its third win in a row and keep them afloat in a tight seeding race in the East, it would also tie head coach Doc Rivers with the legendary Phil Jackson for seventh on the all-time wins list.
Ahead of the matchup, Rivers sat down with Andscape for an interview about his coaching career, and one comment he made during said interview has caused quite the stir on social media.
Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Doc Rivers Does Not Think He Gets Enough Credit for His Teams’ Playoff Performances
One of the biggest concerns Bucks fans had when Rivers was first hired was his previous teams’ tendency to blow large series leads in the NBA Playoffs. Since he started coaching in 1999, his teams have blown 3-1 series leads three different times.
And while most would find that concerning, Rivers does not think he gets enough credit for getting those three wins at all. He told Andscape:
“No one tells a real story. And I’m fine with that. It’s unfair in some ways. I don’t get enough credit for getting the three wins. I get credit for losing. I always say, ‘What if we had lost to Houston in six?’ No one cares. One of the things that I’m proud of is we’ve never been swept. All the coaches have been swept in the playoffs. My teams achieve. A lot of them overachieve and I’m very proud of that.”
Rivers blamed the Los Angeles Clippers’ collapse after leading a postseason series 3-1 on the fact that his star point guard, Chris Paul, was injured. He said that his Clippers team in 2020 (in the NBA Bubble) was filled was “guys that didn’t want to be there.”
Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Doc Rivers Gets Dragged on Social Media
The lack of accountability from Rivers in his answer did not sit well with basketball fans, and they made their feelings known on social media:
So I guess we’re supposed to credit losing, and constantly blowing 3-1 leads 😂 https://t.co/foeDUuwAgd
— 𝗞𝗲𝘀𝗼 💫 (@KesoWrld) March 24, 2025
Why would we credit a coach who has blown MULTIPLE leads in the playoffs for winning some games? https://t.co/MIGzDFHNes pic.twitter.com/SZabzKlopg
— Sub-Zero❄ (@DisturbanceZynx) March 24, 2025
The goal is to win 4 no point of being proud if you ain’t winning🫠 https://t.co/9FCQhSnd9Y
— 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑬𝑳𝑶✞✧ (@steeeelo_) March 24, 2025
Kamala Harris says she doesn’t get enough credit for winning 226 electoral votes https://t.co/FUaBqpfey8
— Aaron Mendelson (@a_mendelson) March 24, 2025
So true. More teams should get credit for coming close to winning when they lose https://t.co/MAN35GDA8O
— Matt Modi (@JediModi) March 24, 2025
Hopefully Milwaukee does not blow any 3-1 series leads with Rivers as their head coach. The excuse-making that would follow may cause some bleeding ears.
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