Red hot Heat defeat Bucks in Game 1; Giannis exits with lower back injury

The Milwaukee Bucks started their 2023 postseason run with a whimper, falling 130-117 to the red hot-shooting Miami Heat. To make matters worse, Giannis Antetokounmpo left the game after a hard fall on his lower back and was ruled out for the rest of the game in the first half. Ti Windisch, Jordan Treske, and Rohan Katti convened after the disappointing start to discuss the latest word on Giannis’ status (the x-rays were clean thankfully), and examine both the silver linings from the loss (including a great Khris Middleton game and encouraging minutes from Bobby Portis and Wes Matthews) and what the Bucks need to clean up before Game 2 (more Brook Lopez post touches, better perimeter defense, more Joe Ingles on ball) whether Giannis is available or not. Tune into the Gyro Step Podcast Network for post-game coverage after EVERY Milwaukee Bucks playoff game! Visit GSPN.info to find links to the Bucks Stock Market plus all our Bucks, Brewers, Packers, and pop culture podcasts, our GSPN YouTube channel and Substack, the form to gain entry to our Discord server, our Twitter links, and more! GSPN is proud to call Blue Wire's network of podcasts home. You can (and should) follow Rohan, Ti,  Adam, Jordan, Andrew, Numac, Eugene, and the Gyro Step , Win In 6, Crewsing for a Brewsing, and Talk of the Tundra on Twitter. Don't forget to leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to get us to read your review live at the end of an episode!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices GSPN's Bucks podcasts are presented by PrizePicks – Go to PrizePicks.com/Gyrostep and use code GYROSTEP for a $50 bonus when you play $5 for the first time! Pick more. Pick less. It’s that easy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.