Kidd on Bucks winning Game 4: 'Everything from here on out is a bonus'
In his postgame press conference after a wild Game 4 on Saturday, minutes after drawing up the play that saved the Milwaukee Bucks' season, head coach Jason Kidd spoke the truth about where his young, overachieving team is at.
Kidd: This is a process. Everything from here on out is a bonus. Most of you in here didn't think we'd make it here anyways.
— Aron Yohannes (@AronYohannes) April 26, 2015
That the Bucks are playing with house money may not be anything revelatory - they're a season removed from winning a league-low 15 games, after all - but it's rare to hear a coach so candidly come out and say, essentially, "We're just happy to be here."
You'd expect something more along the lines of what Jerryd Bayless (who hit the game-winning layup in Game 4) is slinging.
Bayless: We’re still believing, and we’re not giving up on this series until whatever happens.
— Aron Yohannes (@AronYohannes) April 26, 2015
The Bucks still need something close to a miracle to come back and beat the Bulls, who lead them 3-1 with the series heading back to Chicago. But so far in their unexpected playoff appearance, they've looked far from a wide-eyed team just enjoying the ride. In fact, they've given the Bulls all they can handle.
Given how tight things were down the stretch in Game 2, and that Game 3 was decided in double-overtime, there's a case to be made that the talented young Bucks are unlucky to be leaving Milwaukee in a hole.