Eric Bledsoe says Bucks-Celtics is about being physical, not about him vs. 'Who?'

Eric Bledsoe is fully committed to the bit. 

When the Milwaukee Bucks guard was asked on Thursday if he was surprised that his comments about the Boston Celtics' Terry Rozier made headlines after Game 2 of the teams' first-round series, Bledsoe took the same tactic.

"Who?" Bledsoe asked with a straight face.

The guard then stopped short of providing any more viral content ahead of Game 3 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

"I’m focused on this series, man, between Milwaukee and Boston right now," he said. "I’m just trying to help the team win. That’s what point guards do."

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Rozier is clearly getting the best of Bledsoe in the series.

The guard has helped the Celtics take a 2-0 lead by piling up 46 points, nine assists and no turnovers in over 78 minutes. Bledsoe has struggled mightily, with 21 points, eight assists and six turnovers in 67 minutes. 

"My offense will come," Bledsoe said. "I’m not worried about that. I’m just worried about playing great defense and helping my teammates while I’m out there."

Bledsoe said he was more concerned with the Bucks' effort than the stats.

"This is about being physical, man," he said. "They’re a more physical team, they’re a more aggressive team. They’re beating us to 50-50 balls. We’re shooting good percentages but they’re just straight up, I feel like, playing a little bit harder than us right now.”

The Bucks lost Game 2, 120-106, despite shooting 46 of 77 (59.7%). But they shot themselves in foot with 15 turnovers and by allowing the Celtics to pull down nine offensive rebounds.

"They’re hitting the floor first," Bledsoe said. "They’re getting the offensive rebounds. Those are the things that are killing us. We’re getting them to miss shots. But when they miss shots, they’re getting second chances, kicking it out for a three or getting wide-open shots."

Bucks coach Joe Prunty said he has talked to Bledsoe, but the two have not discussed the comments about Rozier.

"I haven't specifically talked about what he said directly," Prunty said. "I think the biggest thing is I have spoken with Eric, but I haven't talked specifically like 'Hey, don't do this, don't do that."

"I'm worried about what we're doing on the court," Prunty said. "We had two guys get technical fouls right in front of our bench and I think it was because they were talking. We had guys, underneath their basket, separated because I think they were talking. 

"I think there's a lot of talking that takes place. But what I'm more concerned with is what we do on the basketball court and how we play."

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo did not want to insert himself in the drama. When asked about the Bledsoe-Rozier comments, Antetokounmpo said he had not heard about the situation.

After being brought up to speed by a reporter, Antetokounmpo stated "Bledsoe said that? I don't want to get involved with that."

Antetokounmpo did say that he thought Bledsoe would play much better.

"I know Bledsoe is going to show up," he said. "I trust him because he's really determined and a guy that never gives up. I know he's going to do whatever it takes tomorrow to win."

For his part, Bledsoe is not keeping up with criticisms, even when Rozier referred to him as "Drew Bledsoe."

“I’m not even signed into Instagram right now," Bledsoe said. "People text me or whatnot but I’m not signed into social media so I don’t know.”