Buck fight back from a terrible start and it's a close game in the 3rd quarter. They sit Giannis and all of sudden they are down 10.
Of course, a Connaughton, Ojeleye, Thanasis, Nwora, Justin Robinson unit is not exactly intimidating
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Giannis 3 for 10 from the line tonight.
Down double digits going to the 4th. Giannis looks frustrated.
About to be 4-6 for the season.
9 for 32 from three.
Bucks cut it from 12 to 4 with a minute left, but Holiday missed a layup and a bad turnover when they could have cut it 2 twice.
Another bad loss
Too little too late
4-6 after 10 games in arguably one of the easier parts of the schedule
Obviously, they are still missing 2 of their best 4 players. Middleton will be back next week. They really miss him in the halfcourt in close games. Right now, opponents just force someone to beat them other than Giannis and it mostly works.
The bigger concern is Lopez. Is he going to be back later this month or in February? Giannis is getting worn down playing most of the game at the 5, and when he sits there is zero rim protection.
If Lopez' injury is going to be a season-long thing, they have to make a move for another big body. Maybe you package Nwora for a backup big guy. Robin Lopez?
If Lopez is out for extended time I fully expect Horst to make a move. Getting Middleton back is a big deal because teams have to honor his scoring ability and not hone in on 34.
Sunday was weird in general. The Knicks got thumped at home by Cleveland and the Magic schooled Utah.
Then again, itâs early and a long season back to 82 games. I seriously doubt come January that Milwaukee, Atlanta, Indiana and Boston will be looking up at teams like the Cavs and Wizards. Toronto looks better than expected and you thought Chicago would be improved.
The Bucks have a tough 4 game stretch this week, but w/exception of a few games against Miami and Boston their following 25 games or so arenât that tricky going into New Years.