Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways In Loss To Dallas Mavericks
The Milwaukee Bucks came crashing down to Earth Sunday night with their overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks, losing 86-75. With that, we take a look at what the stood out the most in the game.
Coming off of their thrilling performance against the Sacramento Kings, the Milwaukee Bucks fell hard (and then some) to the Dallas Mavericks last night, losing 86-75 in overtime.
The Bucks were thrown off of their rhythm early on, due to Giannis Antetokounmpo getting into foul trouble. While the Bucks were able to avoid any stumbling blocks in the first quarter, their gameplan, as well as their effectiveness, started to unravel midway through the second quarter.
That played right into the Mavericks’ hands, especially since they were without two key starters in Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams for the night.
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The game slowly started going in the Mavs’ favor as the second quarter went on and the Bucks were left looking for answers heading into halftime.
From then on, more and more mistakes kept piling up for the Bucks and left them with more questions to answer. However, the Mavericks left as many openings as the Bucks did to take control of the game (the Bucks led by 6 midway through the fourth quarter).
But once again, the offense completely dried up for the Bucks, scoring only just six points in the final six minutes of regulation. While the Mavericks’ offense was largely level with the Bucks, it was enough for them to storm back and force an overtime period that they took care of handily.
Derailing their three-game winning streak, the loss to the Mavs brought out the worst in the Bucks in many ways. As great as the game started, how it finished overshadowed the team’s high points and left a sour note on an encouraging week of games for the Bucks.
So with that, let’s go into what stood out the most for the Bucks in their loss to the Dallas Mavericks.