Milwaukee Bucks Grades, Reactions From 106-101 Loss To Washington Wizards

Reactions: The Bad

• Duh. Turnovers. Do you want to know how a team can out-shoot their opponent 52.8% to 45.2%, out-rebound their opponent 47-30, take ten more free throws and STILL lose? Look no farther than the Wizards 36-13 advantage in points off turnovers. Giannis led the way with six giveaways, and was followed by Middleton with five, and MCW with four. This resulted in the Bucks taking twelve less shots than the Wizards. And thus, your loss is born.

• Not only were the Bucks clumsy with the ball, they were confused and disorganized on defense too. I could explain to you exactly what went wrong, how John Wall decimated the Bucks defense with his lightning quick strikes, but it’s just easier to show you.

• Jabari Parker isn’t going to simply discover how to play NBA caliber defense overnight. So while his offense is improving (yay), his defense has remained stagnant. Perhaps he’ll get there one day. He will first have to learn to play with a more physical approach, and work on his pick and roll defense.

• The Bucks should know more than most the importance of covering Jared Dudley at the three point line. Oops. He drilled a pair of fourth quarter three pointers which emphatically closed the door on the Buck’s chances. Good for him. Bad for the Bucks.

• Speaking of three point shooting the Bucks made just one triple. Once O.J. Mayo left the game in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury, the Bucks were left with just Middleton and Vaughn as legitimate three point threats. Middleton accounted for the Bucks only make, who were just 1-8 compared with the Wizard’s 12-27.

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