The Milwaukee Bucks showed plenty of fight in a close loss to the Golden State Warriors, leaving plenty of positives and negatives to unpack.
A third loss of the week is never a good thing, but this was a much improved performance by the Milwaukee Bucks, and a one possession loss to the Golden State Warriors is certainly not something to be ashamed of.
Although the Warriors have certainly had their defensive difficulties in the early stages of the season, Milwaukee put on an excellent offensive display, for the most part matching the output of the prolific Warriors.
Milwaukee shot the ball well, shared it even better and applied themselves consistently for the entirety of the 48 minutes.
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In the end, there was very little secret as to how the Bucks were defeated. They came up against a terrific night from Kevin Durant, who was ably supported by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. It’s hard to stop that trio from combining for 82 points, as they did on Saturday, but it’s even harder to beat them when they do hit those kind of marks.
The Bucks still had their chances in the final minutes and were left to rue some rudimentary errors that meant their stellar late game defense never saw its equivalent offensive rewards transpire. Considering the performances that this team showed earlier in the week, as much as the outcome will sting, they shouldn’t hang their heads over their performance.
So with that, let’s take a look at what worked and didn’t work in the loss for the Bucks.