Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Nov 13. – Nov. 19)
The Milwaukee Bucks lost all three of their games in the fourth week of the NBA regular season. In the midst of the losing three Bucks played like winners.
What do the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, and Golden State Warriors all have in common? They took care of business on the basketball court against the Milwaukee Bucks this week.
The Hawks and the Warriors are unquestionably better than the Bucks. So losing those games is nothing for Milwaukee to be ashamed of.
The Bucks were within five points of the Hawks with under five minutes to play in the fourth quarter until ultimately losing by seven. The Warriors game was even more exciting with the Bucks putting themselves in a real position to win, being down two with under three minutes left in the fourth quarter until ultimately losing by three.
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Sandwiched between those competitive losses to quality opponents was the definitive lowlight of Milwaukee’s week. The Bucks lost to the Heat by a resounding 23 points. If the Bucks wanted to win a game this week this was the one to do it, yet they played like it wasn’t a game they needed to win.
Within the losses fueled by underachieving team performances there were some individual bright spots. The top two in this weeks player of the week rankings certainly qualify as bright spots. Following behind is a herd of other Bucks looking for the third place spot.
Let’s see who claimed that final spot along with the rest of the rankings!