Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Brooklyn Nets

Hooked On A Feeling

Following up his solid performance Thursday night, John Henson was back at it again last night for the Bucks. Likely to everyone’s surprise, Henson finished the game as the team’s leading scorer with 20 points on 11 shots.

That was in large part due to both Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo attracting defenders to only then lay it up to Henson for the score (all but two of Henson’s field goals were on assists from Giannis and Jabari).  Here’s just the best of the bunch with this behind the back beauty from Giannis to Henson.

When Henson wasn’t finishing from in or around the rim, he was connecting from the free-throw line as he converted 6 of his 7 free-throw attempts for the night, tying his career high in makes.  Along with that, Henson added in 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 impressive swats and finished with a +20 in nearly 27 minutes.

Arguably the biggest takeaway on the night though was how well the starting group played again with Henson in the fold.  For this game, the starting 5-man unit with Henson rounding out as the big man were a +16 in 19 minutes, per NBA.com/stats.

We’re now running on a week of great, consistent performances from Henson and the chemistry with him primarily playing alongside the starters has really started to take shape.  Here’s to hoping we continue to see it more.