Milwaukee Bucks Best and Worst: November 13 – December 6

Best: The Bucks Get Up…

As frustrating as the Bucks’ last week had been, many fans likely cringed when they saw games against the Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Antonio Spurs looming on the horizon.

These four teams brought a higher level of firepower than the Bucks had seen this season, and the prospects of four competitive games looked dim.

Of course, the only rule regarding this Bucks team is that there are no rules, so it’s only fitting that Milwaukee reeled off a blowout win versus the Cavaliers and managed three close losses by a combined nine points in the four games.

This continues a trend from last season, in which the Bucks knocked off the Warriors at home, nearly did the same in Oracle Arena, and defeated the Cavs in double overtime.

Youth is most likely the factor here: it’s easy to consider how the more malleable talents of the Bucks would tend to “get up” for tougher matchups as opposed to a team of seasoned veterans.

This tendency makes the team exciting – you can’t ever really count out this team early due to a matchup, and it’ll be something to monitor as the core pieces mature.