Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Chicago Bulls

The Milwaukee Bucks have impressed in the 2016 portion of the 2016-17 season, and they closed it in style with a win over the Chicago Bulls.

For all of the inconsistencies, it would take a particularly dour (and unrealistic) Milwaukee Bucks fan to be anything other than pleasantly surprised at how the team has fared through the first 32 games of the season.

Without a doubt, consistency remains an issue, which isn’t all that surprising for a young team. On the other hand, the development the Bucks have seen from key young players has exceeded what seemed plausible only a few short months ago.

Not only are the Bucks playing .500 basketball without Khris Middleton, but they’re frequently doing so with a confidence, style and swagger. This is a team that’s starting to believe.

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The Chicago Bulls already knew that, of course. The Bulls had already found themselves on the receiving end of Milwaukee’s progress twice in the month of December before the Bucks rolled in to leave a further mark on them to close 2016.

On a night where Malcolm Brogdon recorded his first career triple-double, Giannis Antetokounmpo threatened a 5×5 and a quadruple-double, and Jabari Parker scored at ease back in his hometown, all was right in the world of Milwaukee Bucks basketball.

Let’s take a look at the key talking points and takeaways to bring forward from this game into 2017.