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Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Loss To New York Knicks

By Ti Windisch

Jan 6, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) holds the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. New York won 116-111. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 6, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) holds the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the fourth quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. New York won 116-111. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 12, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks fans celebrate after the Bucks defeated the Golden State Warriors 108-95 to end the Warriors
Dec 12, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks fans celebrate after the Bucks defeated the Golden State Warriors 108-95 to end the Warriors /

Fan Overreaction

Twitter is exploding over this game, and has been since the final seconds of last night. The radio waves are likely following suit. This is not the end of the world, or even of the Bucks season. In fact, that’s not even halfway over yet!

More from Behind the Buck Pass

It’s JANUARY. That’s incredibly early on the NBA calendar. Yes, the Milwaukee Bucks lost a game they should have won. It happens. It happened to the Golden State Warriors, who some analysts thought would potentially go 82-0 and still expect to win the 2017 NBA Finals, on the exact same night and even the same network!

Bucks fans aren’t used to expecting their team to win, so they have no idea what to do when the team expected to win doesn’t. The answer should not be pandemonium. Every team loses every year. No team has ever won all of their games. Sometimes, losses are ugly.

In the regular season, those losses should not be ruining people’s days. The Bucks will win again soon. For now, all that needs to be done is refocusing the team and preparing for the next game on Sunday afternoon.

Next: Bucks Best And Worst, Dec. 30 to Jan. 5

This should be a learning experience and a bit of extra motivation for the Bucks to carry against the Washington Wizards on Sunday, and not much more.

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