Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Loss to Toronto Raptors
By Reid Mueller
Poor Shooting Night
For much of the season, the team has relied on it’s two stars to score. This game took that to the extreme. Although neither Giannis or Jabari were at their best, they still combined for 40 points. Almost half of the team’s 86 points.
It wasn’t their most efficient night from the floor, but their numbers looked great compared to the rest of the team. The bench combined to shoot 10-30 from the field for 27 points. Even when Giannis and Jabari are at their best, the team will rarely win if the bench doesn’t produce one point per shot. The bench did provide great energy that kept the team in the game, the shots just weren’t falling.
Giannis and Jabari didn’t get a ton of help from their fellow starters either, who combined to shoot 6-18 from the field for 20 points.
Coming off five straight losses of their own, it’s not a big surprise that the Raptors locked in and made it difficult for the Bucks to score in Toronto.