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Jan 6, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon (13) during the game against the New York Knicks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. New York won 116-111. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Major Key For Milwaukee: Find A Secondary Scorer

The Bucks need somebody besides Giannis Antetokounmpo to step up going forward. The Greek Freak had 41 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Bucks still got stomped for most of that game.

It doesn’t have to necessarily be one player–on Friday Malcolm Brogdon and Michael Beasley recorded 18 and 15 points, respectively. That’s great, but those are bench players. The real problem is finding another scorer in the starting five.

The other four starters combined for 20 points against Los Angeles. That’s not even half of what Giannis put up. Although Matthew Dellavedova was a nice fit for Milwaukee’s original starting five, he, Tony Snell, Thon Maker and John Henson aren’t capable of scoring enough to keep up with other teams.

Either some of those players need to step up their scoring output, or a lineup change has to be made. Giannis is great, but he can’t keep up with entire teams by himself. It’ll get harder and harder for him to score if defenses know they can ignore the other Bucks on the floor.

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