Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Loss To Toronto Raptors

Milwaukee Bucks’ Offense Sputters

The Bucks were buoyed by a strong defensive showing, as their offense was horrible for the entirety of the game. Filled with lazy passes, turnovers, and poor shots, this may have been the worst offense we’ve seen since the stretch in January/February where the Bucks performed like one of the worst teams in the NBA.

The ball movement was terrible. Too often players stagnated ball movement and started to do their own thing. Giannis and Khris are guilty, but so are most other Bucks. In many ways, it was a reminder of why Toronto had struggled the game before.

As a team, the Bucks shot 37 percent from the field, 24 percent from three, and 61 percent from the free throw line. Those are all unbelievably bad numbers. They also had 20 turnovers, which would have tied for their fourth highest total in the regular season.

The fourth quarter featured Michael Beasley, Matthew Dellavedova, and Jason Terry  for too long. In general, the team has been better when Malcolm Brogdon, Khris Middleton, and Tony Snell are on the court, but that wouldn’t have solved the problems that the Bucks had this time out.

What’s for certain is that something needs to be addressed before Monday. The Bucks need to get their flow back on offense, and fast. The Bucks have to make what happened last night a one time thing, or they’ll be back home for the summer a week from now.