Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 98-90 win over Los Angeles Lakers
By Adam McGee
The Milwaukee Bucks returned to .500 with a Saturday night win over the Los Angeles Lakers, but how did the players grade individually?
The Bradley Center was energized as the Los Angeles Lakers came to town on Saturday night, with Lonzo Ball‘s first trip to the Cream City, and Eric Bledsoe‘s Milwaukee Bucks’ home debut creating plenty of spectacle.
Although those in attendance did get to witness a slice of history as Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, the game itself was pretty sloppy, and if there’s likely to be any lasting memory it will come from the play on the Bucks’ end.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Malcolm Brogdon continued to build on their excellent starts to the season, driving the Bucks forward on this occasion, with both delivering emphatic dunks that were the obvious highlights of the game.
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Having flown back from San Antonio during the night and only arrived back in Milwaukee in the early hours of the morning, the Bucks were clearly and understandably sluggish.
The game was particularly brutal early on as the Bucks failed to get any real flow going in their play, and the fast-paced Lakers recklessly turned the ball over.
The game did ultimately settle down, and with both teams having been pretty close throughout, it was defense that ultimately turned the tide as Milwaukee found an extra gear on that end in the final 15 minutes of the action.
Having closed out the win, the Bucks are back at .500 and hopefully ready to start looking upward again. With that in mind, how did the Bucks’ players, Jason Kidd and the Lakers grade in this one?