Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 111-100 loss to Boston Celtics

The Milwaukee Bucks slipped into some old habits in a loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday, but how did the players grade individually?

The Milwaukee Bucks were flattered by an 11-point losing margin in Boston on Monday night, as systematic weaknesses returned to haunt the team in spite of some stellar individual performances.

Having scored 37 points on his last visit here in Milwaukee’s season opening win, Giannis went off for 40 points on this occasion, and was ably supported by productive and efficient nights from Khris Middleton, Eric Bledsoe and Tony Snell.

The problem for the Bucks came via the resurgence of an ultra-aggressive defensive approach that saw Jayson Tatum go 4-of-4 on wide open threes early on, and allowed the Celtics to move the ball over and around traps and double teams to find open looks at the rim with ease.

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Things tightened up in the second half as Milwaukee did a much better job of preventing the three and were more willing to sit back and let their length naturally limit Boston’s passing angles.

The damage had already been done, though, as the Bucks had just too much to do having trailed by as many as 20 points during the third quarter.

With the loss, the Bucks saw their winning streak snapped and fell to 1-2 on the season series against the Celtics, but how did the Bucks’ players grade individually on the night?