Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 110-99 loss to Houston Rockets
By Adam McGee
The Milwaukee Bucks provided a spirited performance on Wednesday night, but that still wasn’t enough as the Houston Rockets left Milwaukee with a win.
Considering the Milwaukee Bucks were blown out by the struggling Detroit Pistons on the Wednesday prior to this game, the visit of the league-leading Houston Rockets likely filled manay fans at the Bradley Center with a sense of dread.
While the Bucks have gone through their own struggles of late, the Rockets arrived in Milwaukee searching for a 17th consecutive win and hoping to consolidate their position as the Western Conference’s best ranked team.
Although the Rockets took care of business, managing to continue that impressive winning streak, the Bucks certainly didn’t embarrass themselves in a game that occasionally got close without ever really threatening to become a back and forth nail-biter.
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The Rockets showed just why they’re so great, not by breaking out the kind of dazzling play they’re certainly capable of, but by managing the scoreboard and maintaining their lead throughout the contest.
The Bucks did have their own spells of success where they threatened to make things more difficult for Houston, but the Rockets always had an immediate response.
Runs in the third and fourth quarter from Milwaukee were quickly canceled out by bursts from Eric Gordon and Chris Paul, and in spite of very strong performances from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Sterling Brown, the Bucks came out on the losing side once again.
With all of that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the individual contributions and hand out grades for Milwaukee’s players from Wednesday night.