Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 128-125 loss to Denver Nuggets

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DENVER, CO – APRIL 1: (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The Milwaukee Bucks finished off their road trip with a painful overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets at the end of a frantic back and forth game.

The Milwaukee Bucks fell short in overtime on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets, as they lost an 18-point fourth quarter lead in pretty bizarre circumstances.

As it is, a wild and unforgettable finish to regulation — for all the wrong reasons from a Bucks’ perspective — would have been enough to make this game live under the team’s skin for a little while, but the greater implications only make it all the more frustrating.

Prior to opening tip in Denver, the Washington Wizards had dropped a surprising loss to the lowly Chicago Bulls.

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As a result, with the Bucks leading by three points with under five seconds remaining, Milwaukee seemed destined to move up into a tie with the sixth placed Wizards and a full game ahead of the eighth placed Miami Heat.

Instead, the Bucks finished the night back in eighth place, looking up at both of their rivals in the playoff race.

In spite of outstanding nights from Jabari Parker and Eric Bledsoe, the Bucks couldn’t save themselves from a costly late collapse. It would have helped had Giannis Antetokounmpo played better, or at least been available to close out the game, but the Greek’s frustrations spilled over as he fouled out and was ultimately ejected.

With the Nuggets fighting to keep their own playoff hopes alive, the Bucks weren’t going to be let off the hook for their own sloppy play.

Let’s take a closer look at Sunday’s action, and some of the key aspects that decided the contest and remain worthy of dissection in this post-mortem.

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