Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 126-104 loss to San Antonio Spurs

Donte and George pulling their weight

With the Bucks’ key supporting cast pieces such as Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton struggling on the night, the duo of Donte DiVincenzo and George Hill attempted to lift the Bucks from off the bench. The pairing of DiVincenzo and Hill combined for 31 points off the bench and did the very things that we’ve come to expect from each of them this season.

Starting with DiVincenzo, the 22-year-old managed to put past a rough start in his return to action as 11 of his 16 points came over the course of the second quarter. That was thanks to his ability to attack and finish in traffic in the paint, along with canning a couple of triples. And DiVincenzo continued to try and spark the squad with his endless energy on defense, though to no avail.

In regard to Hill, the 33-year-old brought his brand of efficient offense and ridiculous marksmanship from three to fuel his 15 points on 11 shots (3-for-4 from downtown). And the veteran’s savviness in creating multiple chances on the glass to extend possessions and create offense with the ball in his hands was much needed for the game.

In the end, the Spurs’ bench unit outscored Milwaukee 59-37 for the night and they were led by a 21-point showing from Australian guard Patty Mills, who went 6-of-10 from deep to fuel San Antonio’s season-high performance from long range.

And not to the fault of the aforementioned Antetokounmpo, DiVincenzo, Hill and Wesley Matthews, who had 12 points on 4-for-6 from deep, the Bucks finished with their fourth-worst true shooting performance on the season at 51.4 percent.

The Bucks will continue their road trip out West with a date with the Golden State Warriors for a 9pm central time at the brand new Chase Center.