Milwaukee Bucks: Player grades from 127-115 loss to Denver Nuggets
By Adam McGee
The Milwaukee Bucks dropped a rare loss as a weary Denver Nuggets squad put on a shooting clinic at Fiserv Forum on Friday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ latest win streak came to an end at nine games, as the Denver Nuggets overcame the multitude of odds stacked against them to inflict a rare defeat on the current NBA leaders.
As just a seventh defeat of the season overall, and just a third loss at Fiserv Forum on the campaign, the Bucks are by no means accustomed to losing games.
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Having said that, when the Bucks have lost games, those defeats have frequently followed the pattern of this outing. The Nuggets had an outlier night from three-point range, blitzing the Bucks with their season-best shooting effort from distance.
The Bucks could possibly have fought back against that if it wasn’t for the fact that after an outstanding offensive 43-point first quarter, they could only muster up three consecutive periods of 24 points after that.
With all of that considered, let’s dive into the Bucks’ individual efforts from their rare defeat to the Nuggets on Friday night.