Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 118-111 loss to Indiana Pacers

The Milwaukee Bucks stumbled into the All-Star break with a spirited but largely sub-par performance against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

The Milwaukee Bucks have been the ultimate picture of consistency this season, to such an extreme that it felt like something of a letdown performance was probably due, even if there was a chance that it may never actually materialize.

If ever there was a recipe for such a performance, Wednesday’s clash with the Pacers certainly had it: Final game before the All-Star break, on the road against a team that seemed overdue to break out of their own strange losing streak, and with the Bucks’ missing their star and a couple of key role players.

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Having said that, what the Bucks proved in falling to a defeat against the Pacers is that even their worst nights seem to come with the kind of strong bursts and sense of ongoing belief that most other teams around the NBA could only dream of.

The Bucks didn’t quite have a standout, leading performance on this occasion, with no Buck managing to hit the 20-point mark on the night. Still, there were six Milwaukee players to finish in double digits, and that allowed the Bucks to have a fighting chance through to the end.

With that considered, let’s dive into some of the key takeaways from the Bucks’ loss to the Pacers.