Milwaukee Bucks: Player grades from 113-103 loss to Los Angeles Lakers

A-. The Lakers took a leaf out of the Miami Heat’s book, and met the Bucks with incredible physicality and aggression on Friday night. That approach ultimately paid off. Of course, it also helped that the Lakers received a pair of outstanding performances from their two best players. James was particularly imperious, as he looked to relish the challenge of going head-to-head with not just the Bucks, but with Giannis directly. Considering the Lakers managed to make just 18.8 percent of their triples on the night, they can only be immensely pleased with the other elements of their performance, and a crucially important victory.. Western Conference. 48-13. LOS ANGELES LAKERS

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