The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Brooklyn Nets in yet another close finish Tuesday afternoon, but how did their individual performances grade out?
Even amid key absences and limited minutes for multiple key players, the Milwaukee Bucks were dealt a stunning 119-116 loss by the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday afternoon.
Heading into the day as the overwhelming favorite, the prevailing thought was that the rich got richer with the Bucks having Eric Bledsoe and Pat Connaughton on hand for the first time since arriving to Orlando. That even came with both Brook Lopez and Wesley Matthews missing from the starting lineup.
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But as they say, the game isn’t played on paper and all day long, the Nets held off the Bucks as much as they could and tried to beat them at their own game, albeit with some key differences.
And over the second half, it was on the Bucks’ reserves and seldom-used players to save the day, with the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Bledsoe and George Hill seeing little to no minutes during the final 24 minutes.
Milwaukee’s non-primetime players did more than an admirable job to be in a position to steal a weirdly managed game on both sides, even going so far as holding a late lead in the fourth period. But the Bucks suffered at the hand of the same issues and struggles that have dogged them during this losing skid in Orlando.
So without further ado, let’s dish out grades for the Bucks’ individual efforts from their defeat to the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday afternoon.