Milwaukee Bucks: Player grades from 122-110 Game 1 loss to Orlando Magic
By Adam McGee
The Milwaukee Bucks made the worst possible start to their postseason run by dropping an embarrassing Game 1 against the Orlando Magic.
Embarrassing. Disastrous. The Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t have started the postseason much worse than this.
Opening up their playoffs in Walt Disney World with a Game 1 loss to the Orlando Magic, the Bucks looked nothing like the contenders their play all season had made them out to be, let alone the betting favorite, as had been the case with Vegas oddsmakers before tip-off.
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The truth, though, is that the Bucks have been very far from their best throughout their games in the bubble, and have not looked like themselves for quite some time. Tuesday’s Game 1 was simply a continuation of that.
The offense was hardly functioning at times, the defense was a shattered shell of what was once the league’s best rearguard, and the Bucks paid the penalty with an opening defeat.
So without further ado, let’s hand out grades for the Bucks’ individual efforts from their nightmare Game 1 against the Magic.