Milwaukee Bucks: 3 takeaways from 130-110 loss to New York Knicks
By Dalton Sell
Kicking off their three-game road swing, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to 1-2 on the season with an ugly 130-110 loss to the New York Knicks Sunday night.
Sunday night’s game was a tough pill to swallow for the Milwaukee Bucks from start to finish.
Following their dominant 39-point victory over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, the Bucks strolled into Madison Square Garden to square off against the New York Knicks. With the Knicks having played Saturday night and set to be without promising rookies Obi Toppin and Immanuel Quickley, many believed this would be a routine win for Milwaukee.
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However, it was far from that. The Knicks built up a 16-point lead at halftime, and their demolishing of the Bucks continued throughout the final two quarters to give them the shocking 20-point win in Sunday’s showcase.
While this is a game that most fans will want to forget about, here are three takeaways from the Milwaukee Bucks’ 130-110 loss to the New York Knicks from last night.
Takeaway No. 3 – The Bucks’ offense was nowhere to be found
It was a rough outing for the Bucks’ offense was downright terrible in Sunday’s matchup with the New York Knicks, to say the least. Milwaukee shot 41-of 95 from the floor, good enough for just 43.2 percent on the night. Bobby Portis summed up the Bucks’ abysmal efforts perfectly after the game.
"We couldn't throw a rock in the ocean tonight." - Bobby Portis
— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) December 28, 2020
Portis’ viable assessment applied to no greater area than the Bucks’ perimeter shooting. The Bucks shot a collective 7-for-38 on 3-pointers, which undoubtedly compromised their success on a forgetful night as they connected successfully on just 18.4 percent of their attempts.
In the Mike Budenholzer era, the Bucks have only shot below that mark on three occasions. And only one of those games came in a win for the Bucks’ favor.
That was quite the change compared to the red-hot shooting that the team displayed throughout the first two games of the season, where they shot 47.1 percent from long-range. The Bucks will continue letting it fly, but hopefully, this game will prove to be just a fluke as the season progresses, and they can get back in a groove offensively soon enough.