3 Studs, 3 duds from Milwaukee Bucks' double overtime defeat to Los Angeles Lakers

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Dud - AJ Green

Rivers ran a nine-man rotation, and AJ Green got 12 minutes on the floor with Beverley sidelined. He didn't manage to score and missed both his 3-pointers, finishing with just two rebounds and a steal.

With him being trusted by Rivers and now Beverley hurt, Green will see an increase in minutes and will need to have a bigger impact in order to tie down a position in the rotation for the postseason. His strength, of course, is his shooting, and if he isn't making shots, then we may see MarJon Beauchamp or Andre Jackson Jr. find their way back into the rotation.

Green is averaging 4.6 points per game and is a 41 percent shooter from deep in the 10 minutes he averages each game. He has started to have more of an impact on the bench, but with the playoffs looming and rotations shortening, he needs to show in these final 10 games that he can be trusted when the lights are the brightest as someone with his shooting capabilities can come in clutch late in games.

It was a devastating loss for the Bucks, with them being at home and having such a comfortable lead throughout. One thing for certain is they will make sure this doesn't happen again between now and the end of the season as they look to win another ring.

Stay tuned for more Milwaukee Bucks analysis as we enter the final 10 games of the regular season.

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