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The super short preseason continued for the Milwaukee Bucks as they played the Dallas Mavericks, just like they did last Saturday night. There were a lot of similarities in terms of how the game went with the Bucks again falling short by losing 112-129.
Milwaukee appeared to be a bit more aggressive on defense, forcing some misses and turnovers from Dallas in the first quarter even though Milwaukee was struggling on offense as well. Once both teams were able to find their rhythm, their respective offenses looked sharper as Jrue Holiday had a better night with 11 points to finish with six assists and Giannis Antetokounmpo had another typical Giannis night with 24 points and 14 rebounds and some blocks. flashy. Meanwhile, Khris Middleton looked aggressive at the start again with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists; and Dallas was hitting 3s again, giving them a 32-28 lead in the first quarter.
The second quarter was looking to be another back-and-forth style game, but Milwaukee then went on a 12-0 streak thanks to a combination of swarming defense, falling three-pointers and Milwaukee scoring points in the paint that allowed them to go at halftime. with a 69-59 lead. That lead would be short-lived, as Dallas quickly went on his own in the third quarter and didn’t look back to expand the lead when Milwaukee walked away with a bench lineup. Despite a little flurry from Milwaukee, Dallas always seemed to have a three that was ready to drain. Even Willie Cauley-Stein, who had a total of four career 3s, had used two on Monday night. Milwaukee will close out the preseason this Friday night against longtime friend Eric Bledsoe and the New Orleans Pelicans.
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- DJ Wilson continues to have an impressive preseason. He had a stretch in the second quarter where he hit a three, dished out some assists and was generally doing things.
- The defense was sharper, but Dallas is a team against which you will not continue to do the zone drop scheme; Bud was generally not satisfied.
“In general, we are not very satisfied with what we have done defensively.” – Mike Budenholzer
– Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) December 15, 2020
- Giannis’ free throw trade paid no dividends tonight as he went 1/7 of the line.
- The Bucks’ offense with the players we hope will have enough playing time looked great in the second quarter.
- Milwaukee’s bench lineup struggled in the third quarter when they entered, showing that it will take some time for them to consolidate.
- Donte got back to doing things positively, a good thing to see after their matches on Saturday.
- Jordan Nwora reached the end of the fourth quarter when the game ended, but he didn’t look out of place for the second game in a row. You might have some time to play if this continues.
- Pat Connaughton’s contract still looks bad.
- This was a pretty cool sequence of events.
- What would you do if you had a giant arena to yourself?
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