The undermanned Milwaukee Bucks have been thrashed by the Portland Trail Blazers 130-99, dropping the rebounding battle handily. The Bucks simply appeared so small and talent-deficient, plus their defence was woeful (particularly in the primary quarter). That stated, the one silver lining was Ryan Rollins, who notched a brand new profession excessive. Read our full abstract of the sport here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast, Bucks In Six Minutes, under.
31 minutes, 36 factors, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 5 turnovers, 13/26 FG, 6/12 3P, -6
After beginning the sport 2/10, Rollins went 11/16 the remainder of the way in which, exhibiting the identical psychological resilience that has held him in good stead all yr. Ryan scored proficiently in any respect three ranges. His third quarter was his finest, going 7/11 and three/5 from three (with two of these threes being robust ones taken off the dribble). Also good to have this recreation towards fellow MIP candidate Deni Avdija.
33 minutes, 5 factors, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2/8 FG, 1/5 3P, -30
Didn’t shoot the ball the way in which he wished to, however impacted in different methods. Had a pleasant pick-and-roll with Jericho in which he wiped Jrue out, made Clingan commit, and rapidly hit Sims for the jam. Need extra of that in the ultimate stretch from AJ.
26 minutes, 16 factors, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 turnovers, 7/17 FG, 2/6 3P, -28
Wasn’t as environment friendly as he would’ve preferred, however had some nice pick-and-roll reps with Sims in which he got here off, the defender went below the display screen, and Sims re-screened for Dieng to get downhill. Still, I would like him to assault the ring extra and take fewer mid-range bounce pictures. Also must be extra attentive off the ball; acquired burned by Henderson on a back-cut.
31 minutes, 6 factors, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2/6 FG, 1/5 3P, -19
Wasn’t dangerous, however wasn’t nice both. Needs to shoot higher from three, however I’ve confidence he’ll.
29 minutes, 12 factors, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 5/5 FG, -21
It was a stable recreation from Jericho, who was again to his normal finest in phrases of maintaining dudes in entrance of him. Even had a nifty half-spin into the hook shot towards Donovan Clingan. That stated, he was unable to do a lot with Clingan on the boards; in any case, Sims continues to be “only” 6’10” in comparison with the 7’2” Clingan.
29 minutes, 13 factors, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4/11 FG, 3/8 3P, -1
For essentially the most half, I preferred TP’s recreation. For a participant who naturally appears to be like worse in video games like these, I assumed he put his finest foot ahead so far as his effort and a spotlight to element go. Even had a pleasant pull-up three in transition Jevon Carter-style (if you recognize, you recognize). That stated, he did have one play in defensive transition the place he let Scoot go proper previous him as he reached for the ball.
19 minutes, 0 factors, 0/7 FG, 0/4 3P, -21
Yeah, Gary must make pictures to have an effect. He did have a pleasant hockey help, although.
21 minutes, 8 factors, 3 rebounds, 4 steals, 2/5 FG, 1/3 3P, -10
Had a pleasant reduce to the ring in the fourth, in addition to a assured top-of-the-arc three in the primary. Made an affect on defence too, albeit towards garbage-time lineups. Got in a scuffle for good measure, LOL.
I do know I sound like a damaged file, however there was even much less for Doc to work with in this one. That stated, the defensive depth was woeful in the primary quarter, and I feel the coach ought to’ve had the crew higher ready from a psychological standpoint. Giving up 42 factors in one quarter merely isn’t adequate, regardless of who’s on the market.
Garbage Time: Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Cormac Ryan
Inactive: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gary Harris, Bobby Portis, Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Porter Jr., Alex Antetokounmpo
- Taurean Prince on Rollins’ profession evening:
“Credit to him. He places in plenty of work… Whether it’s a observe day or shootaraound, he’s at all times one of many guys working, so not a shock to me. It’s good to see his progress by means of completely different coverages and various things which might be thrown out. To have the ability to do this, it’s spectacular.“
- The Bucks truly tried 9 extra pictures than the Blazers did (89-80), however that was partly as a result of so a lot of their pictures went in. They shot 52.5% whereas the Bucks shot 40.4%.
- For the season, the Blazers rank twenty ninth in three-point share (34.1%). Last evening, they shot 46.3%. Sure, a great portion of that’s Milwaukee’s defence, however some can be simply luck.
- Ryan may have gotten 40 if Doc had left him in. I imply, he was subbed out with 4:29 to go after he acquired his profession excessive, however he’d solely performed 31 minutes. I get that he’s performed a good bit lately, however nonetheless.
- Jrue shot 4/5 from three. Man, wouldn’t which were good in the playoffs when he was on the Bucks?
- I used to be stunned Doc may solely get Cormac Ryan 4:29 on the finish of the sport. The outcome was determined lengthy earlier than that.
- Thanasis getting first-quarter minutes legitimately spun me for a loop. When’s the final time that occurred?
The Bucks now get a number of days off earlier than they’re again in motion at residence on Saturday afternoon towards the San Antonio Spurs for the entrance finish of a back-to-back. Catch the sport at 2:00 p.m. CDT on Prime Video.
