The Milwaukee Bucks were completely bludgeoned last night in San Francisco, while the Golden State Warriors showed no remorse in knocking out the Bucks 125-90. While stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard did their usual jobs, it was the other guys surrounding the dynamic duo who struggled. The Bucks were again without Khris Middleton, who faces a problem sprained left ankle. The loss to the Warriors ends the Milwaukee Bucks’ six-game winning streak that puts them at 41-22, second in the Eastern Conference by a game over the third-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.
As for the Warriors, Stephen Curry climbed the charts by overtaking Baron Davis for the title. 40th most assists in NBA history. After losing their last two games and getting torched by the Celtics in their last game, the Warriors needed this game to stay afloat in the Western Conference playoff race. Golden State is 32-28 after the win, sitting in the tenth and final spot in the Play-In Tournament. The last time these two teams played, the Bucks won at home 129-118, with Antetokounmpo and Lillard combining for 51 points.
Recap of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 125-90 loss
Giannis went on to score his team’s first eight points of the game, hitting a layup, catching an alley-oop from Lillard, then hitting one of two free throws attempted. Jonathan Kuminga followed by scoring the Warriors’ first four points of the game with a layup and then a dunk. Antetokounmpo scored again on a triple. Both teams went back and forth for the first few minutes of the first quarter until the Warriors began to slowly pull away. At one point, the Warriors held a ten-point lead, but it was cut to eight by the end of the first quarter.
The Milwaukee Bucks started to lose momentum. Three minutes into the second quarter, they were down 17 points. Milwaukee was able to cut the lead to ten two minutes later with help from Pat Connaughton, Patrick Beverly and Bobby Portis Jr. As the Bucks tried to get back into the contest, they had no answers for Kuminga, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
At halftime, the Warriors had a twenty-point lead, with Steph Curry leading Golden State with 17 points, six of ten from the field and three of five from downtown. Kuminga followed with 16 points on 70 percent shooting. In sixteen minutes off the bench, Bobby Portis Jr. led all scorers with 18 points, making seven of nine from the field.
Milwaukee was able to claw this game back several times in the third quarter with help from Dame and Giannis, who combined for 13 points in the quarter. Overall, the Bucks outscored the Warriors 23-15 in the third, which cut Golden State’s lead to 12 with just a quarter to play.
This fourth quarter was probably one of the worst quarters we have seen from the Bucks team all season long. Milwaukee went four for 24 from the field and one for 13 from beyond the arc. They were outscored 32-9 and found no answer in those final 12 minutes. Stephen Curry led all scorers with 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Giannis led the Bucks with 23 points. He also had seven rebounds, six assists and a block. Damian Lillard and Bobby Portis Jr. finished the game with 20 points each. Antetokounmpo now has a career record of 8-10 against the Golden State Warriors.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ mentality and maturity will be tested
Looking ahead, Lillard, Antetokounmpo and the entire roster mentality And maturity will be tested. It was a brutal loss for a team that lost its championship momentum. Milwaukee’s stars not only need to improve their game every night, but the surrounding players need to be just as encouraged and confident if this team wants to make a run at the NBA playoffs. Last night, guys like Malik Beasley went 2 for 10 from the field, and Brook Lopez went 4 for 11. Other guys like Danilo Gallinari, Pat Beverly, MarJon Beauchamp and Andre Jackson Jr. couldn’t shoot in the field. 
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