Damian Lillard continued his hot shooting from Sunday night by scoring 38 points but his efforts went to naught as they failed to overcome the Golden State Warriors on the second night of a back-to-back.
The two NBA Top 75 members, who battled each other many times in the Western Conference, put up a show with their three-point shooting and hesi moves but it was the Chef who came out on top after the Bucks lost their grip of the game by the fourth quarter.
Curry scored 38 points as well but his supporting cast was more effective and his shots came at a time when they were establishing a huge lead.
Jimmy Butler scored 20 points and recorded nine rebounds, six assists, and game high four steals. Buddie Hield contributed 16 while Quinten Post was huge from the bench with 13.
For the Bucks, Kuzma continues to be a reliable offensive weapon since his arrival, scoring 21 points and grabbing six rebounds. Taurean Prince found his shooting back with his 19 points from 5 out of 7 shooting from the three point line.
It was the bench support that doomed the Bucks. Bobby Portis, who averaged 22.3 points per game in his first three games since returning on February 7, was limited to seven points. Even his boards production was dismal, getting just seven after getting 17, 15, and 13 from last three.
Gary Trent Jr., who received a shoutout from Lillard for his performance vs the 76ers, scored just seven points, 1 out of 5 from the three.
Damian Lillard’s offense is the but team performance is bad
Lillard scored 38 but he was just 3 out of 9 from beyond the arc. Eleven of his total points were from the foul line.
He had to bleed for his points and that is one subtle sign of how bad their offense is run.
Doc Rivers said they could have ran their offense better.
“I thought their switching affected us tonight. I didn’t think we ran a lot of good offense. I thought we ran a lot of iso and attack,” he said post-game.
“We spread the floor, but our turnovers. You can’t turn the ball over against them.”
Turnovers were a major problem for them. Butler had four steals, 16 in total for the Warriors.
The visitors were able to take 93 field goals against their 76.
The Bucks will hope to fix their problems soon as they face the Minnesota Timberwolves next.
Fans can only hope that Lillard will continue his aggressiveness as Giannis Antetokounmpo will remain out, with his most-needed expected return set after the All-Star weekend.
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