The Milwaukee Bucks suffered their second loss of the new season on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. It was an ugly loss too, as the Raptors decimated Milwaukee en route to a 130-111 blowout win.
The Raptors took control of the contest early on and they just never allowed their opponents to mount a comeback.
Raptors Dominate Milwaukee Bucks
The Raptors entered this game with a 1-3 record, so you just know that they were desperate for a home win. This also happened to be the Bucks’ first road game of the new season, and they were looking to improve their record to 3-1. That obviously did not happen, and it was clear early on that Milwaukee was well on its way to their second loss of the season.
The Bucks’ superstar duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard finished with 16 and 15 points, respectively, but their contributions were simply not enough to get Milwaukee out of the deep hole they were in after being outscored by the Raptors 31-18 in the first quarter.
For the Raptors, all five starters scored 14 points or more, with Pascal Siakam (26 points, six rebounds, seven assists), Dennis Schroder (24 points, 11 assists), and Scottie Barnes (21 points, 12 rebounds) leading the way for Toronto in what turned out to be an impressive tatement win over Giannis and Co.
Bucks Fans React to Shellacking
A lot of Bucks fans are remaining optimistic despite the fact that this is now the second time their team has been blown out in the past three games. You can’t really blame them considering how we’re barely two weeks into the new season.
Games like this were to be expected I suppose. Can't get much worse than this. At least they weren't down by 60 like the Pacers were tonight lol
— Brandon Gebhard (@BrandonGebhard6) November 2, 2023
I’ll give it time cause it’s early, but that was rough
— Dev (@xDevhs) November 2, 2023
Build good habits! Can only climb up from here!
— Dame D.O.L.L.A (@justin27943627) November 2, 2023
Fans need to relax. Growing pains with a new coach and system. Lets see how they’re looking around Christmas time.
— Wisconsin Nation (@Wisco___Nation) November 2, 2023
Some supporters, however, were not as positive.
Our defense looks like the game-plan is “sprint uncontrollably towards the person with the ball.”
Offense seems to be “get the ball out of Dame’s hands as fast as possible. Giannis backs some people down. The other four stand and stare while he does that.”
Fucking hell, @Bucks.
— Sam Cares (@SamCares11) November 2, 2023
Ugly game. The team doesn't look like it's well-prepared coming out of the gates, the offense looks sluggish, weak perimeter defense, and we are getting outclassed. It's early, but coach better figure this out real fast because he is getting beat just as bad as his team.
— Weiner Bacon (@stink_n_slink) November 2, 2023
Losing and not competing are very different. 2 blowouts in 4 games not ideal.
— BigDog45 (@Big4Fin5) November 2, 2023
This team is confused
— PlaybyPlayBark (@playbyplaybark) November 2, 2023
The Bucks will need to move on from this deflating loss quickly with a matchup against the New York Knicks on Friday coming up.
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