Milwaukee Bucks pulled a 2019 Green Bay Packers. Now, I hate cross-sports comparisons with a fiery passion but hear me out on this one. The Packers are known this year for winning ugly. It is not the prettiest game, but they still got the job done. It is fitting that the week of the Packers’ first playoff game in three years that the Bucks pay tribute to this team and win ugly. Bucks got it done against the Golden State Warriors, 107-98, in one of the grosser games of the year. No one will want to rewatch this one.

Player of the Game: Khris Middleton – One of the good things about Khris Middleton is he always finds a way to score points. In an ugly game, Khris’ mid-range game becomes very important. No one could score, but Middleton found a way to be productive. He finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. This is the eighth straight game that Middleton attempted more than 15 shots.

Honorable Mention: Giannis Antetokounmpo – A typical day at the office for the Greek Freak as he finished with 30 points, 13 rebounds. No matter how bad a Bucks game could be, Giannis is always the rock for the team. He provides the scoring needed for Milwaukee to be successful no matter how bad the rest of the team is on a given night. Antetokounmpo struggled from the three-point line missing six of seven threes, but that was the entire Bucks roster last night.

One Thing To Watch: The Giannis Wall – In the last few games, teams are building a wall around Giannis in the middle of the paint. What that does is it leaves shooters open. Hence why Milwaukee shot the ball 41 times from three last night. They’re open for shots. Right now, the Bucks aren’t hitting those jumpers. If they made three to five more, Milwaukee has themselves a 15 to 20 point victory. Bucks need to adjust their offense a bit to compete with this wall.

Next up: Bucks head to Sacramento for their first matchup of the year with the Kings. Sacramento is banged up as they will not have Marvin Bagley and Bogdan Bogdanovic has been missing time with an ankle injury. Kings have won three of their last four games. Bucks carry a six-game winning streak versus Sacramento into this one.

Charlie.