BucksCap: Spurs Get Revenge & Blow Out Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks faced the San Antonio Spurs for the second straight game on Monday night. Spurs-Bucks met in San Antonio after the Bucks beat them on Saturday night at the Fiserv Forum. These games are never easy to sweep no matter the team. I believe the success rate is right around 50 percent. That feels right. And Spurs got their revenge on the Milwaukee Bucks winning 126-104. It is the first time the Bucks have been beaten by 20 or more points with Giannis Antetokounmpo in the lineup. Milwaukee didn’t have tonight as San Antonion made all the right adjustments.
Player of the Game: Rudy Gay & Patty Mills – I’m grouping these two Spurs players together. The bench of San Antonio was terrific. Mills made six three-pointers tonight and helped push the lead out in the second half. Gay dominated Ersan Ilyasova and had 17 points off the bench as well. Both Gay and Mills contributed to one of San Antonio’s best wins of the year.
Honorable Mention: Donte DiVencenzo – Even though he did most of his scoring in garbage time, it was good to see Donte DiVencenzo have a nice night. He scored 16 points off the bench with two made threes and four rebounds. DiVencenzo took the most shots (12) since the Portland game in late November. Maybe this sparks his offensive game a little bit. This was his first 15+ scoring output in nearly three weeks.
One Thing To Think About: Mike Budenholzer’s lack of adjustments – After the game, Mike Budenholzer owned this loss saying he did not make the adjustments to win this game. While I appreciate Bud taking the L on this one, it is a bit frustrating. This is one of his greatest weaknesses and his former boss, Gregg Popovich, exposed it on Monday. This isn’t something to worry about because it’s a regular season, but it is still noteworthy. Budenholzer seemed to recognize this postgame and didn’t dig his heels in.
Next up: Milwaukee continues their West Coast swing as they head to Golden State on Wednesday night. Bucks-Warriors was a hyped matchup then everyone on Golden State got hurt. Draymond Green and D’Angelo Russell were both out on Monday night. It is unknown whether they’ll play against the Bucks on Wednesday.
Charlie.