Milwaukee Bucks grabbed the headlines today by trading for Eric Bledsoe. Many believed this was a step in the direction of contending in the Eastern Conference. Reality set back in tonight as Milwaukee lost their fourth straight game dropping their record to 4-6. What was a promising start to the season has now turned ugly.Tonight was another game they could have won. It felt similar to Charlotte where they couldn’t get a stop to save their soul. Free throw line killed the Bucks as the Cavs earned many points from the charity stripe.

THINGS I LIKED
Giannis got buckets – Great night from Giannis Antetokounmpo even though he had to deal with a tight whistle. Giannis finished with 40 points and nine rebounds with some takeover material in the second quarter along with parts of the third. Giannis outplayed LeBron James for the second straight time they’ve played. It’s good to see Giannis rebound after a tough couple of games.

Khris Middleton continues to come on strong – I mentioned on the podcast last week that I thought Khris Middleton may have been out of shape to start the season. The whole reason was the NBA schedule switched to start in mid-October versus at the end of the month. Middleton puts up a beautiful stat line going 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. He looked very sharp tonight.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE

#Bucks head coach Jason Kidd puts it simply: "We're fouling too much." pic.twitter.com/Lq1SqEV6wa

— FOX Sports Wisconsin (@fswisconsin) November 8, 2017

Jason Kidd not getting a technical – Finally, we heard Milwaukee Bucks head coach say something about the officials after the game on Tuesday night. He complained about not getting calls here and acknowledges that he will be getting fined by the league. That said, why not get a technical at some point? I realize this was a back-and-forth game, and you don’t want the one free throw to be the difference, yet you have to stick up for your players. It’s clear the officials do not respect Kidd or the Bucks. That’s why the free throw line was so good to Cleveland.

Next up
It does not get any easier heading to San Antonio on Friday night. Milwaukee will try to get one game out of the four they’ve played on the road. Spurs do not have Tony Parker or Kawhi Leonard, and it does not sound like either will be back for this one. Still, San Antonio is playin

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