POSTGAME: Milwaukee Bucks blow winnable game against Rockets | What Went WRONG in Milwaukee?
Milwaukee Bucks collapse in disappointing fashion against the Houston Rockets, squandering a winnable home game with too many mistakes down the stretch.
Camille Davis breaks down the Bucks’ complete second-half meltdown, featuring post-game reactions from Doc Rivers, Kyle Kuzma, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The analysis covers Milwaukee’s shocking 50-27 rebounding disadvantage, stagnant ball movement that produced just 7 assists in the second half compared to 18 in the first, and a brutal 22-7 Rockets run to close the game.
Key discussions include the turnover disparity that flipped after halftime, continued free throw shooting struggles, and how the offense devolved into isolation plays when execution mattered most. With the Dallas Mavericks looming tomorrow on a back-to-back, the Bucks won’t need to wait long to try and rectify mistakes.
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39 Comments
HOW MANY TIMES I TOLD YOU?? THE GM BROUGHT BACK THE SAME LOSING TEAM FROM LAST YEAR AND EXPECTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT!! COME ON MAN!! THEY ARE ONE SPOT WORSE THAN THEIR PLAYOFF SPOT!! THE DEFENSE IS SWISS CHEESE!! THOSE ASSISTANT COACHES AREN'T WORTH A NICKEL!! DOC AIN'T WORTH A DIME. HIS COACHING STYLE IS BACK WHEN HE WAS WITH THE CELTICS . THE GAME HAS CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY SINCE THEN!! THAT STARTING LINE UP AIN'T GOOD. THE SO CALLED SHOOTERS AIN'T MAKING BUCKETS. THE TEAM IS TOO GIANNIS DEPENDENT!! THE PLAYERS IQ THROUGHOUT THE GAME IS LOW!! OVERALL THE TEAM NEEDS TO TRADE FOR ZACK!! I HEAR JA,BUT RIGHT NOW THAT KID IS TOXIC AND GOT TOO MUCH GOING ON NOT BASKETBALL RELATED!! THE COACHES DO NEED TO BE BETTER!! THANKS DOC FOR TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY!!
Quack Rivers not keeping Green on Bench was stupid, shooting bricks, no defense and turnovers – that and Giannis needs to make free throws or beg they don't make a call
GA cant keep missing FT in clutch time as the leader in the team we have to be honest to ourselves in this team
Kuzma playing more would be beneficial for chemistry to win more easily
Bad defense and rebounding in the paint, Bobby and Miles couldn't contain Sengun. What's the use of having Jericho Sims on the team if you're not going to play him for just this???
Always nice to see my Greek friends! Take that L and the near triple double, get it through both of the hosts bums and shove it down neoptist Giannis' throat. Get destroyed, Giannis. Last possession he was tryin to suck Alp off trying to get on his knees. Gettin' tired of 7' run and dunk bums. Get in the lab and pick up some actual skills. Soft as bums. Shout out to the Bucks mascot, Thanasis. What an absolute nepotist bum.
This team is no where near a championship team. We need to trade Giannis. He should demand to leave. What a joke this team is🤡 Plus they think Green is good and paid him?? Another stupid move. But love you as a locked on Bucks reporter
All the analysis and reason etc are meaningless in the end of the day you are up 8 with 4:49. At that point everybody knows that the ball will go to KD snd Sengun. Well everybody except Doc because he brought in the small line up with Green and GTJ and durant was just shooting over them, KD had 3-4 buckets in a row plus fouls. Even Bobby was doing a significantly better job on KD. Last 4 minute coffee and kuz should have been in the game so you can bother them defensively
This was a must win so you can have Giannis sit the game tomorrow.
You can't say "what it do" that slang belongs to Houston 😂
We appreciate the pod, we appreciate you Camille!
Is it just me, or has Giannis been less engaged defensively lately? Understandable since he’s saving energy for offense. Still, Doc’s mistake was pulling Kuzma late and expecting Giannis to guard Durant — he looked gassed by then. The Bucks’ small backcourt remains an issue. We really need a big defensive 3-and-D wing to make us more competitive and have a deep playoff run this year.
When Bucks get 27 rebounds and Houston gets 50, you understand why Bucks lost. When you have 45% , three-point shots and you lose, what does that mean? This coach could not coach any team in Europe!
Giannis about to pack up and move soon.
Clint Capela is a Nightmare for Giannis.
Stop ball movement = Giannis
If AJ Green was hitting 50%we would have won.
He just had a bad night.
He will be way better next game..
Alpi loves giannis xd
Rockets just have better coach.
Trade for 6,9 gg Jackson and put him at your SF spot
I dont think AJ can start , every game its the same thing no shot attempts. Foul trouble, teams target him. He does absolutely nothing but shot which he isnt aggressively doing. Id have him come off the bench
It’s deflating sometimes when Giannis miss those clutch free and once again I need to see Sims and Jackson. Prince hurt that’s good keep him on the bench and Coffey out there getting a good cardio workout 😂😂😂
That one actually hurt us. We needed to string some together to secure a good place in the standings.
That was a big blunder.
Rebounds killed us. Also, Giannis can take that L. He didn't move the ball and it hurt.
Completely dominated rebounding. Poor free throw shooting. Small lineup does not work against a team like Houston. Still very winnable game.
Silver lining: last season first 10 games Bucks looked like they may have to blow it up.
10 games this season they are completely different team. Of their four loses only one of them was just an absolute disaster, that Toronto loss. The other 3 games they were in it but couldn't pull it through. Next 5 games I can see the Bucks going 4-1. It's a long season.
defense and rebounding… ie effort. This team is not a serious contender for a championship. Giannis gives them a chance to be above average but beyond that this team is very mediocre..
Are we going to talk about Gianni’s crucial turnovers. He plays good but he turn over the ball every time we need a good play
They have to figure out this rebounding situation. It's already gotten out of hand. Everyone needs to get better at crashing the boards and boxing out. It's inexcusable at this point.
BUCKS MUST START WITH ROLLINS TREND KUZMA TURNER GIANNIS.WHY? KUZMA IS TALLER THAN GREEN AND IS QUICK.
Giannis free throws he simply has to make them
Ref job
Giannis and doc rivers lost them the game
The 3rd BIG problem continues to be us not shooting enough 3s. We shot FORTYFIVE percent from 3 in this game… and only took 29, when we should be shooting closer to 50 attempts. We have SNIPERS on this team, and the math proves it. Stop ignoring one of your biggest strengths!!!! Embrace it ffs
Very easy winnable game😂😂😂 Rockets tortured in rebounding .. Bucks play with Rockets 100 matches and probably lose 95 of them at least. Excluding Giannis, Bucks is Small.
The OREBs are maddening, but I would point out that several possessions had 3-4 that didn't result in scores, while another had that many and one score.
There should be some sort of advanced stat about points per OREB possession or some such.
You see a lot of teams get 4 in a possession and miss all 5 shots (or 4 shots and a TO).
They aren't always killers in the point column, but they sure wear a team out!
Why was Kuzma on the bench late in the 4th? Then GTJ defending GayD? Why did you stick with AJG in this game, he was being destroyed? Then FT’s are the cheapest baskets, they cost nothing on defense or offense, they’re free, so make 6 more versus miss like 12 of them we at least tie or win! And we missed key FT’s at the end of the game! This L pisses me off, why is FT’s even a conversation? These missed Free Baskets are the difference between winning and losing, especially in the playoffs! Also AJG played 26 minutes scores 3 points, since he was struggling at 1 for 5, why not go with Ajax to intensify defense and speed, he has quicker feet, more athleticism and quickness, sometimes it’s about matchups, Ajax could’ve been a problem with his hustle and aggressive rebounding, Walls of Jericho is more athletic than almost everyone on the court last night, we were losing the rebounding battle but you put non-athletic Bobby (though we love Bobby) in the game, instead of mucking it up a bit? Even if you gave him 10 mins to take some fouls! Though I think we still lost from missed free throws and rebounding, especially in crucial moments! Doc and coaching staff, DO Better at telling Doc to get his head out of his own ash and switch it up!
yalI got to start holding Giannis accountable for not passing and getting the team involved. He the only one holding the ball in the clutch.
if Giannis don’t become a better team player, he won’t win another championship there