A win is a win.
Nothing much was pretty about this game for the Milwaukee Bucks as they continue to look like a team struggling to find an identity and rhythm, which is how they ended up down 26 on Sunday to the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland looked in control midway through the third quarter but then the Bucks and their stars did what great teams do against lesser opponents, they found a way behind their stars, Giannis Antetokounmpo (33 points) and Damian Lillard (31). The Bucks charged back and made it a game late.
Watch the @Bucks erase a 26 POINT second-half deficit in one of the WILDEST comebacks of the season 🤯
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2023
Giannis: 33 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST
Dame: 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST pic.twitter.com/4CiGu0eCBD
This night for the Bucks can be summed up on the bucket that put Milwaukee ahead for good — nothing was pretty or planned about this, but it worked.
GIANNIS TIP IN FOR THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com/NBRoBz9cAp
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 26, 2023
Milwaukee won 108-102, and the 26-point comeback to win was the largest in the NBA this season.
While the season-long numbers for the Bucks don’t impress, particularly on defense, over their past eight games the team is 7-1 with a top 10 offense and defense over that stretch. They still don’t have a healthy Khris Middleton, the offense can feel clunky at points, but Milwaukee is still 12-5 on the season.
The banged-up Trail Blazers fell to 4-12 as starting guards Malcolm Brogdon and Shaedon Sharpe combined to shoot 33.3% for the game. On the bright side, Scoot Henderson had a solid outing off the bench as he returns to action, with 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
