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After a blinding start in which they led by 14 early, the Milwaukee Bucks ultimately succumbed to the Boston Celtics, losing 117-97. Put simply, the Celtics were the more physical team, and they dictated the game for most of it. A key reason for this was that Milwaukee’s primary big men were both horrendous, so much so that Jenkins turned to Jericho Sims in the second half over Kel’el Ware. I will say that the C’s made a bunch of tough shots—Paul George in particular—and you can’t really do much about that. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast, Bucks In Six Minutes, below.
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Player Grades
Ryan Rollins
20 minutes, 7 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, 2/4 FG, 2/3 3P, -7
Rollins wasn’t horrible, but like Jakucionis, he just couldn’t find any separation to attack. And when he did try to attack, he was swallowed up and turned the ball over, or he threw a grenade to someone else. I also didn’t feel like Rollins’ point-of-attack defence was any great shakes.
Grade: C-
Tyler Herro
26 minutes, 13 points, 2 assists, 1 turnover, 5/12 FG, 1/5 3P, -3
The Celtics seemed much more prepared for Herro than they were for the last matchup, picking him up higher on the floor and waiting more intently in the gaps. They wanted to squeeze the floor on Herro, make him a passer, and bet they could recover to shooters, which they did for the most part. Again, Herro is not a real number one option, and when he comes up against teams who can send guys in waves at him, this can be the result. Not sure how much the knee injury—which he did come back and play with—impacted his performance.
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Grade: C-
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
22 minutes, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1/3 FG, 0/2 3P , 4/4 FT, -6
Jaquez just made no impact whatsoever. Had no ability even to generate shots, let alone make them. At least he wasn’t just chucking for the hell of it, though. Jaquez was tasked with guarding Paul George and got lit up, but honestly, I thought a lot of PG’s shots were well contested.
Grade: D+
Kyle Kuzma
31 minutes, 27 points, 4 rebounds, 0…
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