The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a surprisingly poor start in the 2024-25 NBA season, with just one win in their first five games.
Early Season Struggles:
Last year, the Bucks were third in the Eastern Conference with a 49-33 record. But this time around, they’ve stumbled out of the gate, losing four games in a row after an initial victory against a weakened Philadelphia 76ers team missing Joel Embiid and Paul George. Their latest defeat was a tough 122-99 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Following this game, Coach Doc Rivers took responsibility for the team’s rough start. As shared by
, Rivers admitted, โThe defensive transition was still awful tonight and so thatโs on me. Everything is on me until we get it right. We gotta fix this.โ
Team Performance Woes:
It’s common for coaches to take blame when things go wrong, but the Bucks’ situation seems dire. Each of their losses has been by more than ten points (11, 13, 11, and 23), with the Memphis game being particularly harsh.
Giannis Antetokounmpo shone brightly despite the team’s struggles against Ja Morant and his crew. He scored an impressive 37 points alongside grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out four assists while hitting an efficient 17-of-22 shots.
However, Giannis can’t do it all alone! Damian Lillard had a night he’d rather forgetโmissing almost everything he shotโgoing only 1-for-12 from the field and failing to make any three-pointers out of six attempts. His final stats were just four points with six assists over his lengthy playtime of 33 minutes.
Fans are hoping for improvements soon; otherwise drastic changes might be looming on horizon!
