Miami — Playing defense is back in fashion for the Milwaukee Bucks.
OK, it never went out of fashion, but you couldn't tell it from the way the Bucks were playing.
Three-pointers fell with regularity and opponents drove through the lane with impunity, dunking and dishing for easy scores.
It all started in the season opener when the New York Knicks put up 122 points in a stunning 25-point rout of the favored Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. There were other embarrassments, too, including allowing a season-high 131 points in a loss at Oklahoma City and giving up 129 to Sacramento in a home defeat.