Eleven games into the 2022-23 NBA regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks are still going strong...and the team is nowhere near full strength. Tonight, they pay a visit to the San Antonio Spurs to close out a three-game road trip, which marks the end of what has been a relatively easy start to the year.
Where We’re At
No Pat Connaughton? No Joe Ingles? No Khris Middleton? No Jrue Holiday? No Giannis Antetokounmpo? No problem. With the equivalent of a playoff closing lineup in street clothes, the Bucks have maintained their winning ways behind Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, and Jevon Carter; most recently, the Bucks kept themselves above water just enough through all of regulation and two overtimes to claim a win over the Thunder, as everyone’s favorite Bulldog (sorry, Pluto) notched a career high in points, assists, and brevity:
Milwaukee has been middle-of-the-road on offense for the opening games this season, but their defense is so good that they grind the opponents’ will to a pulp and end up winning games anyway.