Facing the prospect of their third impressive comeback in four games, the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t find the magic against a Dallas Mavericks team who took this one 118-112.
Milwaukee opened this game on an absolute heater, hitting 8/14 from beyond the arc, but they led merely 33-25 after one. That stroke of luck went sideways in a hurry in the second, as the Mavericks found their way back into the game and led 57-55 at halftime. The Bucks needed to make up some ground as they entered the fourth quarter, with the Mavericks wiping out a brief Milwaukee lead to head into the final period up 90-87.