The Milwaukee Bucks won their last two road games handily. With the Los Angeles Lakers in disarray, the stage was set for another West Coast encore.
This one somehow topped the first two.
The Lakers started things off with some nice three-point shooting, but their complete lack of anything resembling interior defense allowed the Bucks to feast inside. Milwaukee built up a small lead in the first quarter, and LA’s hands-on defense also put Bucks into the bonus early. This reduced the defensive pressure even further (the lackadaisical transition effort from LA didn’t hurt) and extended the lead further, ending the period at 38-24 in Milwaukee’s favor.