Let’s just not worry about the first 47 minutes and 50 seconds of the game and make this all we say about the Milwaukee Bucks’ victory over the Memphis Grizzlies:
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What Did We Learn?
Against the right opponent, the base defense works like a charm. Memphis doesn’t boast a floor-stretching big (at least not while Jaren Jackson Jr. remains sidelined), so Brook Lopez’s limitations in a defensive coverage that isn’t zone drop are far less of a liability than they are against more versatile offenses.