SUMMARY
- Doc Rivers' Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Memphis Grizzlies in a recent matchup.
- The Bucks are now 3-7 after Rivers became Head coach.
After their most recent loss, Doc Rivers did not mince his words when discussing the performance of the stars on the Milwaukee Bucks roster. As many NBA fans should be aware, the Bucks were active in trades during the offseason and trade deadline in order to improve their chances of winning an NBA championship.
Although the Bucks certainly have the experience and talent in order to be a championship-caliber team, the team still has several issues that need to be addressed. While those issues, whatever they may be, are quite subjective and a matter of opinion, Rivers opined that his team was simply not mentally present for their last game. That said, fans might want to take a closer look at the current situation and find out more.
The Milwaukee Bucks are 3-7 with Doc Rivers as Head coach
Doc Rivers generated quite a lot of attention for himself by claiming that some of the Bucks stars were in the game, while others were in Cabo. Upon hearing Rivers’ statement, fans instantly began a heated debate on social media regarding who bears the bulk of the blame for the team’s struggles.
Doc Rivers did not hold back postgame analyzing his team’s effort levels in the Bucks’ final game before the All-Star break.
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After firing their previous head coach, the Bucks brought in Doc Rivers under the assumption that he could coach the team to win an NBA championship. After all, Doc won a title coaching the Boston Celtics and is widely regarded as a top-tier coach in the league.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard had 35 and 24 points in this unexpected loss
As the Milwaukee Bucks faced off against the Memphis Grizzlies, not a single NBA analyst could have predicted that the Bucks would end up losing this game. After all, the majority of the Grizzlies roster was injured while both Dame and Giannis were on the court for Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the night scoring 35 points, 12 assists, and 4 rebounds. Additionally, Lillard put up 24 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. However, both of their performances went in vain as the Grizzlies ended up winning their matchup with a final score of 113-110.