Bucks again rally after early deficit: ‘Need to fix it’
8:03 pm | November 19, 2018 | Go to Source | Author:
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Malika AndrewsESPN
MILWAUKEE — The Bucks have developed a bad habit over the course of the season that has brought stern locker room speeches from Mike Budenholzer. The Bucks have an impressive record and boast the best offensive rating in the league, but they’ve been outscored by their opponents in first quarters this season thanks to some slow starts.
On Monday night, the Bucks found themselves facing a four-point deficit to the Denver Nuggets at the end of the first quarter of their 104-98 win.
By halftime, Denver’s lead mounted to 10.
“We definitely need to fix it,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said after the game, the eighth in which the Bucks have trailed at the end of the first quarter — of 16 games this season. “We have to do a better job trying to set the tone. I think we did a better job this game, but we can do a lot better. But talent always saves us. I feel like we’re so talented that when were down 10, down 15, we can always get back in the game. But we know that down the road, that is not going to help us. We have to be able to set the tone and have control of the full game.”