Eric Nehm
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Milwaukee Bucks beat reporter at @TheAthletic. Author of #100ThingsBucks. Maryville/K-State alum. It's pronounced Name.
FINAL: Jazz 128, Bucks 96 - Rollins 15pts/3reb/5ast - Thomas 14pts/2reb/4ast - Dieng 13pts - Kuzma 11pts/5reb - Portis 11pts/6reb The Bucks are now 28-41. They play next on Saturday in Phoenix.
And the Jazz have a 30-point lead with 7:43 left. Just an awful performance from the Bucks tonight.
The Bucks have chopped nine points off their deficit in the first four and a half minutes of the second half. Dieng and Rollins are both up to 13 points on the night now.
Half: Jazz 64, Bucks 44 - Portis 9pts/4reb - Thomas 8pts/3ast - Dieng 8pts - Rollins 6pts/3ast - Kuzma 6pts/4reb The Bucks committed 13 turnovers and given up seven offensive rebounds. The Jazz are shooting 51.1% from the field.
After two DNP-CDs, Cam Thomas is getting some run tonight for the Bucks. The first five subs for the Bucks tonight were Portis, Prince, Thomas, Sims and Trent.
The turnovers have continued in the second quarter for the Bucks. They're up to 10 in the first 20 minutes tonight.
After one quarter, the Jazz lead, 30-19. The Bucks have already committed six turnovers. Just an unfocused effort to start this game. Ousmane Dieng leads the Bucks with five points.
After one quarter, the Jazz lead, 30-19. The Bucks have already committed six turnovers. Just an unfocused effort to start this game. Ousmane Dieng leads the Bucks with five points.
After two DNP-CDs, Cam Thomas is getting some run tonight for the Bucks. The first five subs for the Bucks tonight were Portis, Prince, Thomas, Sims and Trent.
Bucks-Jazz. 69 of 82.
The Milwaukee Bucks have approached Giannis Antetokounmpo about getting shut down the rest of this season, per league sources, but Antetokounmpo remains uninterested in such an approach. On the uncomfortable situation in Milwaukee, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/71281…
First five.
