Overview
- Milwaukee fell to 17-24 during a multi-game skid, following consecutive blowouts that produced the franchise’s worst two-game point differential on record since 1983.
- The Spurs seized control with a 40-16 third quarter and led by as many as 37 before a late Bucks push narrowed the final margin.
- San Antonio owned the whistle and the glass, finishing 23-of-27 at the line to Milwaukee’s 16-of-22 and winning the boards 50-37.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 21 points, five rebounds and two steals, but several rotation players faltered, including Kevin Porter Jr. shooting 0-for-9.
- Local analysis intensified scrutiny of Doc Rivers and the supporting cast, with calls for roster or leadership changes as the trade deadline nears.