Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers details what went wrong in the loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks lost their first game of the season on Friday night to the Chicago Bulls, 133-122.
No one was more disappointed with Milwaukee's effort on defense than their head coach, Doc Rivers. Rivers told the media after the loss that he credits the Bulls for taking advantage of the Bucks' poor defensive effort.Rivers. "They shot the heck out of the ball. They played hard. They pushed the ball and the pace. I thought they had more endurance than us. You could see that through the game. So give them a lot of credit.
"That was a disappointing game for us tonight. But give them credit. They shot the heck out of the ball. They played hard. They pushed the ball and the pace. I thought they had more endurance than us. You could see that through the game. So give them a lot of credit.” The Bucks are a far cry from their 102.9 defensive rating in the 2019-20 season or even their 111.4 defensive rating in their title season. Last year, the Bucks had a 115.0 defensive rating, ranking them at 20th.
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