The Bucks, the first group to clinch a playoff spot this season, misplaced towards the Pacers, a group just under the play-in zone (123-139).
Milwaukee’s head coach Mike Budenholzer thought after the sport that his gamers overcommitted to guarding gamers driving to the basket and let Indiana’s shooters open.
“It wasn’t superb,” Budeholzer mentioned about his group’s three-point protection. “I assumed we misplaced shooters an excessive amount of. I feel that’s most likely the factor…I feel simply an excessive amount of assistance on penetration, areas the place we’re attempting to work and get higher. And we’ll study from it.”
Regardless of the loss, the Bucks remained atop the Jap Convention, two video games forward of the Celtics.