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“We were just beaten soundly in every way, shape and form!" - Mike Budenholzer reacts to the blowout loss versus the Memphis Grizzlies

Coach Bud kept it simple when analyzing the game.

Matthew Dugandzic

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The Milwaukee Bucks are usually the ones handing losses to other teams, but last night they got a taste of their own medicine as they got blown out 142-101 at the hands of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies.

Coach Bud speaks up

Head coach Mike Budenholzer didn't have too much to say regarding this loss; it just wasn't the Bucks' night, and the Grizzlies came in hot and motivated to take down Giannis and the crew.

“We were just beaten soundly in every way, shape and form, and we have to own that,” Budenholzer said.

Memphis took Milwaukee out of the paint, where they do the most damage, and forced them to shoot threes, where they were highly inefficient (13-50). On the other end of the floor, the Grizzlies were doing what the Bucks couldn't, pounding the paint and scoring 86 points inside, with Brook Lopez having a rare off night on both ends of the floor.

Giannis and his take

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a very quiet game for his standards (19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists), and he spoke about why the game got away from them fast.

“They were just playing well. Knocking down shots,” Antetokounmpo said. “They were running. Their pace was really fast. They were just playing good basketball."

Memphis did a really good job of cutting off the path to the paint and forcing Giannis to settle for jumpers and distributing the ball. But The Greek Freak didn't get too much help, aside from Bobby Portis Jr. (19 points and 7 rebounds). Khris Middleton especially struggled, as he shot a poor 1-12 from the floor and scored 3 points.

It was an unusually off night for the Milwaukee Bucks, but they will need to shake it off and regroup for their next game. In the tight race for the top of the East, they don't have too much time to dwell on this loss.

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MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.