Doc Rivers tears up Milwaukee’s performance during Bulls’ 27-0 run

Doc Rivers it is not refrain from the mistakes of the Milwaukee Bucks during their 120-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.

Rivers has been a head coach in the NBA since 1999, representing five teams during his coaching career. He currently represents the Bucks, going through his third season with the franchise.

Milwaukee has underperformed during his stay, suffering back-to-back first-round exits as the future of the franchise is in doubt and Giannis Antetokounmpo is likely to test free agency in 2027. The team’s loss to Chicago didn’t help matters, falling on a 27-0 run throughout the game.

Rivers reflected in the blowout loss after the game, according to reporter Eric Nemo. He pointed to inconsistent pieces that prevented Milwaukee from taking control, which led to Chicago’s flourish in the contest’s biggest moments.

“The good look came after terrible basketball in the first 11 minutes of the third quarter. The second group, they gave us a 15-point lead. The first group came in before halftime, lost, then came back, then lost again. They lost two 15-point leads… I don’t know if there is such a thing as basketball, but if it’s basketball,” he said.

“When you go into a game and play like that, you don’t deserve to win. If we had won the game, I would have been upset. I would have taken the win because we needed it, but that’s not the way basketball is played. I don’t know how many contested shots we had between the rebounds and the rebounds we made in the third. It was like every other shot seemed like I was waiting. dribble, 16 dribble, shot between the jumps and that’s the worst shot of the game, unless it’s the last five seconds of the shot clock, so It was a disappointing defeat and I hope we will all feel it.”

How Doc Rivers, Bucks performed against the Bulls

While Rivers and the Bucks have to do something. They may still be without Giannis Antetokounmpo due to injury, but they can’t tolerate losses like the one they had against the Bulls.

Six players scored in double figures in Milwaukee’s loss. Bobby Portis led the team with 18 points, five rebounds and one block. He shot 7-of-14 from the field, including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc. Cam Thomas followed with 15 points and three assists, AJ Green had 13 points and two assists, while Ryan Rollins had 11 points and seven assists. Meanwhile, Kyle Kuzma and Kevin Porter Jr. contributed 10 points each.

Milwaukee fell to a 26-33 record on the season, holding onto 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings. They are above the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards while behind the Charlotte Hornets and Atlanta Hawks.

The Bucks will look to bounce back in their next game as they are at home. They host the Boston Celtics and tip-off will begin on March 2nd at 7:30pm ET.