Bucks’ Taken Out Back Behind the Shed by the Spurs in Blowout
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by Ryan Koski
This is the sixth edition of the Brew City Bucks Report
On a day where all of Wisconsin was already celebrating the Packers 34-0 shut out of the Vikings it couldn’t possibly be too much to ask for the Bucks to beat the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs, could it?
Apparently it was too much to ask as the world champion Spurs played like… well, world champions.
The Bucks started off well, leading 10-6 early in the game but it was all downhill from there as the Spurs went on to lead by as many as 40 points before San Antonio pulled there starters for good and the reserved let the Bucks cut into their lead.
The Bucks were lead by Power Forward Yi Jianlian and Point Guard Mo Williams but no one else played particularly well. Jianlian once again showed excellent touch on his outside shot in scoring 13 points and grabbing seven boards, despite being in foul trouble much of the game, while Williams had the hot hand in making eight of his 14 shots attempted on his way towards scoring the team high 17 points to go with six assists and four rebounds. Williams also reached the free throw line for the first time all season and missed both shots before finally making his first free throw of the season later in the game.
Surprisingly, the box score showed that Michael Redd only attempted five shots the entire game but did reach the foul line 11 times throughout the game. He finished with 14 points and four rebounds.
It didn’t matter how much the Bucks would score though, as a combination of bad defense and outstanding shooting turned the Spurs into a buzz saw that was not going to be beat. The Spurs did an excellent job of finding the open man and the open man did an excellent job of knocking down the open shot just about every time it seemed.
One possession consisted of the Spurs making at least four or five extra passes along the perimeter after the Bucks ran at every shot before finding an open three that touched nothing but the bottom of the net. It was almost as if the Bucks should have just told the scorekeepers to add the points as soon as the ball left the Spurs players hands because it was going to go in anyways.
In the end, not much was going to stop the Spurs as they improved their record to 6-1 in their quest to repeat as champions. The Bucks look to rebound this Wednesday at home against the Memphis Grizzlies.
