Hits and Flops: Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks continued their amazing start to the season as they won at home against the Dallas Mavericks with a scoreline of 116-106.
The Bucks have been in scorching form this season and have the best record in the entire NBA. They have become even more dominant in the recent matches winning five straight games and 12 out of their last 14. They have a superb overall record of 34-12.
On the other hand, the Dallas Mavericks have lost 4 straight games and are looking likely to miss the playoffs again. They are 13th in the Western Conference standings and have a 20-26 record.
The Mavericks had the lead at halftime but the Bucks came back very strongly in the 3rd quarter to take an eight point lead going into the fourth. The Bucks never allowed the Mavs to get back into the game and emerged out with a win.
Let's have a look at the best and the worst players from the match.
Flop - Harrison Barnes
Harrison Barnes joined the Mavs in the 2016-17 season. He has been a vital member of the team since then.
Barnes has provided consistent scoring for the Mavs. But he was totally out of his zone in this match. He finished the game with just 8 points and 3 rebounds. He shot a very inefficient 4-15 from the field, 0-8 from the 3PT line and 0-2 from the FT line. The Mavs needed a far better performance from their forward if they had any hopes of toppling the Greek Freak and the Bucks.
Barnes has been averaging 18.2 points per game for the season. This was surely one of the worst matches he has played this season. Barnes will be expected to come out with a far stronger performance in the next match.