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Doc Rivers trolled by NBA fans as Giannis, Dame, Bucks get blown out by Yes, Grizzlies | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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The Milwaukee Bucks fell to 1-4 after the Memphis Grizzlies beat them 122-99 on Thursday night, with point guard Ja Morant posting a double-double with 26 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo did his best, scoring 37 points on 17 of 22 shooting and 11 rebounds. The rest of the Bucks struggled for the most part, especially Damian Lillard, who scored four points on 1 of 12 shooting. Lillard and fellow starters Gary Trent Jr. and Taurean Prince made just 1 of 19 three-pointers.

Memphis outclassed and outshot Milwaukee all night long. Examples of this include the rebound discrepancy (56-38) and a 40-point score in the first quarter. Memphis led by as many as 31 points en route to a 23-point win.

The 2024-25 season got off to a nightmarish start for the Bucks, whose victory in the NBA Finals three seasons ago now seems light years away. Milwaukee opened the year with a 124-109 win over an undermanned Philadelphia 76ers team that was missing Joel Embiid and Paul George, but the Bucks have lost four straight since then by an average of 14.5 points. Each game featured double-digit losses, and the Bucks allowed 122.25 points per game during that span.

Milwaukee will be without three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, who is recovering from surgery on both ankles. It's still hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel for a team that had championship aspirations a year ago when it brought Lillard aboard.

Fans are particularly upset with head coach Doc Rivers, who has not fared well since taking over the team midseason last year.

Milwaukee fired first-year head coach Adrian Griffin despite a 30-13 start. Including the playoffs, Rivers is 20-27 as the Bucks' head coach in Griffin's place, a record that's hard to imagine given Milwaukee's recent success and the fact that the team boasts one of the NBA's elite talents in Antetokounmpo. a two-time MVP.

Ryan @BrewPack8

Hiring Doc Rivers is one of the worst decisions this franchise has ever made

The Big OG said: TRADE TOBIAS HARRIS! @OHGEENiCK

Giannis forced Adrian Griffin out the door just to get Doc Rivers. He deserves ALL of this.

Hamz talks about tires @hamztalkshoops_

When are we going to admit that Doc Rivers has been living off this 2008 title for nearly a decade at this point?

Duncan Smith @DuncanSmithNBA

Doc really broke the money, didn't he?

Witness King James @WITNESS SKJ

It's no coincidence that the Bucks have Doc Rivers and Darvin Ham on board and they look dead in the water.
This team and this franchise are COOKED.
No assets either.

Mike Suszek @mikesuszek

The worst thing the Bucks did was give Doc Rivers a three-year contract. https://t.co/nz8ETK35wz

Adam Samuels @SamuelAdams_12

The Bucks' hiring of Doc Rivers is still insanely bad. Probably the most overrated coach in NBA history and he makes this Bucks team look so bad

Matt Horner @Sharp_Side_

Doc Rivers is the most overrated coach in sports history. Not just NBA, all sports. I've never seen someone so bad at their job get so much respect.

Nate Huempfner @Nate Huempfner

Personally, I'm shocked that Doc Rivers can't train. If only there was plenty of evidence that could have warned people about this attitude

Nets drip @NetsDrip

What needs close scrutiny is the Milwaukee Bucks' firing of Adrian Griffin last season after they lost 30-13 for Doc Rivers, who was absolutely far worse as a head coach

Madrid @Madrid Smith13

Maybe it's time to admit that the Bucks gave up on Adrian Griffin too soon. It's not Doc Rivers.

The saving grace is that the season is only five games old, so Milwaukee has plenty of time to turn things around and the talent to do so.

Things are really ugly for the Bucks right now, though. The downward trend could also continue with a home-against-home duel against the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday and Monday.

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