NBA Power Rankings: All-Star shots, passes, dunks, and games

The Bucks defense showed up for three quarters against the Hawks, and then Giannis Antetokounmpo was able to take over in the final three minutes to secure a 97-92 win over the Hawks. Khris Middleton lead the team with 21 points, while Tyler Zeller had 14 points and eight rebounds in his first home game with his new team. Jabari Parker had a nice moment too, grabbing a rebound and taking it coast to coast, looking like he is beginning to regain confidence in his repaired knee.

The Bucks defense was completely absent against the Nuggets, as they saw Nikola Jokic pick up a triple-double in the first half en route to a 134-123 loss. Giannis had 36 points, but Thon Maker looked like a pile of leaves in a wood chipper against Jokic in the post and Zeller couldn’t rotate out to the 3-point line against the Nuggets 3-point shooters. The Bucks are just a game back of the Wizards for the four seed, and it should be an exciting couple of weeks as they jostle for home court in the first round of the playoffs.