"You go through this," Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said. "Hopefully, we'll be better (Friday) and hopefully we get guys back."
The Bucks lost 129-105 to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in the home debut for newly hired Rivers, so there is not much time to bounce back for the injury-riddled team. Milwaukee stars Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton didn't play due to left ankle injuries.
"You want to win games and you want to be healthy so you can win games," said Rivers, who took over just ahead of the 1-5 skid.