The under-.500 Milwaukee Bucks are dead. Long live the under-.500 Milwaukee Bucks.
From sitting comfortably ensconced in one of the play-in slots a few weeks ago, the Bucks have seen gradually improving health and an easier schedule coincide to help right the ship. From October 19th to November 17th, the sat in the bottom third of the league in net rating at -1.3 with their offensive rating having slumped from last year’s 117.2 to 107.1. Since the 17th, both their offensive and defensive numbers have been moving in their better respective directions as the ORTG has improved to 109.