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Trouble in the Bubble? What’s Fueling the Bucks’ Funk

Let’s start off with a few facts. The Milwaukee Bucks are 54-14, and lead the Toronto Raptors by five games for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks have also lost two consecutive games (a heartbreaker against Houston and a blunder against Brooklyn), and are 2-6 in their last eight regular season games. Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has not played a huge amount in those games (missing two of them, averaging below 30 minutes played), but the record is the record, and some Bucks fans are getting concerned.