NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from Milwaukee Bucks vs San Antonio Spurs

#2 Aldridge, DeRozan and the Spurs bench turned the game around

Action from San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Lakers

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 points and got 15 rebounds while DeMar DeRozan added 28 points and gave 6 assists. Some impressive shooting from Marco Belinelli and Patty Mills (both of them scored 16 points from the bench) also helped the Spurs in the second quarter, which started really well with the team scoring 17 while the Bucks scored only 4 points.

Aldridge is averaging 21.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. He is performing well consistently and with the help of his three-pointer, the Spurs got the lead in the third quarter. After having the upper hand in the game, San Antonio kept outscoring the Bucks in the final quarter with scoreline of 34-31. They took a lot of shots and nearly converted about 49% of them.

LaMarcus and DeMar scored big in stats, but it was an all-round team effort what made it possible for the Spurs to beat the strong Bucks side and extend their winning streak. DeRozan seemed happy after the game and stated,"It was a great test for us, one of the best teams in our league, we started off kind of rough but we kept at it. To pull out this win is big."