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The cold-shooting Milwaukee Bucks lose their second preseason game to the Memphis Grizzlies

The Bucks played without Giannis, Dame, and Khris for the second straight game.
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The Milwaukee Bucks sputtered in the fourth quarter and bowed to the Memphis Grizzlies, 102-108, in their second preseason game on Sunday night at the FedEx Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dame Lillard, and Khris Middleton sat out for the second straight game, but Milwaukee engaged Memphis in a tight duel for the large part of the battle before fading in the final period.

Poor endgame performance

The Bucks, who were coming off a 105-102 win over the Chicago Bulls, took a 28-25 lead after the opening quarter. Memphis dominated the middle periods and built a 76-71 cushion heading to the fourth.

The Bucks started the fourth horrendously, misfiring one shot after another, allowing the Grizzlies to build the game’s biggest lead, 100-84, inside the final four minutes.

A dunk by MarJon Beauchamp pushed Milwaukee to within 95-102 with 1:34 left, but Jake LaRavia hit a three-pointer, giving the Grizzlies a safe 105-95 lead with just 1:12 remaining.

Bad shooting night

Jae Crowder led the Bucks with 14 points. Pat Connaughton added 13, Malik Beasley scored 11 but shot just 3-of-10 from three-point land, while Brook Lopez added 10.

After scoring a game-high 18 points in their win against the Bulls, Beauchamp was limited to just eight on a dismal 2-of-11 shooting from the field. Overall, the Bucks shot just 36% from the field (36-of-98) and 23 percent (10-of-42) from three-point territory. 

Memphis went 39-of-93 (41%) from the field and 13-of-45 (28%) from behind the arc. Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with a game-high 21 points, while Jaren Jackson Jr. tallied 17 points.

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