Of course, against teams in the East, where offense slows to a crawl and defense is measured by pints of blood on the floor, the Bucks are doing fine with a 17-7 mark. Still, the Bucks have to find something resembling a happy medium. We can be down 20 points and we still have a chance. But it's a slow process. And while the Bucks recite the mantra that defense wins titles, before much longer they have to start showing that the message is getting through.
Defense surely does win championships.
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