Previous: 21st. Milwaukee Bucks. 23. team. 89. <p>The Milwaukee Bucks had won five of their last seven, they were playing like a team with a purpose – to jump right back into the Eastern Conference playoff race. That all changed late last week, though, when they suffered two-straight questionable losses.</p>
<p>First, to the Houston Rockets, who were shorthanded. And then to the New Orleans Pelicans, who in their defense had been playing better as of late but still haven’t shown consistency.</p>
<p>The Bucks took two steps forward and two steps back last week. Still, they’re only five games out of the final playoff spot in the East.</p>. (19-27)