The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t have a great week, and Pat Connaughton’s performance reflected that for the most part. Connaughton’s week began well enough when he scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and grabbed five rebounds while starting a Jan. 24 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was his fourth double-digit scoring game in his past five, but that stretch was about to end.
While the Bucks bounced back to beat the New York Knicks at home Jan. 28, Connaughton didn’t do a whole lot as far as scoring with only five points. However, he did have his second straight five-rebound game and also picked up a steal. He repeated his five-point performance and picked up another steal Jan. 30 in a blowout loss at home to the Denver Nuggets.
For the week, Connaughton averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds a game while shooting 53.3 percent from the field. Imagine how much more lethal he could have been if he had attempted more than 15 shots for the week.
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