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Doc Rivers speaks after the Milwaukee Bucks drop their seventh straight road game, and he has a solution on how to fix things.

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The Milwaukee Bucks failed to hold onto a 60-48 halftime lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves, losing 103-100 in the Twin Cities. 

The loss dropped Milwaukee to 3-10 on the road, and they have not won a game away from Milwaukee since November 10th. 

Asked how they can fix their road struggles, Doc Rivers simply stated, "Score more points than the other team."

He continued, "There is no key. I'm being smart, but there is no key to it. Every game is a different game. We're going to play Indiana and it's going to be a different game tomorrow than it was today. You can't just turn the ball over on the road, that's number one. You have to rebound. At the end of the day, we have to score more points than the other team. That's as simple as I can make it."

Shooting Struggles

The Bucks played inspired basketball on both ends of the floor in the first half, with Kevin Porter Jr. leading the way. Porter Jr. had 13 points, five rebounds, and five assists for the Bucks at the end of the second quarter. Porter Jr. would finish with 24 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists.

The offense couldn't be sustained in the second half as Milwaukee went cold from the field. They shot 29% from the floor in the third quarter and just 9% from three for a total of 15 points as a team. With Minnesota snatching the momentum, Milwaukee couldn't recover.

No Answer For Mike Conley

The Timberwolves lost Jaden McDaniels to injury in the first half. Wolves head coach Chris Finch inserted Mike Conley into the starting lineup for the second half, and the game flipped. 

Conley steadied the offense, which had just 48 points at the half, leading a 23-8 run to start the third quarter. 

Conley knocked down two threes, dished an assist to Naz Reid for three, and had another assist to Rudy Gobert in the paint. 

All of a sudden, the Milwaukee's halftime lead had evaporated. 

Costly Turnovers

The Bucks turned the ball over a total of 18 times during the game. The Timberwolves turned those 18 turnovers into 24 points. 

By contrast, the Bucks forced 10 turnovers, but scored only seven points. 

In the fourth quarter, with the game still in the balance, Milwaukee turned the ball over five times. Back-to-back turnovers by Porter Jr with six minutes left were empty possessions as the Bucks were trying to cut into a seven-point deficit. 

Bobby Portis' turnover with less than three minutes and Milwaukee trailing 98-93 all but sealed the game for the Wolves. 

Donte DiVincenzo stole the ball, which ultimately led to a three by Edwards to put the Wolves up 101-93. Though the Bucks tried to mount a comeback in the final two and a half minutes, Edwards' three turned out to be the dagger. 

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