The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a 127-98 blowout loss to the New York Knicks on Friday that broke a budding streak that the Bucks had going with with back-to-back wins, further proving that Milwaukee has has a deeply hard time generating any kind of momentum this season. 

The Bucks found themselves outclassed in every category throughout the game. The Knicks shot at a higher volume far more efficiently and dominated from three point range. The Knicks did make less free throws overall, but were still more efficient in their opportunities at the charity stripe. 

Furthermore, the Knicks out-rebounded, out-assisted, out-blocked and out-stole the Bucks in a completely dominant display. 

After the game, Ryan Rollins described the difficulty that the Bucks had contending with the set defense of the Knicks and put the biggest fault at the Bucks' lack of adherence to the game plan at the start of the game and with the pressure they faced from New York, they just fell further apart from there. 

Failing to stick to a game plan is nothing new to the Bucks at this point in the season and it points to much a larger problem that Milwaukee has structurally that leads to them being so disorganized against strong opposing defenses, especially when they don't have Giannis Antetokounmpo on the floor. 

Still, Rollins didn't use that disorganization as an excuse for their poor performance. Time and time again in his postgame conference he referenced the Bucks' poor execution and how they needed to get better, no matter the performance of the team they're facing.

"We've just got to execute more in our sets and when we don't have fast break opportunities, still find ways to penetrate, get the ball in the middle and create offense from there," Rollins said (via Bucks). 

Time has firmly run out for the Bucks to turn this season around, barring any kind of miracle run, but they still have games to play and opportunities to learn from their many mistakes. What they can do in the remainder of this season can still build toward an improvement next season, but it starts with better execution.

Fundamental basketball is the foundation to successful basketball, and the Bucks haven't had much of either this season. Tough defenses with uncommon schemes are going to be encountered throughout the season, and the response to each one is what sets the tone for a win. 

That's something that the Bucks need to keep in mind and build on not just for this season, but for seasons going forward.