The Milwaukee Bucks fell to 1-9 after a 117-97 loss to the Boston Celtics last Sunday, extending their losing streak to six straight.

It's their second consecutive double-digit loss. Milwaukee's struggles aren't improving; they're getting worse, and the team doesn't have enough time off the court to fix them.

Kyle Kuzma led the Bucks with a season-high 27 points on 10-for-17 shooting, four rebounds and two blocks.

He's echoed the same sentiments as his teammates, Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr., in the previous losses to the Celtics and Toronto Raptors. The team has consistently performed well in one quarter, then unravels in the next or vice versa.

Kuzma said the Bucks need to have a sense of urgency and must solve their issues on the fly. They can't go into practice repeating the same talking points.

At some point, the adjustments discussed behind closed doors need to translate in-game. It feels like almost everything needs to lean in Milwaukee's favor for a good quarter.

The team led 27-25 after the first quarter. Kuzma led the herd, scoring 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting.

Much like Jaquez and Herro, the 6-foot-8 forward hit relocation threes and attacked poor closeouts. It was a strong start, but the Bucks couldn't sustain their momentum.

The Celtics responded to a tightly contested first quarter with a 33-point second, outscoring the Bucks by 15. They entered the break up 10, with Paul George matching Kuzma's output.

George scored 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting and caught fire from three (4-for-6). Milwaukee defenders lost the 6-foot-8 forward off-ball, leading to wide-open threes.

Once George gets hot, almost everything feels wide open for him. He's a silky-smooth wing who can score in bunches, as shown by his 38-point performance in Boston's 121-113 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 21.

The Bucks have to replicate their first-quarter performance over the next 36 minutes. It sounds like a broken record, but that's the most prevalent issue this season and is key to most losses.

Milwaukee's schedule doesn't lighten up anytime soon. The team travels to New York to face Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Tuesday.

New York is 5-4 fresh off its first NBA title in over 50 years, but Brunson comes alive in the fourth quarter and wills his team to a close win.