NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers

#2 The Lakers offence/defence broke down in the last few minutes and gave it all away

The Lakers carry a bad reputation of throwing away games at the end.

The Lakers led for a good three quarters and did a great job of restricting Antetokounmpo (he finished with 16 points). But the final period proved to be a whole different story - as is always the case with the Lakers.

"We had our chances," James said. "We broke down individually down the stretch defensively."

The game saw six ties over the final seven minutes. However, after the Lakers had a 118-all on the scoreboard, Milwaukee went on a 15-2 run to spoil it all for the LA fans.

"For some reason we kind of fell apart at the end," Lakers coach Luke Walton said. "One thing we did a poor job of was defending Bledsoe and Brogdon. We couldn't keep them in front of us."

Los Angeles committed three costly turnovers in the final five minutes, as the Bucks outscored them 38-26 in the final quarter for an impressive come-from-behind win.