The Milwaukee Bucks suffered their third loss in four games under Doc Rivers’ tenure on Sunday night against the Utah Jazz. The Bucks were cruising at one point, taking a 19-point lead. However, the young Jazz team outplayed Milwaukee as the game progressed and eventually burned down the Bucks in the fourth quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 13 assists, and seven rebounds.

Bobby Portis added 27 points and Malik Beasley had 16.

Damian Lillard added 12 points, six assists, and a season-high two blocks as Milwaukee played without starters Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton.

Lauri Markkanen scored 21 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 123-108 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.

Collin Sexton scored 19 points to help the Jazz snap a three-game losing streak. John Collins added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Keyonte George had 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bucks scored 19 points off 16 Utah turnovers and did not give up a point off a turnover until late in the third quarter.

After trailing by 19 points, Utah erased the deficit in the fourth quarter. Kelly Olynyk and Markkanen made back-to-back 3-pointers to start a 19-3 run that put the Jazz up 104-102 with 6:26 left. Markkanen capped the rally with a second go-ahead 3-pointer.

Milwaukee briefly retook a one-point lead on a layup from Antetokounmpo before the Jazz pulled away for good. Utah scored on six straight possessions — bookended by baskets from George — to extend its lead to 123-108 with less than a minute left.

The Jazz outscored the Bucks 40-13 in the fourth quarter.

In the first minute of the second quarter, Milwaukee led 19-2 thanks to four 3-pointers made by AJ Green, Cameron Payne, and Jae Crowder combined. The spurt was capped by a running layup by Antetokounmpo, which put the Bucks ahead 45–34. During the opening five minutes of the quarter, Utah turned four turnovers and missed eight of nine field goals.

Before the break, Antetokounmpo’s layup gave Milwaukee a 61-42 lead. The Bucks had scored on six of their previous possessions.

The Jazz had a 40-13 advantage in the fourth quarter, which forced the 123-108 comeback win. The Bucks had a 1-3 stretch just once this season, which came late into ex-head coach Adrian Griffin’s tenure. Rivers facing that issue right into the first few games isn’t encouraging.

The Bucks’ woes defensively have worsened under him, while the offense hasn’t performed close to what it was during Griffin’s stint. The Bucks’ only win against the Dallas Mavericks with Rivers on the sidelines on Saturday wasn’t easy, either. The Bucks had to fight back from a 25-point deficit to secure the win.