Instant analysis: Warriors castoff lights up Golden State in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE A substantial number of the Milwaukee faithful attended Thursday night s tournament at Fiserv Forum dressed in colorful Halloween costumes But nothing in the stands were as frightening as Milwaukee s offense in the Warriors - loss Even without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo a late scratch with a left knee injury the Bucks got whatever shot they wished And it was a long-forgotten Golden State castoff who led the way Ryan Rollins had himself quite a encounter against his old club scoring the Bucks first six points on a pair of -pointers and putting up points overall He nailed a -pointer late in the fourth to push the lead to Meanwhile Steph Curry put up points to lead the Warriors Jonathan Kuminga scored and Jimmy Butler added Rollins was the Warriors No selection in the draft and played games in his rookie season He was then a part of the Jordan Poole-Chris Paul business one that sent the guard to Washington He just needed to play he needed experience and we couldn t really offer that given where we were Kerr noted before the battle I m really happy for Ryan He was coming off a career-best points against Cleveland With Kevin Porter Jr out with injury Rollins made the the greater part of his starting opportunity The Bucks went on a - run to end the first quarter and then another - run late in the third quarter Even though the Warriors authentically took a - lead as late as left in the third quarter the Bucks did not panic Golden State - will try to get back on the winning track in Indianapolis on Saturday Bucks -point bonanza Milwaukee has built its entire offensive identity around orbiting Antetokounmpo with -point specialists who are willing to launch with even the slightest bit of space They fire up an average of -pointers per night The Greek superstar was not in the lineup but that shooting remained Even without his space-bending drives collapsing the defense the Bucks exposed means to create open looks on Rollins Kyle Kuzma or Cole Anthony drives The Bucks shot of from behind the arc Thursday The Warriors defense coming off a tournament against the Clippers where they allowed only points looked every bit like the unit playing its third meeting in four nights Rotations were anything but timely Steph s streak comes to end Even the best shooter in NBA history is not perfect Curry clanked a free throw in the fourth quarter his first miss from the foul line this season It snapped his consecutive make streak at the second-longest of his career He had previously made in a row between and