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'You can never be the team to fold': The Bucks navigate a historically slow start

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Bucks are off to their worst start since Giannis Antetokounmpo's rookie season.

The Bucks have dropped to 18-25 since Doc Rivers took over at the end of January .

They've already changed coaches twice in the past 18 months .

Bucks are ranked in the bottom half of the league in both offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency.

Giannis Antetokounmpo : "We got to out of the first round.. let's do that" The Bucks have been upset as a higher seed in each of the past two seasons .

Milwaukee traded for Damian Lillard and brought in Doc Rivers , a championship coach with experience handling star talents.

Lillard: "It's a lot more natural as far as I'm seeing it and feeling it" Milwaukee is outscoring teams by a modest 1.6 points per 100 possessions when the two share the court.

Bucks have started the season with a three -game losing streak.

The team has struggled to find its rhythm with the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and D.K. Lillard .

Bucks coach Rivers made a lineup switch before Thursday 's game against the Utah Jazz .

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