{"id":516629,"date":"2026-01-04T19:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/516629\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T19:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:14:57","slug":"hornets-miles-bridges-takes-responsibility-for-charlottes-turnover-issues-vs-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/516629\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets\u2019 Miles Bridges takes responsibility for Charlotte\u2019s turnover issues vs. Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hornets\u2019 Miles Bridges takes responsibility for Charlotte\u2019s turnover issues vs. Bucks<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Charlotte Hornets<\/a> walked into Fiserv Forum on Friday night looking to steal a win against a veteran Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> team, and for nearly two quarters, everything was going according to plan. But a game of runs turned into a heartbreaker as the Hornets fell 122-121, wasting stellar performances from their young core.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

While the box score will highlight the scoring duel between Kon Knueppel\u00a0and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the postgame conversation in the Charlotte locker room centered on lost opportunities. Miles Bridges<\/a>, who returned to action after being listed as probable<\/a> with an ankle injury, didn\u2019t shy away from the blame regarding the team\u2019s ball security issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s all me. That started off with me,\u201d Bridges said, referring to a sloppy stretch to close the first half. \u201cWe gotta take care of the ball. We had them up, what\u2026 15? We gotta step on their necks right there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridges was alluding to a pivotal swing in the second quarter where the Hornets, holding a commanding double-digit lead, allowed Milwaukee to claw back into the game through a series of empty possessions. Charlotte finished with 14 turnovers on the night, gifting the Bucks 21 points off those mistakes. In a one-point game, those freebies made all the difference.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

It was a tough pill to swallow on a night where the Hornets\u2019 offense was otherwise clicking. Knapp\u00a0was spectacular<\/a>, almost matching Antetokounmpo, who finished with 30 points. LaMelo Ball added 12 points and seven assists, continuing his strong stretch of play since returning from his own injury troubles. However, the Bucks\u2019 experience won out in the clutch, with Antetokounmpo and Ryan Rollins making the necessary plays down the stretch to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

Related: Bucks\u2019 Giannis sends Hornets home with clutch alley-oop dunk<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Hornets\u2019 Kon Knueppel, Miles Bridges on injury report vs. Warriors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hornets\u2019 Miles Bridges takes responsibility for Charlotte\u2019s turnover issues vs. Bucks appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3777],"tags":[7,684,473,3878,127,123,685,968,966,10510,121,6,2763],"class_list":{"0":"post-516629","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-charlotte-hornets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-charlotte","10":"tag-charlotte-hornets","11":"tag-charlottehornets","12":"tag-fiserv-forum","13":"tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","14":"tag-hornets","15":"tag-kon-knueppel","16":"tag-lamelo-ball","17":"tag-miles-bridges","18":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","19":"tag-nba","20":"tag-ryan-rollins"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115838433585314710","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}