The Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 22-point deficit before falling to a 109-102 road loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, dropping to a 1-7 record to start the 2026-27 NBA season.
In his media availability, Jaime Jaquez Jr., who tallied 18 points, two rebounds, two assists, and four three-pointers on 7-for-16 shooting in 31 minutes, commended the team’s resilience against one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. reflects on the Milwaukee Bucks’ ‘small victories’
Nov 4, 2026; Boston, MA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (24) shoots the ball against Boston Celtics forward Paul George (13) during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
Eight games into the season, the Bucks have shown they can keep up with the best NBA teams, but they haven’t figured out how to close out tight games. As the losses pile up, Jaime Jaquez Jr. believes this will make the team better in the long run.
“It’s important to grow as a group. I’m not one for all moral victories. We want to win the game at the end of the day, but at some point we gotta lay the brick down. So, every single game we’re going to take some positives, take some negatives, and continue to grow and get better every single day,” Jaquez said. “I think a lot of us were just sick and tired of being sick and tired. And we just came out with a tenacity, a ferociousness that was really great to see. We just gotta figure out how to keep that for a full 48.”
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Tyler Herro doubles down on the importance of the Milwaukee Bucks playing hard
Nov 4, 2026; Boston, MA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Tyler Herro (11) shoots the ball against Boston Celtics center Mitchell Robinson (4) during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
It’s no secret the Milwaukee Bucks are rebuilding, with Tyler Herro as the cornerstone, and the one-time All-Star stressed the importance of building good habits, starting by being the more hardworking team on the court.
“I think coming out with a better disposition as a team, or as a starting five, really, we gotta come out with better energy. I feel like, honestly, in the first quarter we’ve been good for the most part in the first five to six games, but it’s again, being able to sustain that and kind of figuring out what our identity is. This season is still early, but we gotta be one of the hardest-playing teams in the league. We don’t have the best talent. We’re not like, a huge, talented team, so how can we get advantages? It’s playing hard,” Herro told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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