Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-110 victory over the Utah Jazz.

In particular, at the Jazz’s practice in between their two games against the New Orleans Pelicans, I went up to Lauri Markkanen and just asked him frankly: “What do you think about tanking?” He

And when it comes to losing, the Jazz and Markkanen have seen a significant amount of that in Salt Lake City this season. Utah currently has the second-worst win-loss in the entire NBA through half the year, and currently lie on a five-game losing streak during their latest stretch of games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered another impressive double-double (35 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists) and found strong support from Damian Lillard (35 points) as the Milwaukee Bucks cruised to an easy

Milwaukee Bucks (25-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-33, 15th in the Western Conference)

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The Jazz struggled defensively, allowing the Bucks to shoot 60.5-percent from the field in the defeat. Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton had 19 points apiece to lead Utah. Brice Sensabaugh chipped in 17 points and two steals off the bench. The Jazz have lost six straight games and are 10-34.

UFC superstar Conor McGregor had a lighthearted moment with NBA player Brook Lopez during the Milwaukee Bucks matchup against the Utah Jazz. In the second quarter, McGregor spotted the towering 7-foot-1 Lopez on the Bucks' bench and struck up a conversation.

The Bucks are currently 8-11 on the road with a point differential of +3, while the Jazz have a 1-9 record in their last ten games at home.

In particular, at the Jazz’s practice in between their two games against the New Orleans Pelicans, I went up to Lauri Markkanen and just asked him frankly: “What do you think about tanking?”

The Jazz gave Markkanen the night off in Tuesday's game against the Warriors, but the team has cleared the star forward from the injury report ahead of Thursday's action. Over his last six appearances for Utah, Markkanen has averaged 21.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 blocks and 3.8 threes in 31.7 minutes.

The Jazz are tanking, which has been tough on their veteran players. What do they think about it, and what can change?