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Bucks play short-handed, fall to Hawks in OT

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The Milwaukee Bucks played without starters Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe on Sunday and fell to the Atlanta Hawks 136-135 in overtime.

It meant the Bucks had just eight healthy players for the game, although Bledsoe could have played.

Atlanta wasn’t much better.  They had five players out with injury as well.

The Bucks starting five consisted of Sterling Brown, D.J. Wilson, Tim Frazier, Brook Lopez and Bonzie Colson.  That group helped the Bucks jump out to a 20 point lead, looking like the Bucks would cut into their magic number, which remains at two. [Read more…]

Bucks rebound to beat Atlanta

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Mike Budenholzer File Photo – Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks remain unbeaten in games after a defeat, rebounding from Friday’s loss at Washington to beat the Atlanta Hawks 133-114 on Sunday.  The Bucks improved to 12-0 in games after a loss.

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Friday’s game with right quadriceps soreness and a left hip contusion.  He returned to the lineup against the Hawks and poured in 33 points while adding six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Eric Bledsoe finished with 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting with a team high 10 assists.  Khris Middleton added 17 points and led the Bucks with 11 rebounds.

Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer wasn’t thrilled with his teams rebounding effort overall.  Atlanta collected 11 offensive rebounds in the first half and 18 for the game, which is a new high for a Bucks opponent this season.

The win marked Budenholzer’s first in Atlanta as a visiting coach.  He spent five years as the head coach of the Hawks previously.

The Bucks improved to 30-12 with the win.  They’ll host the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

 

Bucks jump out early and knock off Hawks

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The Milwaukee Bucks jumped out to a big early lead on Atlanta and went on to beat the Hawks 117-106 in Atlanta on Sunday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 11 rebounds and Khris Middleton, who has struggled early this season, finished with a season high 27 points.  Middleton also dished out nine assists.  He started out 2 for 11 from the field before getting his offense rolling.

Rashad Vaughn, who was inactive for  the first few games, went 4 for 6 from three-point range to finish with 12 points.

The Bucks are playing without center Greg Monroe.  Coach Jason Kidd said Monroe will miss the next two weeks with a left calf injury.

The Bucks will return home to host Oklahoma City on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

 

Dunleavy leads Hawks past the Bucks

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Former Milwaukee Bucks guard Mike Dunleavy, playing in just his second game with his new team, scored 20 points to lead the Atlanta hawks to a 111-98 win over the Bucks in Atlanta on Sunday.

Dunleavy was sent to Atlanta in the Kyle Korver deal.  He hit 4 of 5 three-pointers as the Hawks made 13 of their 26 three point shots.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals for the Bucks (20-19) in the loss.  The Bucks are now 0-3 against Atlanta (23-17) this season.

Dunleavy played two seasons with the Bucks and shot 41.6% from three-point range while in Milwaukee.

Dwight Howard had 16 points and 14 rebounds.  Seven of the 14 rebounds were offensive boards, helping the Hawks score 20 second chance points.

The Bucks will play host to the Philadelphia 76ers (2:30 p.m.) this afternoon as part of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

Atlanta matches offer sheet on Teague

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The Atlanta Hawks threw a wrench in the Milwaukee Bucks plans at point guard over the weekend.

Milwaukee signed restricted free agent Jeff Teague to a 4-year, $32-million offer sheet late last week.  Since Teague was a restricted free agent, the Hawks then had 72-hours to match the offer.  Saturday they did just that.

Teague averaged over 14-points and 7-assists a game last season for the Hawks playing under then Atlanta and current Milwaukee head coach Larry Drew.  The move also signified the Bucks intentions to move past Brandon Jennings, who is a restricted free agent of their own.

It’s hard to say what Milwaukee will do now.  Jennings is still on the market but it is safe to assume that his relationship with the Bucks is tarnished with the attempt to get Teague.  Jennings is a restricted free agent, so the Bucks will have the option to match any offer he would receive.  So far this off-season, Milwaukee has added a trio of guards in Luke Ridnour, O.J Mayo, and Carlos Delfino.