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Bucks tip off playoffs Sunday in Boston

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The Milwaukee Bucks will tip-off the First Round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs in Boston on Sunday, April 15, when they take on the Celtics in a noon (CT) tip.  The game will be televised nationally on TNT.

The Bucks will host its first two home playoff games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Friday, April 20 (8:30 p.m. CT) and Sunday, April 22 (noon CT).

This is the second straight season that the Bucks have made the postseason, marking the first time since the 2002-03 and 2003-04 campaigns that the Bucks have appeared in the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.  This is Milwaukee’s 30th playoff appearance in franchise history, and the fourth postseason berth in the last six seasons.  The Bucks and Celtics have met five times in the playoffs (most recently in 1987).  Milwaukee and Boston tied their 2017-18 season series, 2-2.

Playoff Schedule

April 15, at Boston  12 p.m.   TNT
April 17, at Boston    7 p.m.   TNT
April 20, at Milwaukee  8:30 p.m.  ESPN
April 22, at Milwaukee 12:00 p.m.  ABC
April 24, at Boston  TBD    TBD
April 26, at Milwaukee  TBD    TBD
April 28, at Boston  TBD     TNT

 

Bucks head into playoffs with a clunker

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The Philadelphia 76ers put 80 points on the board in the first half on Wednesday night and rolled to a 130-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the regular season finale at the Wells Fargo Center.

The 76ers led 80-44 at the break and extended their franchise-record win streak to 16 straight games, locking up the third seed in the Eastern Conference.

Justin Anderson led the Sixers with 25 points and Dario Saric added 24.  Markelle Fultz had his first NBA triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the win.

Jabari Parker had 25 points to lead the Bucks, who finished the regular season with a 44-38 record.

The Bucks are the seven seed in the Eastern Conference and will open the playoffs against the Boston Celtics.  Philadelphia opens against the Miami Heat.

Giannis scores 40, but Bucks end 3-game win streak

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The Milwaukee Bucks dug a big hole early and saw their three-game win streak come to an end, falling to the Boston Celtics 111-100 on Monday night at TD Garden in Boston.

The Bucks fell behind by 20 points, got to within seven but would get no closer.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 40 points on 14 of 24 shooting to lead the Bucks.  He made 12 of 14 free throws.  Khris Middleton added 19 and Eric Bledsoe 18 in the loss.

The Celtics shot 59.5% from the field and nine of 17 from three-point range in the first half.

The Bucks played most of the second half without a center in the lineup after John Henson and Thon Maker combined to go 0 for 10 with only four rebounds in nearly 30 minutes.  That’s when the Bucks cut the lead to seven before running out of steam.

Kyrie Irving had 32 points to lead the Celtics.

The Bucks return to action Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Bucks fall to Celtics in “Return to the Mecca” game

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The Boston Celtics had their way against the Milwaukee Bucks in the 70’s and 80’s and the process repeated itself again last night in the “Return to the Mecca” game at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

The Bucks couldn’t stop the 3-ball as Celtics Center Al Horford poured in 27 points for the Celtics.  Horford went 11 of 14 from the field and 4 of 5 from three-point range.  He also helped hold Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in check for much of the night.

Giannis led all scorers with 28 points, but six of them came from three-point range in garbage time.  Horford and the Celtics made Antetokounmpo work for everything he got, specially inside.

Khris Middleton and Malcolm Brogdon added 15 points each and Tony Snell had 11 for the Bucks, who wrapped up a 4-game homestand with a 2-2 record.  They’re now 3-2 on the season.

Kyrie Irving added 24 points for the Celtics, who avenged a loss to the Bucks in the season opener, 108-100 in Boston.

The Bucks have a couple of days off before heading to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Sunday afternoon (2:30 p.m.).

Bucks to open playoffs against Toronto

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The Atlanta Hawks 103-76 win over Charlotte on Tuesday night, clinched the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, locking the Milwaukee Bucks into the number-six spot.  It means the Bucks will open the NBA playoffs against the third-seeded Toronto Raptors.

The Bucks clinched the sixth-seed with a win over Charlotte on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Bucks close at Boston

The Bucks close out the regular season at Boston on Wednesday night and they’ll be resting a number of their players.

The Bucks made the trip out east without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Matthew Dellavedova, Tony Snell and Khris Middleton.  Their starting lineup against the Celtics is projected to be Mirza Teletovic and Michael Beasley at forward, Thon Maker at center and Malcolm Brogdon and Rashad Vaughn at guard.

The Celtics can clinch the top overall seed in the East with a victory.  A Celtics loss and Cleveland win would mean the Cavaliers would get the top seed.  But the Cavaliers are playing their final game while resting Lebron James and they’re 0-7 without him this season.

 

Brogdon powers Bucks past Celtics

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Malcolm Brogdon (File Photo) Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Rookie of the Year candidate Malcolm Brogdon scored three key baskets and dished out a pair of assists in the closing minutes last night, powering the Milwaukee Bucks to a 103-100 victory over the Celtics in Boston.

The biggest basket came when Brogdon hit a fadeaway jumper with 3.9 seconds left to put the Bucks up by three points.  Marcus Smart’s three pointer at the buzzer missed badly and the Bucks held on for the win.

Back-to-back road wins are hard to come by, but the Bucks earned victories in Charlotte and Boston, ending the Celtics four-game winning streak and knocked Boston from the top perch in the Eastern Conference. [Read more…]

Snell leads Bucks to road victory over Charlotte

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Tony Snell scored a career-high 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks shot 72% from the field in the first half, pulling out a 118-108 win over the Hornets in Charlotte on Tuesday night.

It’s the 12th win in the last 15 games for the Bucks (38-36), who remain tied with Atlanta for the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference.

Snell hit 10 of 14 field goals, including four of his eight three-point attempts.  Giannis Antetokounmpo added 20 points and eight rebounds in the win.

The Bucks scored 35 points in the first quarter and led 72-50 at halftime.  They finished the game shooting 62.2% from the field and were 14 of 30 from three-point range. [Read more…]

Bucks in Philly Wednesday (AUDIO)

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The Milwaukee Bucks (34-35) can take a big step tonight towards locking up their first playoff birth since the 2009-2010 season.  Milwaukee is on the road to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (27-43).

The Bucks lead the 76ers by 7 1/2 games for the final playoff spot in the east.  The magic number sits at five for Milwaukee (Bucks wins and Philly losses), so a win tonight would bring that down to three.  Milwaukee has already clinched the season series with Philadelphia by winning all three of the previous games this season.  Despite the big lead, Bucks PG Brandon Jennings isn’t expecting the 76ers to lay down…

AUDIO: Brandon Jennings is expecting a fight from Philly :11

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Bucks knock off Celtics in OT

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The Milwaukee Bucks took down the Boston Celtics 99-94 in overtime Friday night.

The Celtics led by three at the half and increased it to 8 at the end of three-quarters.  But the Bucks rallied and with  just under 60 seconds left, they led by six.

The Celtics cut the Bucks’ lead down to three with 15 seconds to go, then they forced a Bucks  turnover.  Paul Pierce tied the game with 2.5 seconds to go with an open three pointer. [Read more…]

Buck’s Ellis scores 32 in loss to Celtics

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Milwaukee’s Monta Ellis scored 32 points in the 92-96 loss to the Boston Celtics Saturday night.  This comes after the 27 year-old scored 22 in the win against Washington Friday night.

This game saw the Bucks (3-2) lead the Celtics (3-3) 68-64 going into the fourth quarter, but a strong 32 point 4th quarter saw the Celtics take the win.

Milwaukee’s Ellis was one of six players scoring double digits.  Brandon Jennings was not one of those players, as the Celtics held him to just four points.

Buck center Larry Sanders had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Boston was led by forward Paul Pierce with his 25 points and nine rebounds.  Center Kevin Garnett was second in scoring with 18 points and had six rebounds.

Milwaukee looks to rebound from the loss with a road game against the Philadelphia 76ers (4-2) on Monday, November 10th.