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Bucks end home court slide (Audio)

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Kenyon Martin - Photo: nba.com/bucks

Kenyon Martin – Photo: nba.com/bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks ended their four-game home court losing streak on Friday night, knocking off the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-84 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The Bucks (20-18) jumped out to a comfortable lead when they hit 14 of thir 17 second quarter shots  and outscored the Timberwolves 34-16 in the quarter.  The Bucks led 53-38 at the half.

Kenyon Martin, who signed a 10-day contract earlier in the day, was on the court to start the fourth quarter for the Bucks.  He finished with six points, two rebounds and one blocked shot in 8 minutes.

Brandon Knight had 14 points to lead the Bucks.  Rookie Adnrew Wiggins toped the Timberswolves (5-30) with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

The Bucks complete a stretch of five games in seven nights as they face the Bulls in Chicago tonight.  Then it’s off to London to face the New York Knicks on Thursday as a part of the NBA Global Games.

AUDIO: Jason Kidd says its good to get Kenyon Martin in the game :14

AUDIO: Kenyon Martin says it felt good to be back :08

AUDIO: Kenyon Martin on this young Bucks team :18

 

Bucks road win streak reaches five

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Milwaukee Bucks logo 2Brandon Knight and Chris Middleton scored 18 points each to help the Milwaukee Bucks knock off the Philadelphia 76ers 97-77 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.  The Bucks (19-18) ran their road win streak to five straight games.

The Bucks shot 53.9% from the field as reserve O.J. Mayo added 15 points and Zaza Pachulia had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Philadelphia (5-29) shot 30.1% from the field in the loss, falling behind early after the Bucks closed the first quarter on a 17-2 run.

Philadelphia’s 77 points were the fewest the Bucks have allowed this season.  They also turned the ball over 24 times.

The Bucks now return home, where they have lost four straight games.  They’ll try to end that streak when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.

Bucks suffer 4th straight home loss

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Larry Sanders

Larry Sanders

While the Milwaukee Bucks have won four straight road games, they haven’t been able to find their way at home of late.  Markieff Morris scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns knock off the Bucks 102-96 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Tuesday night.

Brandon Knight had 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks.  John Henson and Khris Middleton added 13 points each and Jared Dudley added 10 points for a Bucks team that hasn’t won at home since December 13th against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Bucks were close down the stretch, down 81-80 on an O.J. Mayo basket with 7:19 to play, but they would get no closer.

The Bucks have played well on the road (11-10) this season and that’s where they’re headed tonight.  The Bucks will face the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia. [Read more…]

Bucks win fourth straight road game

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Milwaukee Bucks logo 2The Milwaukee Bucks extended their road win streak to 4-straight games, outscoring the New York Knicks 95-82 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.

Brandon Knight scored 17 points and dished out five assists, Zaza Pachulia had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 16 points and a dozen rebounds to lead the Bucks (18-17).

The Knicks played without star forward Carmelo Anthony and fell to 5-31 on the season.

The Bucks improved to 11-10 on the road this season.  The two teams are scheduled to meet again in London next week (Jan. 15).  It’s considered a Bucks home game.

 

Bucks drop 3rd straight at home

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Milwaukee Bucks logoThe Milwaukee Bucks continued their home struggles, going without a field goal for nearly seven minutes in the fourth quarter, falling to the Indiana Pacers 94-91 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The Bucks (17-17) have won their last three road games, but have now dropped three straight at home, scoring just 38-points in the second half, after leading 53-46 at halftime.

C.J. Miles hit 6 of 9 from three-point range and finished with 22 points for the Packers.

The Bucks got 20 points and seven assists from point guard Brandon Knight.  They’ll hit the road to face the Knicks in New York on Sunday.

AUDIO: Jared Dudley on the home loss :15

 

Bucks bounce Cavaliers in Cleveland

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Milwaukee Bucks logo 2With Lebron James sidelined by a sore left knee, the Milwaukee Bucks cruised to a 96-80 win over the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Wednesday night.

Brandon Knight had 26 points (11 of 19), O.J. Mayo scored 15 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo 14 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Bucks (17-6).

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points for Cleveland.

The Bucks enter the new year with 17 victories already, that’s two more wins than all of last year.

The Bucks return home to host the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

 

Bucks bounce back to beat Charlotte in Overtime

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Milwaukee Bucks logo 2The Milwaukee Bucks blew a 21-point first half lead but rebounded to knock off the Charlotte Hornets 104-94 in overtime at Time Warner Cable Arena on Monday night.

Brandon Knight’s basket tied the game late in regulation and the Bucks outscored the Hornets 21-11 in overtime to pull out the win.

The Bucks (16-16) hit 7 of 8 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free throw line in the overtime, ending a 7-game slide against the Hornets.

Brandon Knight had 18 points to lead the Bucks, but struggled with eight turnovers.  Giannis Antetokounmpo added 16 points, hitting 7 of 8 from the field and adding eight rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots.

Kemba Walker had 28 to lead Charlotte, but hit just 7 of 22 from the field.

In picking up their 16th victory, the Bucks have surpassed last seasons total win total of 15-victories.  It comes well before the halfway point in the season.

The Bucks continue their road trip on Wednesday night, facing the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

Bucks match last seasons victory total

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Milwaukee Bucks logo 2It took a whole season for the Milwaukee Bucks to reach 15 victories last season.  Last night, the Bucks matched that victory total before the end of the calendar year.

Jared Dudley was a perfect 10 for 10 from the field to lead the Bucks with 24 points in their 107-77 pounding of the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena Friday night.

The victory ended a 2-game losing streak and pushed the Bucks back to the .500 mark with a 15-15 record.  Brandon Knight added 16 points for the Bucks in the victory.

The Bucks played without Ersan Ilyasova again.  After just one game back from a broken nose, Ilyasova was forced to sit with a concussion.  Center Larry Sanders also sat with an illness.

But the Bucks bench has been the best in the league all-season and it was that way again last night.  The Bucks reserves tallied 54 points, including a perfect 4 for 4 from three-point range.

The Bucks turned 23 Atlanta turnovers into 30 points and had just 15 turnovers themselves.

The two teams return to Milwaukee to play the back-end of a home-and-home at the BMO Harris Bradley Center (7:30pm).

 

Bucks flat in home loss to Hornets

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Milwaukee Bucks logo 2Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd called it a trap game.  His team, returning home from a 2-2 Western road swing, lacked energy and fell to the Charlotte Hornets 108-101 on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Gerald Henderson added 20 for the Hornets (10-19).

Brandon Knight led all scorers with 34 points for the Bucks (14-15).  Khris Middleton added 12 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 11 as the Bucks led by two points (56-54) at halftime.

The Bucks take the next two days off before facing Atlanta on Friday.

Shorthanded Bucks knock off the Kings

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Milwaukee Bucks logoZaza Pachulia hit 1 of 2 free throws with 6.8 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Sacramento Kings 108-107 on Thursday night at Sleep Train Arena.

Pachulia then guarded Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins on the final play, forcing a fade away jumper that fell short, allowing the Bucks (14-13) to improve to 2-1 on their Western road swing.

Brandon Knight had 20 points, Jared Dudley and O.J. Mayo had 19 each and Jerryd Bayless 17 for the Bucks.

The Bucks played without center Larry Sanders after he received a one-game suspension from the NBA for a flagrant foul the night before.  They gave the start to rookie Johnny O’Bryant .

The Bucks are 3-3 in their stretch of seven straight games against Western Conference opponents.  They’re 6-5 against the West overall.

The Bucks close out the road trip at Los Angeles against the Clippers on Saturday night.