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Bucks bounce Cleveland, retire Johnson’s number-8 at halftime

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Marques Johnson

The Milwaukee Bucks (54-19) lost at Cleveland last Wednesday, playing without several injured players, including Giannis Antetokounmpo.  Sunday, the two teams returned to Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and it was the Bucks that returned the favor.

Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, including nine dunks, as the Bucks rolled to a 127-105 win over the Cavaliers.

Six other Bucks scored in double figures, led by Khris Middleton and George Hill with 17 points each.  Milwaukee shot 55% from the field in the win.

The Bucks did lose another player to injury when Tony Snell suffered a left ankle injury in the third quarter and had to eventually leave the game.

“I think we’ll know more tonight, see how he responds, but I think he sprained it pretty good,” Coach Mike Budenholzer said. [Read more…]

Short-handed Bucks fall in Cleveland

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Khris Middleton – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

Missing nearly half of their roster due to injury, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-102 in Cleveland on Wednesday night.

Seven players in all, led by the team’s leading scorer Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the game.  Forward Nikola Mirotic also missed the contest after suffering a left thumb sprain and fracture on Tuesday night in a win over the Lakers.

Cleveland rookie Collin Sexton hit a three-pointer and a layup in the final two minutes to lead the Cavaliers.  He finished with 25 points for the game.

Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 26 points and 12 rebounds.  Eric Bledsoe added 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.  Brook Lopez finished with 19, but the Bucks lead over Toronto for the best record in the Eastern Conference is down to two with 10 games left to play.  The Bucks do own the tiebreaker against the Raptors.

The Bucks are off until Friday night when they’re back home to face the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum.

 

Lebron James leads Cavs past Bucks

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Lebron James imposed his will on the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night as the Cavaliers pulled out a 124-117 win.

With Cleveland head coach Tyronn Lue announcing earlier in the day that he would be taking a leave of absence to address health issues, James responded with his  third triple-double in the last four games, 16th of the season and 71st of his career.  James tallied 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to move four games in front of the Bucks in the NBA Central Division race.

Kevin Love also returned to the Cavaliers lineup after missing six weeks with a broken left hand, scoring 18 points in 25 minutes.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and was perfect (11 for 11) at the free throw line.  Khris Middleton added 30 points on 11 of 16 shooting, but the Bucks fell into eighth place in the Eastern Conference after Miami knocked off Denver.

The Bucks once again struggled to defend the three.  Cleveland his 15 of 38 from distance, while the Bucks were just 8 of 31.

The Bucks (37-33) will return to Milwaukee to host the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

Thomas honored

The Cavaliers honored former Browns tackle Joe Thomas, introducing him to the crowd during a timeout.  Thomas, who held his retirement press conference on Monday, received a standing ovation.  The Wisconsin native played his college football with the Badgers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bucks pull out big win over Cavs

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Khris Middleton drives for a reverse layup against the Cavaliers. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks built a 20-point lead against Cleveland, then saw the Cavaliers climb into the lead before rebounding for a 119-116 win on Tuesday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

With Lebron James on the sidelines, the Cleveland reserves went on a 24-2 run to turn a big deficit into a lead.  The Bucks finally woke up to pull out the victory, ending a three-game losing streak and a five game losing skid against the Cavaliers.

With the Bucks down by one, Tony Snell buried a three-pointer to put the Bucks up two with 58.9 seconds left.

Cleveland then missed back-to-back threes by Lebron James and Kyle Korver.  The Cavaliers then elected to defend the Bucks instead of foul and it almost worked.  But Giannis Antetokounmpo beat Lebron James to a loose ball and hit a layup and was fouled with 5.9 seconds left.  Giannis made the free throw to put the Bucks up by five.

Lebron James, who led all scorers with 39 points, hit a three pointer and the Cavs fouled Khris Middleton with 1.4 seconds left.  Middleton made the first free throw to put the Bucks up by three, then missed the second intentionally.  James desperation three was well off the mark and the Bucks held on for the win.

Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Bucks.  Erik Bledsoe added 26 points and Khris Middleton had 18 points and 10 assists.  Malcolm Brogdon played 30 minutes off the bench and finished with 16 points, hitting 4-of-7 from three-point range.

The Bucks (16-13) return to action on Friday night at the Bradley Center against the Charlotte Hornets (11-19).  Since their last meeting on Nov. 1 at the Bradley Center, the Hornets have struggled, going 6-16.

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.

 

Bucks roll past defending NBA Champs

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Cavaliers had no answer for the Bucks!

Cavaliers had no answer for the Bucks!

The Milwaukee Bucks played Golden State and Toronto tough, but lost.  Tuesday night, they got over the hump by rolling to a 118-101 win over the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Giannis Antetokounmpo tied a career high with 34 points, adding 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks with 16,559 looking on at the Bradley Center.

Jabari Parker added 18 points, Michael Beasley 17 and Greg Monroe 14 points and six points to lead the Bucks (8-8).

LeBron James had 22 points, Kyrie Irving had 20 and Kevin Love added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers (13-3).

The Bucks shot 53.5% from the field and held the Cavaliers to 42.7% from the field.  The Cavs also attempted 39 three point shots, making just 14.

AUDIO: Jason Kidd on defending the Cavs :16

AUDIO: Lebron James on the loss :18