by Bill Scott | Nov 17, 2020
Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst held a pre-draft Zoom call with reporters on Monday to discuss the latest on the team as the NBA Draft approaches Wednesday night, the ability to make trades starting yester (Monday) and free agency opening Friday. By...
by Bill Scott | Sep 9, 2020
After winning the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year Award, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo headlined the league’s All Defensive First Team. Antetokounmpo was joined on the first team by Lakers forward Anthony Davis, Utah center Rudy Gobert,...
by Bill Scott | Sep 3, 2020
A late rally by the Milwaukee Bucks made things interesting, but in the end, the Miami Heat prevailed 116-114 to take a 2-0 lead in their second round best-of-7 series inside the bubble in Orlando. Khris Middleton drew a questionable foul call while shooting a three...
by Bill Scott | Sep 1, 2020
It took the Milwaukee Bucks five games to win their first NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic and it will take at least that many to win a second round series against the Miami Heat. Former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler poured in a playoff-career high 40...
by Bill Scott | Aug 31, 2020
Just two days after knocking the Orlando Magic out of the playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks turn right around to open the second round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat on Monday night (5:30 p.m.) inside the NBA’s Orlando bubble. The Heat swept the Indiana...
by Bill Scott | Aug 23, 2020
After dropping their series opener, the Milwaukee Bucks have won two straight, including Saturday’s 121-107 win over the Orlando Magic. The Bucks now lead the best-of-seven series two games to one with game four set for noon on Monday. Giannis Antetokounmpo hit...
by Bill Scott | Aug 3, 2020
Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 36 points and added 18 rebounds and eight assists but it wasn’t enough as the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Houston Rockets 120-116 in Orlando on Sunday night. Khris Middleton added 27 points and 12 rebounds and Brook Lopez had 23...
by Bill Scott | Jul 17, 2020
Earlier this week, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said the Bucks entire 35-person traveling party still wasn’t with the team. One key element to the Bucks lineup that still hasn’t arrived in Orlando is point guard Eric Bledsoe. Bledsoe has tested...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2020
Playing without forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Phoenix Suns 140-131 on Sunday night in Phoenix. Khris Middleton scored 39 points and Eric Bledsoe added 28, but the Bucks dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season. Devin...
by Bill Scott | Mar 5, 2020
The Milwaukee Bucks led a 22-point first half lead slip away, but they still managed to pull away for a 119-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night. The Bucks went cold in the second quarter, missing 10 straight three-pointers and led by...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2020
The Milwaukee Bucks outscored the Sacramento Kings by 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 123-111 win on Monday night at Fiserv Forum. Playing without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out after the birth of his first child, Khris Middleton led the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 30, 2020
Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton was named to the NBA All-Star team for the second straight season. Middleton was among the seven Eastern Conference players selected by the league’s coaches for the February 16 All-Star Classic in Chicago. Middleton...
by Bill Scott | Jan 29, 2020
For the fourth time this season, the Milwaukee Bucks earned a victory without their star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis sat out Tuesday night’s match-up with Washington due to a sore shoulder, but the Bucks still pulled out a 151-131 win over the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2020
They’re not always going to be perfect and Wednesday night’s game against Golden State in San Francisco is a perfect example of that. But when the dust settled, the Milwaukee Bucks pulled out a 107-98 win over the Warriors. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30...
by Bill Scott | Dec 31, 2019
The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t play well or shoot well in the first half and went into the locker room at halftime with a narrow three-point lead over the Chicago Bulls. The second half was different. The Bucks busted out in the third quarter, hitting 71.4% from...
by Bill Scott | Dec 28, 2019
Already playing without Eric Bledsoe, the Milwaukee Bucks went without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday night in Atlanta and still rolled to a 112-86 win over the Hawks. The Bucks (28-5) led by as many as 32 points in their win over the Hawks (6-26), who...
by Bill Scott | Dec 15, 2019
Playing without starting point guard Eric Bledsoe, the Milwaukee Bucks still extended their winning streak to 18 games, knocking off the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-108 on Saturday night at Fiserv Forum. The 18-straight wins is the second longest win streak in Bucks...
by Bill Scott | Dec 12, 2019
The Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to 16-straight games, knocking off the New Orleans Pelicans 127-112 at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night. The Bucks played without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was sidelined with a sore quad. They didn’t need...
by Bill Scott | Nov 28, 2019
The Milwaukee Bucks ran their winning streak to nine games on Wednesday night, knocking off the Atlanta Hawks 111-102 at Fiserv Forum. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 10 rebounds as the Bucks improved to 15-3. Eric Bledsoe added nine points and 10 assists....
by Bill Scott | Nov 22, 2019
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a triple-double with 24 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off the Portland Trailblazers 137-129 on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum. Eric Bledsoe scored 30 points and Pat Connaughton added 18 off the bench to...