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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 Spread Christmas Cheer With Holiday Victory

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The Milwaukee Bucks managed to hit just six of their 32 three-point shots and missed 17-straight during one stretch.  But their defense was solid and their work in the paint was more than enough to pull out a 109-95 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and added 14 rebounds, four steals, three assists and two blocks to help the Bucks play and win on Christmas Day for the first time since 1977.

The Bucks still haven’t lost back to back games.  The win marked the 10th time this season that the Bucks have followed a loss with a victory.

The Bucks defense combined for 10 steals and seven blocked shots and challenged the Knicks shooting from beyond-the-arc. [Read more…]

Giannis leads Bucks past Pistons

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scores against the Pistons – Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 32 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to help lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Monday night.

Twenty-four of Antetokounmpo’s 32 points came in the second half.

The Bucks led by 15 in the third quarter, but the Pistons made a run to get back in it and the teams went back and forth the rest of the way.  Then in the closing minutes, Giannis took over with three clutch baskets and the Bucks held on for the win.

Khris Middleton added 22 points and Eric Bledsoe had 17 points and nine assists.

Blake Griffin had a triple-double for the Pistons with 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, but he hit just 4 of 13 from the field and committed 10 turnovers.  After Giannis Antetokounmpo got into early foul trouble, it was D.J. Wilson and Sterling Brown that held Griffin in check the rest of the night.

Wilson finished with nine points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field and added three rebounds and three assists.  His opportunity came after Ersan Ilyasova suffered a nose injury during practice.

The Bucks also played again without Malcolm Brogdon, who missed his second straight game with left hamstring soreness.

The win is number-20 on the season for the Bucks, who didn’t secure their 20th win until Jan. 3rd last season.  They also improved to 7-1 against Central Division teams this season.  They finished 6-10 against the Central Division last year.

Next up for the Bucks is a home game on Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Bucks start road trip with a dud

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The Indiana Pacers ran their win streak to five straight games, knocking off the Milwaukee Bucks 113-97 in Indianapolis on Wednesday night.

The Bucks trailed by as many as 21 points and their leading scorer, Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with just 12 points.  His seven shots were the lowest total of the season.  Giannis added 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Eric Bledsoe had 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting, but besides he and Giannis, the rest of the Bucks starters combined to make only 13-of-45 shots (28.9%).  Khris Middleton was just 4 of 18, including 0 for 7 from three-point distance.

As a team, the Bucks made just 11 of 43 (25.6%) from three-point distance.

Thaddeus Young scored a team-high 25 points for the Pacers. [Read more…]

Bucks trail early, rebound to beat Nuggets

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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in their 104-98 win over the Denver Nuggets at Fiserv Forum.

Eric Bledsoe also added 23 points on 8 of 10 scoring with five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

The Bucks trailed by 17 points in the first half and were down 10 points at halftime before a 32 point third quarter gave the Bucks a one-point leading heading to the fourth.  Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 29 in the third.

Bucks guard Khris Middleton had a cold shooting night, going 0 for his first 7 from three-point range.  But it was Middleton who sealed the win with a clutch three-pointer with 27.6 seconds left to play.  It came with the shot clock winding down and a defender in his face.

The Bucks improved to 12-4, 8-1 at Fiserv Forum.  The Nuggets (10-7) got 17 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists from Jamal Murray.

The Bucks are back in action Wednesday night, playing host to the Portland Trailblazers at Fiserv Forum.

Bucks edged by Clippers in OT

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Malcolm Brogdon File Photo: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

After clobbering the two-time defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors just two days earlier, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the LA Clippers 128-126 in Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.

Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe tied the game in the final seconds of regulation with a three-point basket that would force overtime.  They took the lead in a lob pass from Bledsoe to Giannis Antetokounmpo early in overtime, but the Clippers rebounded for the win.

The Bucks were hurt by the Clippers inside.  Montrezl Harrell had 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting.  Patrick Beverly added 21 points and Tobias Harris 20 points for the Clippers.

Antetokounmpo finished with 27 points, 18 rebounds and five steals but Khris Middleton struggled with 14 points, five turnovers and he ended up fouling out.

Malcolm Brogdon added 23 points for the Bucks, who hit 16 of 46 for 34.8% from three-point range.

The Bucks (9-3) lost for the third time this season.  They’ll close out their 4-game western road swing in Denver tonight.

Bucks cruise in road victory over Warriors

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The Milwaukee Bucks continue to show that they are for real, rolling into Oakland and knocking off the two-time defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors 134-111 on Thursday night.

The Warriors saw their eight-game win streak come to an end and they lost shooting guard Stephen Curry with a leg injury in the process.

Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points to lead the Bucks effort.  Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists.  Malcolm Brogdon had 20 and Khris Middleton 17 as the Bucks improved to 9-2 and won their second straight at Oracle Arena.

the Bucks outscored the Warriors 41-28 in the third quarter and shot 65 percent inside the three-point arc (43 of 66) for the game.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 24 points and Kevin Durant added 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the loss for Golden State.

Next up for the Bucks, a date with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

 

Bucks win streak ends at seven

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The Milwaukee Bucks could get their offense on track and watched as the Boston Celtics set a franchise record with 24 three-pointers (24 for 55) in a 117-113 Boston victory at TD Garden on Thursday night.

The Bucks, who have thrived on the three-pointer in the first seven games, hit just 9 of 29 on Thursday night.

They trailed by 15 heading into the fourth quarter but used a 12-0 run to open the final frame and make things close.

The Bucks climbed to within two points with under two minutes left on a Malcolm Brogdon layup.

The Celtics were in the process of going cold in the final minutes, failing to score a field goal in the final 3 minutes and 48 seconds of the game.  But the Bucks couldn’t crawl all the way back themselves. [Read more…]

Bucks remain unbeaten, beat Raptors without Giannis

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Giannis Antetokounmpo looks on – Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

With Giannis Antetokounmpo in the teams concussion protocol, the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off the Toronto Raptors 124-109 in a battle of the league’s final two unbeaten at Fiserv Forum on Monday night.

Ersan Ilyasova led the way with 19 points and 10 rebounds, one of seven Bucks to score in double figures on the night.

Eric Bledsoe and Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points apiece.  Khris Middleton, after a slow start, finished with 14 points and Donte DiVincenzo added a dozen and the Bucks tied their franchise record with 19 triples (19 of 45) for the game.  Thon Makers minutes increased with Antetokounmpo sidelined.  He finished with 11 points.

“I think we’ve got really good players,” Coach Mike Budenholzer said.  “The roster here was in a great place.  Great additions with Brook (Lopez) and Ersan that really are great players.  You just kind of build it around those guys.  Giannis, Khris, Eric, you go up and down, Malcolm, the players are always the key.  Anyone that thinks something different is crazy.”

The Bucks are off until Thursday night when they put their 7-0 record up against the Celtics in Boston.

 

Bucks force a Game 7 in Boston

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So far, the home team is undefeated as the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics take their best-of-seven series to Boston’s TD Garden for the final game on Saturday night (7 p.m.).

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the Bucks to a game six, 97-86 victory over the Celtics at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Thursday night.

The Bucks were playing catch-up in the first half until closing on a 14-2 run to lead 48-39 at halftime.

The Bucks lead grew to 14 points in the second half, but the Celtics used a 20-6 run to tie the score.  But they would not take the lead as the Bucks had an answer, jumping back out in front by nine points by the end of the third quarter.

The Celtics climbed back to within two points and the Bucks yet again had the answer.  The key blow came after Jaylen Brown missed a three-pointer.  Giannis Antetokounmpo gathered the rebound, hit Eric Bledsoe with the outlet, who found Malcolm Brogdon in the corner.  He dropped in a three-pointer over Al Horford as the Bucks pulled away for the win.

Brogdon finished with 16 points and six rebounds.  Khris Middleton also had 16 points for the Bucks.

Milwaukee hasn’t won a playoff series since 2001.  To break that string, they will need to beat the Celtics in Boston on Saturday night.