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Bucks First Round of Head Coach Interviews Nearly Complete

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The Milwaukee Bucks are nearly done with their first round of interviews for their head coaching position.

 Milwaukee will next interview Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and former Cavs coach David Blatt.  The team met with former New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams Thursday, and it’s possible another assistant could join the first round of interviews. 

 The team has also interviewed Spurs assistant Ettore Messina, former Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and former Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer.  Interim coach Joe Prunty interviewed with the team this past Wednesday.

 Once the first round is done, GM Jon Horst will pair down the list of candidates to three or four.  It’s then that the Bucks ownership group will become involved in the process. 

 Another name that could become a possibility is Dwayne Casey, who was fired by the Toronto Raptors on Friday after they were swept in the second round of the playoffs.  Casey led Toronto to the top regular season record in the Eastern Conference, and was named the NBA’s coach of the year.

Bucks fall hard in Indianapolis

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The Milwaukee Bucks suffered an embarrassing defeat on Monday night, 109-96 to the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.  The game wasn’t as close as the final score.

The Bucks trailed by 20-points or more for most of the night.  Indiana went on a 20-0 run over a six minutes stretch of the opening quarter to break the game open early.

By the time the dust settled on the first quarter, the Pacers were up 37-16 and let by as many as 27 points in the second quarter.  The Bucks made just 5 of 18 from the field (27.8%) in the first quarter.  The Pacers hit 17 of 24 from the field (70.8%) in the quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo made just three field goals on eight attempts (both season lows).  He finished with 17 points, just the second time Giannis has scored under 20 points this season.

The Bucks return to the court on Wednesday night at home against the Orlando Magic (12-28).

Bucks fall to Raptors in OT

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The Milwaukee Bucks saw their two-game winning streak come to an end, falling to the Toronto Raptors 131-127 in overtime at the Air Canada Centre.

Eric Bledsoe led the Bucks with 29 points, scoring 11 of the teams 13 points in overtime.  Giannis Antetokounmpo added 26 points to go along with eight rebounds and seven assists, but managed just two points in overtime.

The Bucks trailed most of the night, but took a four-point lead (110-106) with just over two minutes to play in regulation.  Then with the game tied at 114 with 3.2 seconds left, the Bucks had a chance to win it in regulation but couldn’t get a shot off before the buzzer.

DeMar DeRozan set a Raptors franchise record by scoring 52 points to lead all scorers.

The Bucks return home Wednesday night to host the Indiana Pacers (19-18).  The Pacers are 3-7 in their last 10-games.