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Bucks cruise past Miami

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With a trip to Memphis on Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks were looking for a dominating win with a chance to give their top players a little time off.  It’s exactly what they got in a 124-86 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Eric Bledsoe had 17 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 16 as a total of seven Bucks reached double figures.  Giannis Antetokounmpo collected his fourth triple-double of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the win.

After going 9 of 43 from distance in a bad loss in Miami last month, the Bucks hit 17 of 39 (43.6 percent) on Tuesday night.  Ten different players hit at least one three-pointer.

The Bucks scored 23 points off of 19 Miami turnovers and no Bucks player played more than 26 minutes, which is good for a team that has to play on back-to-back nights.

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 open road trip with victory in Houston

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It was billed as the battle of potential NBA MVP’s going in and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rockets guard James Harden didn’t disappoint.

Harden started slow but picked up steam and finished with 42 points and 11 rebounds.  Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 21 rebounds, including some clutch baskets down the stretch to help the Milwaukee Bucks pull out a 116-109 win in Houston.

The Bucks led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter, but Houston cut it to three points.  That’s when Antetokounmpo came up with a big tip-in and some key free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory.  Harden went 0 for 4 in the final two minutes from three-point distance.  Antetokounmpo made 11 of his 14 free throw attempts on the night.

Malcolm Brogdon added 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting.  The Bucks scored 70 points in the paint, including all of Brogdon’s 24.

The Bucks improved to 29-11 on the season.  They’ll travel to Washington D.C. to face the Wizards on Friday night.

Bucks close home stand with a victory

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Thon Maker – File Photo – Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks used a 31-point fourth quarter to pull away for a 114-102 win over the Utah Jazz at Fiserv Forum on Monday night.

The Bucks (28-11) held the Jazz to 40 points in the second half and 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Utah led 62-58 at the half, shooting 53.5 percent from the field (23 of 43).  They increased their lead to 11 points early in the second half.  That’s when the Bucks started to chip away.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points to lead the way.  Malcolm Brogdon added 21, but it was Thon Maker that gave the Bucks the biggest boost off the bench, scoring 15 points and pulling down five rebounds.  Maker saw his minutes go up after D.J. Wilson missed the game with a hip pointer.  He scored seven key points in the fourth quarter.

The Bucks still haven’t lost back-to-back games this season.

Milwaukee went 5-1 on their six-game home stand.  Now, the Bucks will play 13 of their next 18 games on the road, leading up to the all-star break.  It starts with a road game at Houston on Wednesday night.

 

Bucks open home stand with victory

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

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 31 points and added 14 rebounds, eight assists and four blocks to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-96 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

The frustrations mounted for the Knicks, who watched Antetokounmpo dominate on Christmas Day in New York, then do so again Thursday night.

With around 10 minutes left in the game, Enes Kanter hit Giannis with a shot to his face, which didn’t draw a foul call.  Kanter’s eye was already bloodied from an earlier play.  As Antetokounmpo moved back up the floor, he and Kanter came together, with Kanter yelling at Giannis.

Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham quickly left the bench to separate the two.  After an official review, Kanter was assessed a pair of technical fouls and ejected.  Antetokounmpo received one technical. [Read more…]

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…]

Bucks win third straight, down Pelicans

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and added eight rebounds and eight assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 123-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

The Bucks used an 11-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Malcolm Brogdon returned to the lineup and scored 16 points and Khris Middleton added 14 for the Bucks, who have won three straight and improved to 21-9 on the year.

Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 27 points and 11 rebounds, but missed a large part of the second and third quarters with an ankle injury.  Jrue Holiday added 25 points and 12 assists but New Orleans fell for the third time in the last four games.

The Bucks play the next three on the road, starting with a trip to Boston to face the Celtics on Friday night.

 

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…]

Antetokounmpo named Player of the Month

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Giannis Antetokounmpo File Photo – Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for October and November.  It is the second Player of the Month honor for Antetokounmpo, previously winning the award for March during the 2016-17 season.  He’s the first player in Bucks history to win Player of the Month multiple times.

While leading the Bucks to the second-best record in the NBA at 15-6, Antetokounmpo averaged team-highs in points (27.3), rebounds (12.9), assists (6.0) and steals (1.5) per game while shooting a team-best 57.7 percent from the field during October and November.  He was the only player in the NBA to average at least 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while he ranked second in the Eastern Conference in scoring (6th in the NBA), fourth in rebound (5th in the NBA) and fourth in field goal percentage (11th in the NBA).

In 20 games during October and November, Antetokounmpo tallied eight 30-point games, had 14 games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds and seven games with 30+ points and 10+ rebounds.  He also recorded two triple-doubles in wins over Philadelphia on Oct. 24 and Sacramento on Nov. 4.