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Bucks part company with Malcolm Brogdon

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

The Milwaukee Bucks were active with the official start of free agency underway on Sunday.

All-star Khris Middleton will sign a five year, $178 million dollar deal to remain with the Bucks.  The negotiating period started Sunday and the contracts can become official on July 6th.

Bucks center Brook Lopez agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal.

Veteran guard George Hill was released by the team earlier, then agreed to a lesser deal, three years worth $29 million.

Those deals came at a price.  With guard Malcolm Brogdon set to become a restricted free agent, the Bucks sent him to the Indiana Pacers for a first and pair of second round draft picks next year.  Brogdon gets a four year deal worth $85 million from the Pacers.

The Bucks could have matched any potential offer from another NBA team for Brogdon, who was a restricted free agent.  But the salary cap was going to be an issue and to a certain extent, still is.  Somebody had to go and to the Bucks ownership, it made the most sense to deal Brogdon.

Brogdon will certainly be missed, signing Hill helps.  They’ll need to get last seasons top draft pick, Donte DiVincenzo, as well as returning players Sterling Brown and Pat Connaughton to step up their game to make up for Brogdon’s departure.

Getting Middleton to return, as well as Lopez in the middle, will go a long way towards helping the Bucks take another run at an NBA title.

Bucks end two-game losing streak

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A third quarter technical foul charged against Giannis Antetokounmpo ignited a Milwaukee Bucks run and they went on to beat the Indiana Pacers 117-98 on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

Antetokounmpo finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds, while Khris Middleton rebounded from a poor shooting game at Phoenix with 27 points to lead the Bucks.

After Antetokounmpo thought he was fouled and got hit with a technical, the Bucks went on a 13-0 run to widen the gap and the Bucks would never be challenged again.

The victory ended a two-game losing skid and helped the Bucks improve to 3-1 against the Pacers, who own the 3rd best record in the Eastern Conference.  The Bucks also improved to 9-3 against the four teams directly behind them in the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks return home Saturday night to host Charlotte at Fiserv Forum.

Bucks keep their foot on the gas, beat Pacers

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Another big night for all-star Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday night.  Giannis tallied his 5th triple-double of the season with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 106-97 win over the Indiana Pacers.

The  Bucks trailed by 10 points in the fourth quarter, then went on a 11-0 run on the way to the 9-point win.  The Bucks won for the 14th time in the last 16 games and improved to a league best 43-14.

The Bucks head into the all-star break one win short of their entire win total from last season and still have 25 games left to play.

Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and Khris Middleton 15 to help the Bucks.

The Bucks went big down the stretch and went to a switch everything defense and it worked.  They had been stuck in an offensive rut and coach Mike Budenholzer was simply looking for anything that might work.

The Pacers saw their six game winning streak come to an end.

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 hold off Pacers for second-straight home win

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Ersan Ilyasova

Ersan Ilyasova

Ersan Ilyasova missed just two shots, connected on five 3-pointers, and scored a career-high 34 points as the Milwaukee Bucks held off a second half charge by the Indiana Pacers to win the Central Division battle, 111-107, at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Milwaukee built a 23-point first quarter lead as they began the game on a 34-11 run. During that stretch, the Bucks made 14-of-19 shots, including eight straight, as they won for the second consecutive game. It’s only the fifth win in the past 18 outings.

All five Bucks scored in double-figured, led by Ilyasova. Khris Middleton had 17 points, followed by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 16. As a team, Milwaukee outshot Indiana 53-percent to 42-percent.

The Pacers rallied back to within two in the final 20-seconds and trailed 110-107 when George Hill’s attempt to tie the game rattled out of the basket with less than two seconds remaining. Hill (24) and backcourt mate C.J. Miles (26) combined for 50 points.

Milwaukee returns to .500 with a 36-36 record and maintains its position as the sixth-seed in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bucks trail fifth-seeded Washington by four, while moving 2.5 games ahead of Miami. The loss drops Indiana a half-game back of Boston for the eighth and final playoff spot. [Read more…]

Sanders shines in Buck’s loss to Pacers

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Despite a double-double from Larry Sanders, the Milwaukee Bucks were defeated by the Indiana Pacers 95-80 on Saturday night.

On a weekend that saw back-to-back games played by Milwaukee, the Bucks struggled shooting from the floor, hitting just under 38% of their shots.

This fourth consecutive loss from Milwaukee puts them at 16-16 and now three and one half games behind Central Division leaders the Pacers.

For Milwaukee, Monta Ellis had a game-high 21 points and was one of three Bucks in double-digits.  Larry Sanders and Brandon Jennings each had 12 points in the loss.

Sanders led the team in rebounds with 12, and got his-double-double for the game.

Indiana was led in scoring by Roy Hibbert, who also had a double-double and scored 20 points.  Pacers’ George Hill had 14 points, and David West and Lance Stephenson each had 10 points in the victory.

The Pacers were led in rebounds by Hibbert who had 15, with Hill grabbing eight boards.

Milwaukee looks to snap this losing streak at home against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night.

Bucks score 101 points in losing effort to Rockets

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While the Milwaukee Bucks (16-15) created a 58-47 lead at halftime, they could not maintain that lead Saturday night against the Houston Rockets (19-14).

A combination of poor shooting in the third quarter from Milwaukee plus a 38 point fourth quarter from Houston fueled the comeback and saw Milwaukee drop their third game in a row.  The Bucks went 4 of 16 for shooting in the third quarter and, in the fourth quarter, allowed a 13-0 run from Houston.

With this third consecutive loss, Milwaukee drops to third in the Central Division, two games behind the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers who are tied for the lead.

Brandon Jennings was one of seven Milwaukee Bucks who hit the double-digit mark in scoring, with 16 points.  Accompanying him was Monta Ellis and Mike Dunleavy with 12 points, John Henson, Ersan Ilyasova, and Beno Udrih all with 11 points, and Ekoe Udoh with 10 points.

The Bucks were led in rebounds by John Henson with 15 rebounds en route to his double-double. Ekoe Udoh of the Bucks had eight rebounds on the night.

Houston was led in scoring by James Harden with 29 points.  Carlos Delfino had 22 points, Toney Douglas and Patrick Patterson both had 18 points, and Omer Asik had 13 on the night.  Jeremy Lin, who left in the third quarter for stitches after a collision with Milwaukee’s Larry Sanders, had eight points.

The Rockets were led in rebounding by Omer Asik with eight, and both Marcus Morris and Chandler Parsons had seven rebounds.

With the mid-point of the season quickly approaching, Milwaukee looks to get back in the division hunt with a game at the Indiana Pacers Saturday night.