by Bill Scott | Jul 1, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks landed a big man who can shoot in free agency on Friday, agreeing to a 3-year, $30 million deal with Mirza Teletovic. Teletovic averaged 12.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in a reserve role with the Phoenix Suns last season, shooting a career best 39.3%...
by Bill Scott | Apr 15, 2016
Three-point shooting has become a must for NBA teams and the Milwaukee Bucks fell well short in that department this season. General Manager John Hammond and coach Jason Kidd both say job-one will be to bring in shooters during the draft and free agency. Kidd said he...
by Bill Scott | Mar 22, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks led most of the way last night, but Andrew Drummond’s tip-in with two-seconds left gave the Detroit Pistons a 92-91 victory at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless missed a pair of free throws with 9.6 seconds left and the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2016
For the second game in a row, a late Milwaukee rally fizzled as the Chicago Bulls pulled out a 100-90 win over the Bucks at the United Center in Chicago. The Bucks played from behind most of the night and trailed by four with 2 1/2 minutes left when former Buck Mike...
by Bill Scott | Mar 1, 2016
The young Milwaukee Bucks have struggled with consistency this season. When things have been good, they’ve been really good. But maintaining consistency has been a struggle. Last night was one of those special nights for the Bucks. Jabari Parker poured in a...
by Bill Scott | Jan 20, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks held Miami to a season-low 36.5% shooting from the field and beat the Heat 91-79 in Miami on Tuesday night. Because of injuries, the Heat was down to its third point guard and second-year pro Tyler Johnson struggled against the constant pressure of...
by Bill Scott | Dec 29, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks rallied from 14-points down to tie the game at 89-all, but the Dallas Mavericks rebounded to pull out a 103-93 win at American Airlines Center on Monday night. Former Marquette standout Wesley Matthews answered the Bucks run with a pair of three...
by Bill Scott | Dec 3, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks were held to 33% shooting from the field and made just 3 of 13 three-point field goals, falling to the San Antonio Spurs 95-70. The 70-point total is a season low for the Bucks. After the Bucks climbed to within 50-44 early in the third quarter,...
by Bill Scott | Nov 28, 2015
With coach Jason Kidd serving his one game suspension handed down by the NBA on Friday, his Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Orlando Magic 114-90 in Orlando. Up 49-43 at halftime, the Magic came out in the third quarter and shot 81% from the floor, hitting all six of its...
by Bill Scott | Nov 24, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks, who lost by 37 points at Indiana on Saturday, put an end to their three-game losing streak, upending the Detroit Pistons 109-88 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Monday night. Greg Monroe scored 20 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the...
by Bill Scott | Nov 3, 2015
Jerryd Bayless poured in 26-points and tied a career-high with six-three pointers to help the Milwaukee Bucks win for the first time this season, 103-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets. The Bucks blew a nine-point halftime lead. The game was tied at 80 going into the...
by Bill Scott | Apr 26, 2015
After the Milwaukee Bucks defense forced yet another Chicago turnover, Jared Dudley found Jerryd Bayless with an inbound pass that resulted in a game winning lay-up and a 92-90 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The victory sends the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 25, 2015
In desperate need of a win after six straight losses, the Milwaukee Bucks rallied to beat the Miami Heat 89-88 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center Tuesday night. Milwaukee trailed 85-71 before scoring 14 straight points, part of an 18-3 run to close out the game, which...
by Bill Scott | Mar 18, 2015
Ersan Ilyasova missed a wide-open three-pointer at the buzzer as the Milwaukee Bucks dropped their 9th straight road game, 85-84 against the Pelicans in New Orleans. The Bucks ran a play that worked just the way it was drawn up, but Ilyasova’s three-pointer...
by Bill Scott | Jan 30, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks ended a long road losing streak in Orlando, beating the Magic 115-100 on Thursday night. The Bucks put seven players in double figures and won in Orlando for the first time since December of 2004. The Bucks (24-22) finished their three-game road...
by Bill Scott | Jan 28, 2015
Jerryd Bayless scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter last night, helping the Milwaukee Bucks knock off the Miami Heat 109-102 in Miami. The Bucks (23-22) moved three games ahead of Miami (20-25) in the Eastern Conference standings and improved to a perfect...
by Bill Scott | Jan 26, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks started strong last night, but couldn’t finish in the second half and fell to the Spurs in San Antonio 101-95. The Bucks scored 31 points in the second quarter and shot 58% from the field in the first half, but they turned around and scored...