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Antetokounmpo falls short of NBA Defensive honors

May 24, 2018 By Bill Scott

The NBA released it’s all defensive teams on Wednesday and Milwaukee Bucks all-star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo fell short of both the first and second teams.

Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) and Robert Covington (Philadelphia 76ers) earned the forward spots on the first team. Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) and Al Horford (Boston Celtics) took both spots on the second team.

Former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves also made the second team.

Butler named to U.S. Olympic Basketball Roster

June 27, 2016 By Bill Scott

USA Basketball announced today the 12 players who will represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 15-21.

Among the 12 is former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler, who plays with the Chicago Bulls.

Also named to the squad is Carmelo Anthony (N.Y. Knicks), Harrison Barnes (Golden State), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento) DeMar DeRozan (Toront0), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), Paul George (Indiana), Draymond Green (Golden State), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland), DeAndrew Jordan (LA Clippers), Kyle Lowry (Toronto) and Clay Thompson (Golden State).

The average age of the 12 U.S. players will be 26.8 years at the conclusion of the Olympics. [Read more…]

Chicago’s Butler named NBA’s most improved

May 8, 2015 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Former Marquette standout and Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler is the NBA’s Most Improved Player.

Butler easily won the honor receiving 92 of 129 first-place votes. Draymond Green of Golden State finished a distant second.

Butler was the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, averaging 20 points and 5.8 rebounds a game for a Bulls team that went 50-32 during the regular season.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo received one 1st-place vote and finished 7th overall. Teammate Khris Middleton finished 13th.

Antetokounmpo scored his career high 27 points against Houston on Feb. 6th. He had a 25-point, 12-rebound performance against the Bulls in game 3 of their NBA playoff series.

Worst postseason loss in team history ends Bucks run

May 1, 2015 By Bill Scott

Jason Kidd

It wasn’t pretty from the opening tip as the Milwaukee Bucks fell behind by as much as 34 points in the first half, and ultimately suffered a 120-66 Game 6 loss to the Bulls at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The 54-point setback is the largest losing deficit ever for a Bucks playoff game. The win gives Chicago a 4-2 Eastern Conference playoff series win, sending the Bulls to a 2nd round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Chicago was hot early, hitting 51% of their shots in the first half, including an 8-for-15 effort from beyond the arc.

Michael Dunleavy scored 19 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to lead the Bulls.

Not a single player reached double figures in scoring for Milwaukee, who were paced by Zaza Pachulia’s eight points. The Bucks struggled from the field, connecting on 25-of-76 (32%) field goal attempts and only 4-of-19 from three. [Read more…]

Veteran Bulls outlast young Bucks in 2OT, can clinch series Saturday

April 24, 2015 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Missed free throws and periods of stagnant offense were two of the biggest contributors to the Milwaukee Bucks losing Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Playoff series to the rival Bulls, 113-106, in double overtime.

Playing in front of an energetic, yet bi-partisan crowd at the Bradley Center, the Bucks surged to an 18-point second quarter, a lead that was quickly erased by an 18-0 Chicago run.

Trailing by ten with 2:50 remaining in regulation, Khris Middleton scored eight straight points to rally Milwaukee and force overtime. The Bulls started the second OT with a 12-0 to sieze control. [Read more…]

The Bucks surrender late lead, trail Bulls 2-0 in series

April 21, 2015 By Bill Scott

Khris Middleton

The defense was holding the Bulls in check, and the Milwaukee Bucks led 74-71 early in the fourth quarter.

Then All-Star Jimmy Butler and his Chicago teammates put it all together, ran off a 13-0 run, and seized Game 2 with a 91-82 victory. The Bulls now lead the best-of-seven series two-games-to-none.

Butler, a Marquette product, scored 14 of his playoff career-high 31 points in the fourth quarter. Derrick Rose scored all of his 15 points after halftime.

Khris Middleton led the Bucks for a second consecutive game, tallying 22 points. Michael Carter-Williams added 12. [Read more…]

Bucks seek to even series with Bulls tonight

April 20, 2015 By Bill Scott

Michael Carter-Williams

In a surprising turn of events Saturday night in Chicago, it was offense that ruled the day in a series that pits two of the NBA’s best defensive teams against each other.

The Bulls took advantage of poor Milwaukee Bucks defense to score 60 first half points, en route to a 103-91 win in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Playoff Series.

Marquette alum Jimmy Butler led all scorers with 25 points, while backcourt mate and former MVP Derrick Rose added 23. Rose finished 9-of-16 from the floor, connecting on a flurry of fierce drives to the basket and deep 3’s.

Khris Middleton paced the Milwaukee attack with 18 points. Ersan Ilyasova added 15, with three others scoring in double figures. [Read more…]

NBA picks Korver over Knight for all-star game

February 11, 2015 By Bill Scott

Milwaukee Bucks

Hours after Dwyane Wade pulled out of the NBA All-Star game and lobbied for Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Knight, league commissioner Adam Silver selected Atlanta’s Kyle Korver to take Wade’s place on the Eastern Conference team.

Knight was hoping to become the Bucks’ first representative in the All-Star game in 11 years. The last Bucks player to play in the game was Michael Redd in 2004.

Korver is the fourth Atlanta Hawks player to be selected for the Feb. 15th game at Madison Square Garden. He is hitting 51.6% from the field, 52.8% from three-point range and 92% from the free-throw line. [Read more…]

Bulls find Bradley Center to their liking, again!

January 31, 2013 By Bill Scott

The BMO Harris Bradley Center once again became the Chicago Bulls home away from home. A strong contingent of Bulls fans made the trek north and made life for the road team, quite pleasant.

As a result, the Bulls jumped out to a big lead early and pulled out a comfortable 104-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Nate Robinson scored 16 of his 24 in the second quarter and former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler had 18 points for the Bulls. [Read more…]