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Bucks fall to Suns, first back-to-back losses this season

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Playing without forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Phoenix Suns 140-131 on Sunday night in Phoenix.  Khris Middleton scored 39 points and Eric Bledsoe added 28, but the Bucks dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Devin Booker led the Suns with 36 points, 28 of those in the first half.  Ricky Rubio added 25 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in the victory for Phoenix.

The Bucks trailed 77-59 at halftime, but they rallied in the second half to make a game of it.  They climbed to within six-points at 134-128 before the Suns hit six-straight free throws to close out the victory.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, after undergoing an MRI on his knee, was diagnosed with a sprained knee in the Lakers game on Friday night.  He didn’t play Sunday in Phoenix and won’t play Monday night in Denver either.

The Bucks will return home to host Boston on Wednesday and his status for the game will be updated then.

The Bucks fell to 53-11 with the loss.

Bucks offense goes cold, fall to Heat

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The Milwaukee Bucks saw their six-game winning streak come to an end, falling to the Miami Heat 105-89.  Playing on back-to-back nights, the Bucks struggled to find their rhythm on offense and failed to reach 100 points for the second straight outing.  That, after they went 83 straight games of scoring 100 or more.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was held to 13 points on 6-of-18 shooting and Khris Middleton returned to the lineup with just 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting.

As a team, the Bucks hit just 5 of 31 (16.1%) three-point attempts.  Miami meanwhile was red hot from distance, hitting 18 of 37 (48.6%) for the game.  Jimmy Butler and Jae Crowder scored 18 points apiece.  Bam Adebayo added 14 points, 13 rebounds and five assists as the Heat became the first team this season to beat the Bucks more than once.  The Bucks are 0-2 against the Heat this season, which means they lose the 3-game season series.

Brook Lopez had 21 points to lead the Bucks offensively.

The Bucks return home to host the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum, before heading out again on a west coast trip, starting with the Lakers on Friday night.

100-point streak ends, but Bucks win streak continues

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

The Milwaukee Bucks streak of scoring 100 or more points in a game came to an end at 83 games on Sunday.  But they still won the game, 93-85 over the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center on Sunday.

The last time the Bucks failed to score at least 100 points in a game was February 23, 2019.  The only two teams with longer streaks is the 1981-82 Denver Nuggets (136 games) and the 1978-80 San Antonio Spurs (129 games).

Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated for the Bucks, scoring 40 points, pulling down 20 rebounds and dishing out six assists.  Giannis hit 17 of 28 from the field for the game.

Brook Lopez was the only other starter to score in double figures for the Bucks, finishing with 16 points, giving the Bucks their sixth straight victory.

Aside from Antetokounmpo, the day was a struggle for the Bucks, who shot 40% from the field and 22.6% from three-point range.  They turned the ball over 17 times.

The Bucks played a second straight game without Khris Middleton with neck soreness.

The Bucks improved to an NBA best 52-8 and return to action in Miami on Monday night to face the Heat.

Team Giannis falls in NBA All-Star game

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Giannis Antetokounmpo (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

A new format made things more more interesting and exciting at the NBA All-Star game in Chicago but when it was all said and done, a free throw turned out to be the deciding point as Team Lebron knocked off Team Giannis 157-155.

The target score was decided by adding 24 to the leading team’s score at the end of the third quarter, which meant 157 was the target score.  Lakers forward Anthony Davis needed to make one free throw to get there.  He missed the first but nailed the second to give Team Lebron the victory.

Kawhi Leonard led Team Lebron with 30 points, seven rebounds and two steals to win the inaugural Kobe Bryant MVP award.  LeBron James and Chris Paul each added 23 points as the team earned $400,000 for Chicago Scholars.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Kemba Walker added 23 points and Joel Embiid added 22 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for Team Giannis.

Team Giannis still earned $100,000 for After School Matters.

Bucks forward Khris Middleton finished with five points in the All-Star Classic.

The Bucks return to action on Thursday when they face the Pistons in Detroit.

 

Bucks drop final game before All-Star break

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The Milwaukee Bucks pride themselves on their defense, especially inside the paint.  Wednesday night, they seemed disinterested in defending the lane in a 118-111 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The Pacers hit 21 of 30 (70%) two-point shots in the first half.  T.J. Warren poured in a game-high 35 points to lead the Pacers.  He hit 16 of 19 from the field, including 15 of 17 on two point attempts.

The Bucks once again, played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who stayed back in Milwaukee after the birth of his son.  But the Bucks had been 5-0 in previous games without Giannis.

But this time, the Bucks were out of sorts on the offensive end as well and trailed the Pacers 68-45 at halftime. [Read more…]

Bucks knock off Kings without Giannis

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The Milwaukee Bucks outscored the Sacramento Kings by 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 123-111 win on Monday night at Fiserv Forum.

Playing without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out after the birth of his first child, Khris Middleton led the charge.  Middleton scored 28 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out eight assists as the Bucks improved to 46-7 with their fifth straight victory.

Eric Bledsoe was also in triple-double range with 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Bucks.

It was the fifth game that Antetokounmpo sat out this season and the Bucks are a perfect 5-0 in those games. [Read more…]

Strong second half leads Bucks past Sixers

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The Philadelphia 76ers strong three-point shooting kept the game close, but a strong second half by the Bucks cemented their 44th (44-7) victory of the season, 112-101 on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 36 points and pulled down 20 rebounds to lead the Bucks to their 12th win in the last 13 games.  Khris Middleton added 20 points with 16 of those 20 coming in the second half.

Thursday’s game is the fifth in a row in which Antetokounmpo has scored at least 30 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and dished out at least five assists.  The last time that has happened was 1965 by Wilt Chamberlain.

The Bucks used a 14-0 run in the 3rd quarter that would give them a lead they would never give up the rest of the night.

Tobias Harris led the 76ers with 25 points, hitting 5 of 6 three-pointers, but Joel Embiid struggled, scoring 19 points, hitting just 6 of 26 from the field and 3 of 10 on three-point attempts.

Philadelphia shot 42.2% from three-point range, but the Bucks refused to give up much in the paint as the 76ers shot just 33% on two-point attempts.

The Bucks are off on Friday and face the Orlando Magic in Orlando on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m.).

 

 

Bucks get by Pelicans in first meeting against Zion

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The Milwaukee Bucks got 34 points and 17 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo and knocked off the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Tuesday night.

Giannis also helped put the clamps down on the Pelicans first overall draft pick Zion Williamson, holding him to 20 points on 5 of 18 shooting from the field.

The Bucks won their second straight and improved to an NBA best 43-7 on the season.

Khris Middleton continued to stay hot, finishing with 20 points, eight assists and eight rebounds.  Wesley Matthews added 17 points while hitting four of five three-pointers in the second half and five for nine for the game.  Eric Bledsoe added 16 points.

The Bucks return home to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

Bucks use size to beat Suns

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Pat Connaughton File Photo: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

The Milwaukee Bucks returned to their winning ways on Sunday, knocking off the Phoenix  Suns 129-108 at Fiserv Forum.

The Bucks lost to Denver on Friday night but pushed their record to 42-7 with Sunday’s win.  They remain on pace to reach 70-wins.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and added 19 rebounds and nine assists to lead the way.  Khris Middleton added 25 points and Brook Lopez had 17 points to go along with nine blocked shots, which is a career high.

The Suns top offensive threat, Devin Booker, scored 32 points but hit just 2 of 5 from beyond the arc.  Deandre Ayton finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds for Phoenix, which has dropped five of their last seven.

The Bucks have won 15 of their last 17 and will return to action Tuesday night in New Orleans against the Pelicans.

Connaughton to dunk in Chicago

Bucks reserve guard Pat Connaughton has been selected to take part in the NBA’s dunk contest as a part of All-Star weekend in Chicago.  Connaughton is one of four players selected to participate so far.  He joins Lakers center Dwight Howard, as well as Orlando’s Aaron Gordon and Miami’s Derrick Jones Jr.

Connaughton will be just the fourth Bucks player to compete in the dunk competition and first since Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2015.  Paul Pressey and Ray Allen are the other two players to compete in that event.

The dunk contest is slated for Saturday night (8 p.m.), February 15 in Chicago.

 

Bucks Middleton lands reserve spot on NBA All-Star team

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Khris Middleton – File Photo Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton was named to the NBA All-Star team for the second straight season.  Middleton was among the seven Eastern Conference players selected by the league’s coaches for the February 16 All-Star Classic in Chicago.

Middleton is averaging a career-high 20.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists a game while shooting 50.3% from the field, 42.2% from three-point range and 90% from the free throw line.

The other Eastern Conference all-star reserves are Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors, Domantas Sabonis of the Indiana Pacers, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.

The seven reserves from the Western Conference are Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trailblazers, Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Chris Pall of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets.

The Bucks were also hoping point guard Eric Bledsoe (15.5 points – 5.2 assists) would also find his way onto the team, but missed out for the second straight season.

This year’s all-star draft, again between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James, will take place beginning at 6 p.m. on Feb. 6.