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Suns grab game 1 of NBA finals

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Chris Paul poured in 32 points and Devin Booker added 27 to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 118-105 win in game one of the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks in Phoenix.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the Bucks lineup after missing the previous two games with a hyperextended left knee.  Giannis had 20 points and 17 rebounds in 35 minutes.  Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 29 points.

The loss means the Bucks will have to play from behind after dropping Game 1 of their third straight series.

The series opener for the Suns was their first NBA Finals game in Phoenix since Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls won their third straight championship in six games in 1993.  The Suns made their only other finals appearance in 1976.

Prior to this year, the Suns hadn’t made the playoffs since 2010.  Just two years ago, the Suns were last in the Western Conference with a 19-63 record.

The Bucks are making their third finals appearance, having won their only title in 1971.  Their only other opportunity came in 1974.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young is Questionable for Game 4 Against the Bucks

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young suffered a bone bruise in his foot and is listed as questionable for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.  An MRI revealed the injury on Monday.

Young sprained his ankle with 36 seconds to go in the third quarter when he inadvertently stepped on the foot of game official Sean Wright.

Young had 32 points through the first three quarters on Sunday night but managed just three points in the fourth quarter after returning to the game.

Khris Middleton poured in 38 points to lead the Bucks to a 113-102 victory and a 2-1 lead in the series.  That’s back-to-back wins for the Bucks after dropping the series opener in Milwaukee.

 

Bucks Fall to Atlanta 116-113

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks struggled shooting from 3-point range and struggled defending the Atlanta Hawks star offensive player in a 116-113 loss in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Trae young scored 48 points on 17-34 shooting for Atlanta, who has won the first game of all three of their playoff series this postseason.   Clint Capela converted a go-ahead put-back with 29.8 seconds left, and Khris Middleton missed a game tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks.  Jrue Holiday added 33 points and 10 assists.

It was the first time the Hawks have won a Conference Finals game since moving to Atlanta in 1968.

Game Two is Friday at 7:30 CT.

Bucks get a little time off after sweeping Miami

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

After losing in the second round of the NBA playoffs to Miami last season, the Milwaukee Bucks swept the Heat in the opening round of the playoffs this year.

The Bucks capped off the four-game sweep on Saturday with a 120-103 win.  They trailed by seven at halftime before mounting their comeback in the third quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored his first career triple-double and just the fourth in franchise playoff history.  Giannis had 20 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds in the win.  Brook Lopez led the way with 25 points, while Bryn Forbes added 22 points and Khris Middleton had 20.

The Bucks will face either Brooklyn or Boston.  The Nets lead that series 3-1 over the Celtics at the moment.

Jokic leads Denver in rout of the Bucks

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Nikola Jokic earned his 50th career triple-double with 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 128-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.  Jokic’s triple-double was his ninth of the season.

Jamal Murray added 24 points for the Nuggets, who have won three straight.  Denver shot 55.8% from the field in the win.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and eight rebounds while Khris Middleton added 20 points.  Giannis had a string of four straight games with at least 35 points come to an end.

The Bucks were held below 100 points for the third time this season and finished 5-3 on their eight-game homestand.  Milwaukee returns to action on Thursday night at Memphis.

 

Bucks rally for fifth straight win

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The Milwaukee Bucks played one of their better defensive games of the season, holding the Los Angeles Clippers in check down the stretch to post a 105-100 win on Sunday at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Bucks finish the game on a 9-0 run to extend their winning streak to five games.  The Bucks won for the first time in 11 games this season when trailing after three quarters.

With the Bucks up three, Kawhi Leonard’s potential tying 3-point attempt bounced off the front of the rim.  Khris Middleton pulled down the rebound and ice the game with two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to play.  Middleton finished with 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the win. [Read more…]

Bucks hold off Pelicans for 4th straight win

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, Khris Middleton added 31 and Donte DiVincenzo added a career high 24 as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the New Orleans Pelicans 129-125 on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

Zion Williamson scored 34 points and Brandon Ingram added 23 for the Pelicans, who had won two straight.

The Pelicans took a 125-124 lead with 2:01 to play in the fourth quarter, then didn’t score again.  The game was tight most of the way, featuring 15 ties and 23 lead changes.

The Bucks finished the first half of their season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 20-13 record.

The game had plenty of offense and both teams shot well.  The Bucks made 54.2% of their field goal tries, while the Pelicans converted on 50%.

The Bucks return to action on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Fiserv Forum.

 

Bucks extend win streak to three

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Giannis Antetokounmpo led seven Milwaukee players in double figures with 37 points as the Bucks knocked off the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-112 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.  Giannis added eight rebounds and eight assists.

The Timberwolves lost their fifth straight in new coach Chris Finch’s debut.  They’ve lost nine of their last 10 games to fall to an NBA-worst 7-25.

The Bucks shot 53.5% from the field overall and made 20 of 42 from 3-point range (47.6%).  Bryn Forbes added 23 points off the bench and hit five of nine from distance.

Both teams scored at a brisk pace in the opening quarter with the Bucks leading 38-36 after one period.  But the Bucks defense improved in [Read more…]

Antetokounmpo, Middleton lead Bucks past Kings

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The Milwaukee Bucks extended their win streak to two games, knocking off the Sacramento Kings 128-115 on Sunday night at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and Khris Middleton added 32.

“I thought individually they were good, and they had good moments together,” said Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer.  “I thought our defense set the table and we were able to get out and both of them were able to be in attack mode.”

Antetokounmpo made 19 of 24 free throws and added 18 rebounds to lead the Bucks to their ninth straight win against the Kings.

The Bucks scored the first eight points of the third quarter to go up by 22 and led 99-82 heading into the fourth.

Sacramento pulled within 12 points early in the fourth before the Bucks pulled away.  Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton, who played his high school basketball at Oshkosh [Read more…]

Bucks losing streak reaches five games

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Norman Powell matched a season high with 29 points and Pascal Siakam added 27 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 110-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.  The Bucks losing streak extended to five years, their longest streak since the 2017 season.

Powell hit 9 of 12 from the field overall, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 at the free throw line.  It’s the second win in three nights for the Raptors over the Bucks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Bucks, before fouling out late in the game.  Donte DiVincenzo added 14 points, Khris Middleton had 13, Brook Lopez 12 and Bryn Forbes had 11.

The Bucks trailed by as many as 23 points before closing the gap to 10 but couldn’t get any closer.

The Bucks host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Fiserv Forum on Friday night.  They fell to the Thunder 114-109 in Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Giannis is All-Star starter

Before the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named an All-Star Game starter for the fifth straight season.