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Bucks keep their foot on the gas, beat Pacers

February 14, 2019 By Bill Scott

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.

Antetokounmpo selects team for upcoming All-Star game

February 8, 2019 By Bill Scott

Milwaukee Bucks standout Giannis Antetokounmpo has his team for the upcoming NBA All-Star game in Charlotte on Sunday, Feb. 17.

Giannis and Lakers star Lebron James selected their squads on Thursday night, broadcast on TNT. Because James received the most fan votes, he was given the first pick and selected Golden State’s Kevin Durant. Giannis followed by taking Warriors guard Stephen Curry, after Curry selected Antetokounmpo with his first pick in last years all-star game.

Antetokounmpo was given the first selection among the reserves and he quickly snapped up his Milwaukee teammate, Khris Middleton.

Team Giannis features starters Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Paul George and Kemba Walker.

There was one trade. After the selections were made, Lebron James offered to trade Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook to Team Giannis for 76ers star Ben Simmons. Giannis made the deal.

Following is the roster for Team Giannis: Stephen Curry (Golden State), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia), Paul George (Oklahoma City), Kemba Walker (Charlotte), Khris Middleton (Milwaukee), Nikola Jokic (Denver), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City), Blake Griffin (Detroit), D’Angelo Russell (Brooklyn), Nikola Vucevic (Orlando), Kyle Lowry (Toronto) and Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas).

The roster for Team Lebron: Kevin Durant (Golden State), Kyrie Irving (Boston), Kawhi Leonard (Toronto), James Harden (Houston), Anthony Davis (New Orleans), Klay Thompson (Golden State), Damian Lillard (Portland), Ben Simmons (Philadelphia), LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota), Bradley Beal (Washington) and Dwyane Wade (Miami).

Middleton to take part in three-point contest

February 6, 2019 By Bill Scott

Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton will take part in NBA All-Star Saturday Night (Feb. 16), squaring off in the three-point shooting contest.

Middleton will become the third Bucks player to participate, joining Ray Allen (2000-02) and Craig Hodges (1986-88) who each appeared in the contest three times. Middleton will seek to become the second-ever winner from the Bucks after Allen won it in 2001.

Devin Booker (Phoenix), Seth Curry (Portland), Stephen Curry (Golden State), Danny Green (Toronto), Joe Harris (Brooklyn), Buddy Hield (Sacramento), Damian Lillard (Portland), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) and Kemba Walker (Charlotte) will go up against Middleton in this year’s competition. Booker is the defending champion.

In his seventh season, Middleton is averaging a career-high 2.3 three-pointers made per game and is connecting on 38-percent of his three-point attempts. He’s also second on the Bucks with 116 threes made while averaging 17.3 points a game. For his career, Middleton is shooting 38.9-percent from beyond the arc and is currently third on the Bucks’ all-time list for three-point field goals made (679) and attempted (1,735).

In addition to the three-point contest, Middleton will make his first-career appearance in the All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 17, joining teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo who was selected as a captain and starter for the game. With the Bucks having the best record in the Eastern Conference through Feb. 3, Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer and his staff will coach Team Giannis in the All-Star Game.

Bucks keep it rolling at Washington

February 3, 2019 By Bill Scott

After falling to Washington three weeks ago, the Milwaukee Bucks got some revenge by rolling to a 131-115 win over the Wizards at the Capital One Arena.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and 10 rebounds while making all 17 of his free throws for the Bucks. Brook Lopez added 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Khris Middleton added 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Malcolm Brogdon added 15 points.

Eric Bledsoe was held out of the lineup with a sore left achilles. Tony Snell started in his place and finished with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.

The Bucks (38-13) improved to 3-1 on their five-game road trip, winning their third straight game. They’ll wrap up the road trip Monday night in Brooklyn against the Nets.

Washington dropped to 22-30 with the loss.

Budenholzer honored by Eastern Conference [Read more…]

Bucks win season series with Toronto

February 1, 2019 By Bill Scott

The Milwaukee Bucks proved to be the best team in the East through the first half of the season after knocking off the rival Toronto Raptors 105-92 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night.

The win gave the Bucks the season series (3-1) and a perfect 2-0 mark in Toronto.

The Bucks led by as many as 24 points in the second half, but the Raptors drew close in the final minutes and got the game to within six points before the Bucks clamped down defensively and pulled away for the 13-point victory.

Giannis Antetokounmpo spent much of the game in foul trouble and picked up his fifth foul in the opening minute of the fourth quarter and had to head to the bench. But Khris Middleton and the Bucks played with great composure and made sure Toronto didn’t steal one with Giannis on the bench.

Middleton, who was named an all-star reserve earlier, finished with 18 points and D.J. Wilson came off the bench to score a career high 16 points.

By securing the top record in the East in the first half, Mike Budenholzer and the rest of his coaching staff will coach Team Giannis at the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 17 in Charlotte. That honor goes to the coaching staff of the team with the best record by Feb. 3, and the Bucks clinched that with the win.

The Bucks travel to Washington to face the Wizards on Saturday night.

NBA All-Star reserves to be announced tonight

January 31, 2019 By Bill Scott

The NBA will name its all-star reserves at 6 p.m. CT Thursday night during TNT’s NBA Tip-off show and the Milwaukee Bucks are hoping for a strong showing.

Aside from Bucks all-star captain Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe are expected to receive strong consideration.

Middleton is averaging 17.3 points and 5.7 rebounds a game. Bledsoe is tied with guard Malcolm Brogdon at 15.8 points a game. Bledsoe is pulling down 4.5 rebounds a game.

The Bucks are in Toronto to face the Raptors tonight. It’s a big game for the Bucks, who lead the season series two games to one. A win tonight would give the Bucks the season series tie-breaker, which could lead to the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Bucks run win streak to five

January 22, 2019 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 31 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 116-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks in a Martin Luther King Jr. matinée.

As it turned out, Giannis never got to square off against his brother Kostas after the Mavericks called him up from their G-League affiliate, but perhaps that will come on a different day.

The Bucks struggled in the second quarter, both offensively and defensively, but they made up for it in the second half.

Six players finished in double figures. Besides Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe had 21 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 19. Brook Lopez had 16 points and 10 rebounds while Khris Middleton had 13 points. Off the bench, Sterling Brown had 11 points. [Read more…]

Bucks hold NBA’s best win percentage, beat Detroit

January 2, 2019 By Bill Scott

The Milwaukee Bucks opened 2019 with another victory. With a 121-98 win over the Detroit Pistons at Fiserv Forum, the Bucks capped off the night with the best winning percentage in the NBA.

Center Brook Lopez hit seven three-pointers (7 of 12) and led all five Bucks starters in double figures with 25 points. Khris Middleton added 22 points for the Bucks, who won their fourth straight and seventh in the last eight games.

Blake Griffin finished with 29 points and Reggie Jackson added 19, but the Bucks held the Pistons to 38-percent shooting from the field.

The Bucks had a big shooting night, hitting 70% from the field in the first half and 59.5-percent for the game.

The Bucks get a couple of days off. They’ll host the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors on Friday and Saturday nights.

Bucks open home stand with victory

December 28, 2018 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 31 points and added 14 rebounds, eight assists and four blocks to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-96 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.

The frustrations mounted for the Knicks, who watched Antetokounmpo dominate on Christmas Day in New York, then do so again Thursday night.

With around 10 minutes left in the game, Enes Kanter hit Giannis with a shot to his face, which didn’t draw a foul call. Kanter’s eye was already bloodied from an earlier play. As Antetokounmpo moved back up the floor, he and Kanter came together, with Kanter yelling at Giannis.

Bucks assistant coach Darvin Ham quickly left the bench to separate the two. After an official review, Kanter was assessed a pair of technical fouls and ejected. Antetokounmpo received one technical. [Read more…]

Giannis leads Bucks past Pistons

December 18, 2018 By Bill Scott

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 32 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to help lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Monday night.

Twenty-four of Antetokounmpo’s 32 points came in the second half.

The Bucks led by 15 in the third quarter, but the Pistons made a run to get back in it and the teams went back and forth the rest of the way. Then in the closing minutes, Giannis took over with three clutch baskets and the Bucks held on for the win.

Khris Middleton added 22 points and Eric Bledsoe had 17 points and nine assists.

Blake Griffin had a triple-double for the Pistons with 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, but he hit just 4 of 13 from the field and committed 10 turnovers. After Giannis Antetokounmpo got into early foul trouble, it was D.J. Wilson and Sterling Brown that held Griffin in check the rest of the night.

Wilson finished with nine points on 4 of 5 shooting from the field and added three rebounds and three assists. His opportunity came after Ersan Ilyasova suffered a nose injury during practice.

The Bucks also played again without Malcolm Brogdon, who missed his second straight game with left hamstring soreness.

The win is number-20 on the season for the Bucks, who didn’t secure their 20th win until Jan. 3rd last season. They also improved to 7-1 against Central Division teams this season. They finished 6-10 against the Central Division last year.

Next up for the Bucks is a home game on Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.