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Bucks clinch Central Division, hoping to hang on to top spot in the East

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Golden State’s 112-89 win over Indiana on Thursday night gave the Milwaukee Bucks the 2018-19 NBA Central Division title.  But the Bucks are hoping to lock up the top spot in the Eastern Conference and are limping to the finish line.

The Bucks are dealing with a number of injuries and their lead over Toronto is just two games for the best record in the Eastern Conference with 10 games left to play.  The Bucks to hold the tie-breaker advantage with the Raptors, which means their lead is actually three games.

Injuries have seen the Bucks go 5-5 in their last 10 games.  Seven players, including superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, sat out with injury during Wednesday’s loss at Cleveland. [Read more…]

Mirotic out 2 to 4 weeks with hand injury

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Nikola Mirotic – Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

More injury issues for the Milwaukee Bucks as the regular season winds down.

Forward Nikola Mirotic is the latest casualty for the Bucks after suffering a sprained and fractured left thumb in Tuesday nights win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Fiserv Forum.

The injury is expected to keep Mirotic sidelined for two to four weeks.  The playoffs start in 3 1/2 weeks in mid-April.

Since being acquired by the Bucks on Feb. 7, Mirotic has played in 14 games (three starts) and is averaging 11.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 22.9 minutes a game.

Five other Bucks are listed as out for Wednesday nights game in Cleveland.  Malcolm Brogdon (foot), Sterling Brown (right wrist soreness), Donte DiVincenzo (heel bursitis), Pau Gasol (ankle) and George Hill (groin soreness).

Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable for tonight’s game.  He sat out last night’s win against the Lakers with a right ankle sprain.  Ersan Ilyasova is also probable after missing Tuesday’s game with an illness.

The Bucks can claim its first Central Division title since 2001 with a win tonight.  They start the day three games in front of Toronto for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with 11 games left in the regular season.

 

Bucks overcome slow start to win at New Orleans

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The Milwaukee Bucks hit just one of their first nine shots in the paint and got nothing from distance as the offense struggled early.  Fortunately, New Orleans hit just 2 of 16 from distance in the opening quarter and 10 of 47 (21.3 percent) for the game.  The result was a 130-113 Bucks victory over the Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Tuesday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points and Khris Middleton added 23 points to lead the Bucks to their NBA leading 51st victory and a three-game lead over Toronto for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks got their offense rolling in the second half.  Malcolm Brogdon had 13 of his 18 points in the quarter and Khris Middleton had 10 of his 23 as the Bucks put 45 points on the board.  Unfortunately, they didn’t do much on the defensive [Read more…]

Bucks drop two straight for first time this season

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The Phoenix Suns came from 10-points down in the fourth quarter to knock off the NBA leading Milwaukee Bucks 114-105 on Monday night.  It’s the first time all season that the Bucks have dropped back-to-back games.

Kelly Oubre Jr. had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Devin Booker added 22 points and Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Suns, who have the league’s worst record.  They’ve also beaten the Bucks in both meetings this season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 points for the Bucks.

Milwaukee led by as many as 16 points in the first half before falling behind by three points in the third quarter.  Another Bucks charge put them up 10, but they couldn’t hold it.

After losing 17 straight games, the Suns have now won three of their last four.

The Bucks return home to Milwaukee to host the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on Thursday.

 

Bucks hold off high-flying Kings out west

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With Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton on the bench, the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off the Sacramento Kings 141-140 in overtime on Wednesday night in Sacramento.

The win was the Bucks’ sixth in a row and their ninth straight on the road, pushing them to 47-14 on the season.

Malcolm Brogdon hit a big three late, then he and Nikola Mirotic both hit some key free throws in the closing seconds to hold off the Kings.

Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe had a triple-double with 26 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to lead the charge.  Brogdon added 25 points and Middleton had 21. [Read more…]

Shorthanded Bucks win 8th straight road game

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Playing without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks opened a five-game road trip with a 117-106 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Monday night.

Antetokounmpo was held out because of a sore right knee.  The Bucks were also without guards George Hill and Sterling Brown as well, but Khris Middleton and Malcolm Brogdon led the way with 22 points each.  The effort gave the Bucks their 5th straight win and 8th straight road victory.

Ersan Ilyasova got the start in place of Antetokounmpo and finished with 10 points and six rebounds.  Nikola Mirotic had 13 points against his former team and Pat Connaughton came off the bench with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists. [Read more…]

Bucks survive at home, secure 45th win

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The Minnesota Timberwolves played without star Karl-Anthony Towns (concussion protocol) but still made life difficult for the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.  The Bucks turned up the heat defensively in the fourth quarter to pull out a 140-128 victory at Fiserv Forum.

The Bucks trailed by two points heading into the fourth quarter, but the Bucks tightened the defense and went on a 18-2 run to secure the win, moving them to 45-14 on the season.  The 45 victories surpasses their win total for all of last season.

Khris Middleton led all scorers with 28 points, 20 of which came in the second half.  Giannis Antetokounmpo added 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

The Bucks also got 19 points from Brook Lopez, 17 from Nikoa Mirotic and 16 each from Malcolm Brogdon and Eric Bledsoe.  Ersan Ilyasova is the seventh Bucks player to finish in double figures with 13 points.

Derrick Rose led the Timberwolves with 23 points.

The Bucks return to action Monday night in Chicago against the Bulls.

 

Bucks keep their foot on the gas, beat Pacers

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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.

Giannis returns as Bucks outlast Bulls

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Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the Milwaukee lineup on Monday night and led the Bucks to a 112-99 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.

Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists, good for his 39th double-double of the season.  He returned to action after sitting out his fourth game of the season on Saturday against Orlando, due to right knee soreness.  Eric Bledsoe added 19 and Malcolm Brogdon 17 to lead the Bucks.

The Bucks built a 14-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, but the Bulls’ 11-0 run late in the quarter cut the Bucks lead down to three points with less than three minutes to play.  The Bucks finished the game with a 12-2 run to seal the win. [Read more…]

Bucks are the first to 40 wins in the NBA

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The Milwaukee Bucks put up 50 points in the first quarter and a franchise record 85 points in the first half, on the way to a 148-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

With injuries and a trade earlier in the day, the Wizards were playing shorthanded, having only nine players available.

Fans at Fiserv Forum were chanting, “We want 50! We want 50!”  Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon gave them what they wanted, hitting a three-pointer to make it 50-35.  The Bucks hit 20 of 27 from the field in the quarter, including 7 of 9 from three-point range.

Washington would close the gap to nine points in the third quarter and then got to within 120-113 in the fourth before the Bucks went on a 13-0 run to pull away for good.

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 43 points to lead all scorers.  He went 17 for 21 from the field, including 3 of 3 from three-point range.  Eric Bledsoe added 22 points and 11 assists for the Bucks, who won their fifth straight and their 40th overall this season.

The Bucks are in Dallas to face the Mavericks on Friday night.