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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.

Giannis returns as Bucks outlast Bulls

February 12, 2019 By Bill Scott

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

February 7, 2019 By Bill Scott

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.

Bucks cap road trip with a victory in Brooklyn

February 5, 2019 By Bill Scott

The Brooklyn Nets have been dealing with multiple injuries during the past month, but they’ve still been one of the league’s top teams during that stretch. It caught up with them last night, as the Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 113-94 victory, capping off a five-game road trip with a 4-1 record.

Giannis Antetokounmpo finished just short of a triple-double, 30 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Bucks (39-13). Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Eric Bledsoe 15 points, five assists and five steals.

Bledsoe also held Nets point guard G’Angelo Russell to 18 points on 7-of-20 shooting. Bledsoe had extra motivation after he was overlooked for a spot on the all-star team. The NBA on Friday named Russell an all-star as an injury replacement for Indiana’s Victor Oladipo.

The Bucks return to Milwaukee and will host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Fiserv Forum.

Antetokounmpo named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week, sixth time this season and ninth time in his career.

With Antetokounmpo leading the way, Milwaukee went a perfect 3-0 last week, picking up wins at Detroit, Toronto and Washington to improve its NBA-Best record to 28-13. He averaged 25.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game last week while shooting 51.0 percent from the field. This included a 37-point, 10 rebound performance in Saturday’s win over Washington where Antetokounmpo set the franchise record for most free throws made without a miss as he went a perfect 17-for-17 from the charity stripe.

On the season, Antetokounmpo is averaging 26.6 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 57.1 percent from the field.

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 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 keep rolling with win at Orlando, Johnson to have jersey retired

January 20, 2019 By Bill Scott

Eric Bledsoe poured in a season high 30 points on 12 of 14 shooting to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their fourth straight win, 118-108 over the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center in Orlando on Saturday night.

The Bucks led by as many as 19 points in the third quarter before Orlando chipped away and trailed by as little as two points early in the fourth. That’s when Bledsoe took over, scoring 12 of his 30 points in the final quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Malcolm Brogdon added 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting and D.J. Wilson finished with eight points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

The Bucks closed out their stretch of five out of six games on the road with a 5-1 record. They return home for a pair of games, starting with a 1 p.m. tip against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday at Fiserv Forum.

Bucks to retire Johnson’s No. 8

The Milwaukee Bucks announced that they will retire Marques Johnson’s jersey No. 8, making him the ninth Bucks player to be so honored. He’ll be the first player to have his number retired since the Bucks opened Fiserv Forum.

The ceremony will take place Sunday, March 24th when the Bucks take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s the day before Johnson’s mother will be celebrating her 92nd birthday.

Johnson played for the Bucks from 1977-’84 and averaged 21.0 points a game, which ranks fourth-most in team history. His jersey retirement is considered by most as long overdue.

Bucks cruise past Miami

January 16, 2019 By Bill Scott

With a trip to Memphis on Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks were looking for a dominating win with a chance to give their top players a little time off. It’s exactly what they got in a 124-86 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Eric Bledsoe had 17 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 16 as a total of seven Bucks reached double figures. Giannis Antetokounmpo collected his fourth triple-double of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the win.

After going 9 of 43 from distance in a bad loss in Miami last month, the Bucks hit 17 of 39 (43.6 percent) on Tuesday night. Ten different players hit at least one three-pointer.

The Bucks scored 23 points off of 19 Miami turnovers and no Bucks player played more than 26 minutes, which is good for a team that has to play on back-to-back nights.

Bucks open road trip with victory in Houston

January 10, 2019 By Bill Scott

It was billed as the battle of potential NBA MVP’s going in and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rockets guard James Harden didn’t disappoint.

Harden started slow but picked up steam and finished with 42 points and 11 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 21 rebounds, including some clutch baskets down the stretch to help the Milwaukee Bucks pull out a 116-109 win in Houston.

The Bucks led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter, but Houston cut it to three points. That’s when Antetokounmpo came up with a big tip-in and some key free throws down the stretch to preserve the victory. Harden went 0 for 4 in the final two minutes from three-point distance. Antetokounmpo made 11 of his 14 free throw attempts on the night.

Malcolm Brogdon added 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting. The Bucks scored 70 points in the paint, including all of Brogdon’s 24.

The Bucks improved to 29-11 on the season. They’ll travel to Washington D.C. to face the Wizards on Friday night.

Bucks close home stand with a victory

January 8, 2019 By Bill Scott

The Milwaukee Bucks used a 31-point fourth quarter to pull away for a 114-102 win over the Utah Jazz at Fiserv Forum on Monday night.

The Bucks (28-11) held the Jazz to 40 points in the second half and 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Utah led 62-58 at the half, shooting 53.5 percent from the field (23 of 43). They increased their lead to 11 points early in the second half. That’s when the Bucks started to chip away.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points to lead the way. Malcolm Brogdon added 21, but it was Thon Maker that gave the Bucks the biggest boost off the bench, scoring 15 points and pulling down five rebounds. Maker saw his minutes go up after D.J. Wilson missed the game with a hip pointer. He scored seven key points in the fourth quarter.

The Bucks still haven’t lost back-to-back games this season.

Milwaukee went 5-1 on their six-game home stand. Now, the Bucks will play 13 of their next 18 games on the road, leading up to the all-star break. It starts with a road game at Houston on Wednesday night.