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Bucks close practice facility

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The Milwaukee Bucks shut down their practice facility on Sunday after receiving the results from coronavirus testing on Friday.  According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the team still plans to depart for training camp in Orlando on Thursday, but it isn’t expected to hold any more workouts before that time.

The Bucks haven’t released any details in terms of the closure or who among the team that might have tested positive for the virus.  Head coach Mike Budenholzer said last week that such information wouldn’t be made available to the media.

The Bucks still have more than three weeks before they resume their season against the Boston Celtics on July 31st, giving any members of the organization that may have tested positive, time to recover.

The Bucks had planned to have media availability on Monday, but that has since been canceled.

 

Bucks set to resume season July 31 against Boston

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The Milwaukee Bucks will resume their NBA season on July 31 when they take on the Boston Celtics at HP Field House.

The NBA released the rest of the regular-season schedule on Friday for the 22 teams will are taking part the rest of the way.

The Bucks will face the Houston Rockets next, on August 2 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.

“We’re thrilled to resume our season in Orlando thanks to the league’s extensive plan that puts everyone’s health and safety first,” said Bucks General Manager Jon Horst on the team’s website.  “We commend Adam Silver for his steady leadership during the hiatus and for working closely with the National Basketball Players Association to produce comprehensive protocols that will enable us to complete the season and to crown an NBA Champion.  Our players are excited to get back on the court.  While we will miss the opportunity of playing in front of our fans at Fiserv Forum, we will be grateful for Bucks fans cheering us from afar.” [Read more…]

NBA to vote Thursday on 22-team return

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Giannis Antetokounmpo (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

When the NBA suspended its season on March 11 because of the coronavirus, the Milwaukee Bucks held the best record in the league.  Moving forward, it was uncertain that they would have the opportunity to see it through and compete for an NBA title.  Now it appears they might get that chance.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday.

The 22-team format will start with an eight game schedule to help seed the teams for the playoffs.

The Western Conference would have 13 teams going to the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando.  The Eastern Conference would have nine.

In the West, Memphis, New Orleans, Portland, San Antonio, Sacramento and Phoenix would still have a mathematical chance of earning a spot in a play-in series.  In the East, Washington would have to close to within four games of Orlando or Brooklyn to trigger a play-in series on that side of the bracket.

 

Marquette’s Bailey will take a run at NBA Draft

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Marquette Golden Eagles sophomore forward Brendan Bailey announced on Instagram Monday that he is going to give the NBA a shot in 2020.

The 6’8 Bailey is leaving the door open to a possible return to the Golden Eagles.  He averaged 7.1 points and 5.2 rebounds a game last season.  Bailey started all 30 games for Marquette last season, averaging just over 25 minutes a game and hitting 46 of 120 (38.3%) of his three-point attempts.

Bailey committed to Marquette in 2016 but took a two-year Mormon mission.  His first season on the court with the Golden Eagles was 2018-19.

Brenden Bailey is the son of former NBA standout Thurl Bailey, who spent 13 seasons in the league.

 

Short-handed Bucks drop third straight in Denver

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The Denver Nuggets pulled off a season sweep of the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks (53-12), pulling out a 109-95 win on Monday night in Denver.

The Bucks played without their top six scorers, including Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee).

Kyle Corver had 23 points to lead the Bucks off the bench.

Denver won both games in the two-game season series, winning 127-115 in Milwaukee back on Jan. 31.

The Bucks have now lost three straight games, all three coming on their trip out west.  They’ll return to Milwaukee and host the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

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 bounce back with win over Pacers

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The Milwaukee Bucks led a 22-point first half lead slip away, but they still managed to pull away for a 119-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night.

The Bucks went cold in the second quarter, missing 10 straight three-pointers and led by just two-points at the midway point.  But things returned to form in the second half for the Bucks, who won their 53rd game (53-9) of the season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 29 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, while Donte DiVincenzo tied his career high with 19 points and Eric Bledsoe added 16 points.

The Bucks head west for the next three games, starting with a matchup against Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

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.

Budenholzer, Antetokounmpo honored by NBA

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Mike Budenholzer – File Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer has been named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for February.  It’s the second time Budenholzer has won Coach of the Month  honors this season and the fifth time as the head coach of the Bucks.

In February, Budenholzer led the Bucks to the best record in the NBA at 10-1, which was tied for the third-best month in Bucks history and improved the team’s league-best record this season to 51-8.  The Bucks outscored its opponents by an average of 15.2 points a game last month as it led the league in scoring (120.8 ppg) and gave up the fewest points on average (105.6 ppg).  Nine of the Bucks’ 10 wins in February came by double digits, including three by 20+ points and the largest win of the season on Feb. 28 when the Bucks defeated the Thunder by 47 points.

In his second season as head coach of the Bucks, Budenholzer has led Milwaukee to the top record in the NBA at 52-8.  The Bucks are outscoring their opponents by 12.7 points per game this season, currently [Read more…]

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.