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Brogdon helps Bucks knock off Raptors in Toronto

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File Photo: Malcolm Brogdon – Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Malcolm Brogdon scored 18 points, including a pair of key three-pointers late to help the Milwaukee Bucks knock off the Toronto Raptors 104-99 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

Brogdon’s two three’s came in the final 1:07 with a steal thrown in as well.  It helped the Bucks beat the Raptors for the second time this season and it ran their record to 8-0 in games following a loss.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 19 points and 19 rebounds and Brook Lopez added 19 points to the win as the Bucks became the first team to beat Toronto twice this season.

Serge Ibaka led the Raptors with 22 points.  Kawhi Leonard added 20 points.

The Bucks return to the court on Monday night when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at Fiserv Forum.

 

Antetokounmpo named Player of the Month

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Giannis Antetokounmpo File Photo – Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for October and November.  It is the second Player of the Month honor for Antetokounmpo, previously winning the award for March during the 2016-17 season.  He’s the first player in Bucks history to win Player of the Month multiple times.

While leading the Bucks to the second-best record in the NBA at 15-6, Antetokounmpo averaged team-highs in points (27.3), rebounds (12.9), assists (6.0) and steals (1.5) per game while shooting a team-best 57.7 percent from the field during October and November.  He was the only player in the NBA to average at least 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while he ranked second in the Eastern Conference in scoring (6th in the NBA), fourth in rebound (5th in the NBA) and fourth in field goal percentage (11th in the NBA).

In 20 games during October and November, Antetokounmpo tallied eight 30-point games, had 14 games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds and seven games with 30+ points and 10+ rebounds.  He also recorded two triple-doubles in wins over Philadelphia on Oct. 24 and Sacramento on Nov. 4.

Middleton’s late three beats Chicago

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Khris Middleton hadn’t even attempted a shot in the fourth quarter, but after a scramble, the ball wound up in Middleton’s hands and he buried a three-pointer from the top to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 116-113 win over the Chicago Bulls.

Point guard Eric Bledsoe tapped a missed shot out to Malcolm Brogdon.  Brogdon then kicked the ball back to Middleton who buried the game winner with 5.2 seconds left.  Middleton finished with 17 points.  Brogdon had 24, including all six of his three-point attempts.  Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 36 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to lead the way.

The Bucks improved to 15-6 with the win.

Zach Lavine and Jabari Parker had 24 points each in defeat for the Bulls.

Milwaukee is off until Saturday when they take on the Knicks in New York.

 

Bucks comeback effort falls short

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Pat Connaughton scores 3 of his 15 points at Charlotte. – Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks started fast, faltered in the middle and finished strong.  But the hole was too big to dig out of, falling to the Charlotte Hornets 110-107 in Charlotte on Monday night.

The Bucks built an early 14-point lead after making 8 of their first 10 three-pointers.

From that point, the Bucks found it difficult to score, both inside and outside.  Charlotte was filling the paint with defenders, trying to prevent Eastern Conference Player of the Week Giannis Antetokounmpo from making a big impact.

Charlotte’s defensive effort turned a 14-point deficit into a 13-point on the Bucks at halftime.  The lead grew to 25 in the third quarter before the Bucks started their comeback rally.

Defensively, the Bucks employed a switching defense, something they haven’t done much of this season, and it worked.

The Bucks were able to cut the 25-point deficit to 13 after three-quarters.  The comeback continued in the fourth quarter, thanks to the work of reserves Pat Connaughton (15 points) and Donte DiVincenzo (8 points in 11 minutes).

Milwaukee climbed all the way back to a one-point deficit but Charlotte held the Bucks off from there.  Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Bucks.

Milwaukee dropped to 14-6 and will return to Milwaukee to host the Chicago Bulls at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night.

Antetokounmpo named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

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Giannis Antetokounmpo File Photo – Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from Nov. 19-25.  It’s the second weekly award for Antetokounmpo and the fifth of his career.

Antetokounmpo averaged 32.8 points, 14 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.0 steals a game while shooting 63% from the field as the Bucks went 3-1 during the week.

For the season, Giannis is averaging career-highs in points (27.2), rebounds (13.0) and assists (5.7) per game while shooting a career-best 57.7 percent from the field.  He is the only player in the NBA averaging at least 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest, and is on pace to become just the fourth player all-time, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, to average 27.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists over the course of a season.

Bucks quick start leads to convincing win over Portland

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – (File Photo) – Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Slow starts have been a problem for the Milwaukee Bucks recently, but that was not the case on Wednesday night.  The Bucks jumped out to a 19 point lead in the opening quarter on Portland and cruised to a 143-100 win over the Trailblazers at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and added 16 rebounds and nine assists as the Bucks cruised to their 13th win (13-4).  They’re 3-1 on their current six-game home stand.

Portland entered with the best record in the Western Conference and they had beaten the Bucks in Portland back on November 6th.  The Bucks got revenge for that loss on Wednesday night.

The Bucks scored 72 points in the paint and hit 15 of 45 from three-point range.  Six Bucks scored in double figures.

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum scored 22 points each to lead Portland in defeat.

The Bucks have Thanksgiving Day off and return to action on Friday night against the Phoenix Suns at Fiserv Forum.

Bucks trail early, rebound to beat Nuggets

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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in their 104-98 win over the Denver Nuggets at Fiserv Forum.

Eric Bledsoe also added 23 points on 8 of 10 scoring with five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

The Bucks trailed by 17 points in the first half and were down 10 points at halftime before a 32 point third quarter gave the Bucks a one-point leading heading to the fourth.  Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 29 in the third.

Bucks guard Khris Middleton had a cold shooting night, going 0 for his first 7 from three-point range.  But it was Middleton who sealed the win with a clutch three-pointer with 27.6 seconds left to play.  It came with the shot clock winding down and a defender in his face.

The Bucks improved to 12-4, 8-1 at Fiserv Forum.  The Nuggets (10-7) got 17 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists from Jamal Murray.

The Bucks are back in action Wednesday night, playing host to the Portland Trailblazers at Fiserv Forum.

Henson & DiVincenzo to miss some time for Bucks

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John Henson (File Photo) – Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks announced today that center John Henson will be sidelined with a torn left wrist ligament and first round pick Donte DiVincenzo will miss a few games with a minor left quadriceps strain.

Henson initially aggravated his wrist at Portland on Nov. 6.  He was able to play in the next three games before reporting additional discomfort in Wednesday night’s game against Memphis.

Henson will undergo surgery soon and his status will be updated following the procedure.  In 14 games this season, Henson is averaging 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 13.5 minutes a game.

DiVincenzo suffered the left quad strain in Wednesday’s loss to Memphis and is expected to be out for the next three games and will be re-evaluated at that time.  In 14 games this season, DiVincenzo is averaging 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 18.1 minutes per game.

 

Bucks edged by Clippers in OT

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Malcolm Brogdon File Photo: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

After clobbering the two-time defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors just two days earlier, the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the LA Clippers 128-126 in Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.

Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe tied the game in the final seconds of regulation with a three-point basket that would force overtime.  They took the lead in a lob pass from Bledsoe to Giannis Antetokounmpo early in overtime, but the Clippers rebounded for the win.

The Bucks were hurt by the Clippers inside.  Montrezl Harrell had 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting.  Patrick Beverly added 21 points and Tobias Harris 20 points for the Clippers.

Antetokounmpo finished with 27 points, 18 rebounds and five steals but Khris Middleton struggled with 14 points, five turnovers and he ended up fouling out.

Malcolm Brogdon added 23 points for the Bucks, who hit 16 of 46 for 34.8% from three-point range.

The Bucks (9-3) lost for the third time this season.  They’ll close out their 4-game western road swing in Denver tonight.

Bucks cruise in road victory over Warriors

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The Milwaukee Bucks continue to show that they are for real, rolling into Oakland and knocking off the two-time defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors 134-111 on Thursday night.

The Warriors saw their eight-game win streak come to an end and they lost shooting guard Stephen Curry with a leg injury in the process.

Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points to lead the Bucks effort.  Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points, nine rebounds and four assists.  Malcolm Brogdon had 20 and Khris Middleton 17 as the Bucks improved to 9-2 and won their second straight at Oracle Arena.

the Bucks outscored the Warriors 41-28 in the third quarter and shot 65 percent inside the three-point arc (43 of 66) for the game.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 24 points and Kevin Durant added 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the loss for Golden State.

Next up for the Bucks, a date with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night in Los Angeles.