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The Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday added to their frontcourt by acquiring 35 year old P.J. Tucker from the Houston Rockets.
Forward Rodions Kurucs is also coming to Milwaukee, along with a 2022 first-round pick. The Rockets are receiving guard D.J. Augustin and forward D.J Wilson along with the Bucks 2021 first-round pick.
Tucker is averaging 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game this season, and is a 36 percent three-point shooter in his career.
The Bucks needed overtime, but it was worth it as they got a big Eastern Conference road win against the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night 109-105.
Milwaukee shot just 26.7 percent (12-45) in the first half but got hot in the second, finishing at 40 percent for the night. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 32 points, 15 rebounds on 13-22 shooting. Dante DiVincenzo finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Bucks had built a seven-point lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter, before Sixers guard Furkan Korkmaz hit a 3-point shot to tie the game 0.4 seconds remaining. Milwaukee outscored Philadelphia 16-12 in the overtime period.
The Bucks are 26-14 and trail Brooklyn by a game and a half for the top seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. Milwaukee hosts the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
The Milwaukee Bucks have received approval from the Milwaukee Health Department to increase fan capacity at Fiserv Forum for Bucks games to 18 percent, or approximately 3,280 fans, beginning with the Saturday, March 20th Bucks game against the San Antonio Spurs.
Previously, on Feb. 16, the Health Department has approved Fiserv Forum to host fans at 10 percent capacity as the season progresses.
Single-game tickets for the Bucks’ final five home games of March will go on sale to the public this Friday at 10 a.m.
Fans will be required to wear face coverings at all times when inside Fiserv Forum, except when actively eating or drinking. Tickets will be sold in pods of two or four seats to ensure proper social distancing throughout the seating bowl.
Marques Johnson
Former Milwaukee Bucks standout Marques Johnson was named one of 14 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Johnson was also a finalist in 2020 but fell short of induction. The 2021 class will be announced on May 16.
Johnson spent 11 seasons in the NBA, the first seven of which with the Bucks, after being selected with the 3rd overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft. The former Bucks great was named a five-time NBA All-Star.
Johnson’s best season came in 1978 when he averaged 25.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game. He shot 55% from the field. For his career, Johnson averaged 20.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists.
Johnson went on to play three seasons with the Clippers and one year with Golden State before a neck injury cut his career short.
Johnson was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 and had his jersey number-8 retired two years ago.
Johnson is now a color commentator with the Bucks on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
Nikola Jokic earned his 50th career triple-double with 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 128-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. Jokic’s triple-double was his ninth of the season.
Jamal Murray added 24 points for the Nuggets, who have won three straight. Denver shot 55.8% from the field in the win.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and eight rebounds while Khris Middleton added 20 points. Giannis had a string of four straight games with at least 35 points come to an end.
The Bucks were held below 100 points for the third time this season and finished 5-3 on their eight-game homestand. Milwaukee returns to action on Thursday night at Memphis.
The Milwaukee Bucks played one of their better defensive games of the season, holding the Los Angeles Clippers in check down the stretch to post a 105-100 win on Sunday at Fiserv Forum.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 14 rebounds, helping the Bucks finish the game on a 9-0 run to extend their winning streak to five games. The Bucks won for the first time in 11 games this season when trailing after three quarters.
With the Bucks up three, Kawhi Leonard’s potential tying 3-point attempt bounced off the front of the rim. Khris Middleton pulled down the rebound and ice the game with two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to play. Middleton finished with 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the win. [Read more…]
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, Khris Middleton added 31 and Donte DiVincenzo added a career high 24 as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the New Orleans Pelicans 129-125 on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum.
Zion Williamson scored 34 points and Brandon Ingram added 23 for the Pelicans, who had won two straight.
The Pelicans took a 125-124 lead with 2:01 to play in the fourth quarter, then didn’t score again. The game was tight most of the way, featuring 15 ties and 23 lead changes.
The Bucks finished the first half of their season in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 20-13 record.
The game had plenty of offense and both teams shot well. The Bucks made 54.2% of their field goal tries, while the Pelicans converted on 50%.
The Bucks return to action on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Fiserv Forum.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led seven Milwaukee players in double figures with 37 points as the Bucks knocked off the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-112 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. Giannis added eight rebounds and eight assists.
The Timberwolves lost their fifth straight in new coach Chris Finch’s debut. They’ve lost nine of their last 10 games to fall to an NBA-worst 7-25.
The Bucks shot 53.5% from the field overall and made 20 of 42 from 3-point range (47.6%). Bryn Forbes added 23 points off the bench and hit five of nine from distance.
Both teams scored at a brisk pace in the opening quarter with the Bucks leading 38-36 after one period. But the Bucks defense improved in [Read more…]
The Milwaukee Bucks extended their win streak to two games, knocking off the Sacramento Kings 128-115 on Sunday night at Fiserv Forum.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and Khris Middleton added 32.
“I thought individually they were good, and they had good moments together,” said Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer. “I thought our defense set the table and we were able to get out and both of them were able to be in attack mode.”
Antetokounmpo made 19 of 24 free throws and added 18 rebounds to lead the Bucks to their ninth straight win against the Kings.
The Bucks scored the first eight points of the third quarter to go up by 22 and led 99-82 heading into the fourth.
Sacramento pulled within 12 points early in the fourth before the Bucks pulled away. Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton, who played his high school basketball at Oshkosh [Read more…]
Giannis Antetokounmpo – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
Norman Powell matched a season high with 29 points and Pascal Siakam added 27 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 110-96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks losing streak extended to five years, their longest streak since the 2017 season.
Powell hit 9 of 12 from the field overall, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 at the free throw line. It’s the second win in three nights for the Raptors over the Bucks.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Bucks, before fouling out late in the game. Donte DiVincenzo added 14 points, Khris Middleton had 13, Brook Lopez 12 and Bryn Forbes had 11.
The Bucks trailed by as many as 23 points before closing the gap to 10 but couldn’t get any closer.
The Bucks host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Fiserv Forum on Friday night. They fell to the Thunder 114-109 in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Giannis is All-Star starter
Before the game, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named an All-Star Game starter for the fifth straight season.