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Bucks sweep Chicago with sloppy performance

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The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off a four-game season series sweep over the Chicago Bulls, winning Monday evening 111-98 at Fiserv Forum.

It was a sloppy performance by the Bucks, who tied a season high with 23 turnovers, including 15 in the first half, in winning their seventh straight game.  In winning all four games against the Bulls this season, the Bucks ran their overall win streak against Chicago to 10.

Giannis Antetokounmpo tied his career high of eight turnovers to go along with a triple double (28 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists).

The Bucks might have had their minds elsewhere, getting ready to board a plane for Paris after the game.  They will face the Charlotte Hornets there [Read more…]

Bucks cruise to 36th win, top the Knicks

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The Milwaukee Bucks had their offense rolling on Tuesday night and rolled to a 128-102 win over the New York Knicks at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 37 points in just 21 minutes, adding nine rebounds and four assists.  Khris Middleton added 17 points as the Bucks won by 20 or more points for the 13th time this season.

The Bucks improved to 36-6, staying on pace to become just the third NBA team to win 70 games in a regular season.

It was the third win for the Bucks over New York this season, winning the first two games by 44 and 21 points.

The Bucks hit 8 of their 19 three-point attempts in the first half with seven different players hitting trey’s.

The Bucks got plenty of help from their bench players, who scored 50 points in the contest.

Julius Randle had 25 points and rookie R.J. Barrett added 22 for New York.

The Bucks gave Robin Lopez the night off, so he’ll be plenty rested when they return to action on Thursday night at home against the Boston Celtics.

Bucks hold off Warriors in sloppy road victory

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They’re not always going to be perfect and Wednesday night’s game against Golden State in San Francisco is a perfect example of that.  But when the dust settled, the Milwaukee Bucks pulled out a 107-98 win over the Warriors.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Bucks.  Khris Middleton added 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Milwaukee improved to an NBA best 33-6 on the season and 15-4 on the road.

Just like in the Bucks loss at San Antonio on Monday, the Warriors packed the paint and invited the Bucks to fire away from three-point range.  The Bucks hit just 9-of-41 from distance (22%), their second-worst game of the season.

Antetokounmpo is just 1 for 12 from three-point range in the first two games of the road trip.  Middleton is 4 for 15.  Donte DiVincenzo is 2 of 11 and Eric Bledsoe just 2 of 8.

The Bucks rely on three-point shooting for their success, so they’re hoping the recent slump is short-lived.

Alec Burks led the Warriors with 19 points off the bench.  Glenn Robinson the Third and Damion Lee added 15 points apiece in the loss.  Golden State has now lost six straight to fall to 9-30.

The Bucks play the third game of their four-game road trip at Sacramento on Friday night.

Bucks win streak ends at five, falls to Spurs

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The Milwaukee Bucks saw their five-game winning streak come to an end on Monday night, falling 126-104 to the Spurs in San Antonio.

DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and the Spurs had a season-high 19 three-pointers to beat the Bucks two days after losing in Milwaukee last Saturday night.

Patty Mills added 21 points, including 6-of-10 three-pointers as the Spurs hit 19 of 35 (51%) from distance.  LaMarcus Aldridge and Rudy Gay added 18 points each for San Antonio.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Bucks.  Donte DiVincenzo added 16.

Despite the loss, the Bucks still have the NBA’s best record at 32-6.  They will play game two of their four-game road trip at Golden State on Wednesday night.

 

Antetokounmpo named NBA’s Eastern Conference 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 Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December.

While leading the Bucks to an NBA-best 13-2 record in December, Antetokounmpo averaged 29.3 points (1st in the Eastern Conference), 12.0 rebounds (4th in the Eastern Conference) and 5.3 assists per game.  He also shot 54.6% from the field and 39.1% from three.  In 13 games last month, Antetokounmpo tallied eight games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds, including four with 30+ points and 10+ rebounds, and posted his third triple-double of the season.

For the season, Antetokounmpo is averaging career-highs in points (30.4, 2nd in NBA) and rebounds (13.0, 6th in NBA) per game in addition to 5.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in 31.0 minutes a game.  He’s also shooting 55.6% from the field and has already set a new career-best with 56 threes made t his season, helping the Bucks get off to the best start in franchise history with a league-best record of 31-5.

Antetokounmpo has now won the award in six of the last seven months and the seventh time overall in his career.

Budenholzer named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month

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

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer has been named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December.  It’s the third time Budenholzer has won Coach of the Month honors with the Bucks and the fifth time overall in his career.

In December, Budenholzer led the Bucks to the best record, most wins and fewest losses in the NBA at 13-2.  Last month, Milwaukee led the league in scoring (119.3 ppg), rebounding (52.2), field goal percentage (.491) and opponent field goal percentage (.400) and was tops in the NBA in net (16.2), offensive (115.5) and defensive (99.3) rating.  The Bucks outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points a game in December and won 11 of their 13 games by double digits, including seven by 20+ points.

In his second season as head coach of the Bucks, Budenholzer has let the team to the best start in franchise history and the best record in the NBA at 31-5.

 

Doncic, Antetokounmpo lead first round of voting for 2020 All-Star game

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

Dallas Mavericks second-year guard Luka Doncic and Milwaukee Bucks reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first round of voting for the 2020 All-Star Game.

Doncic leads all players with 1,703,957 votes, 599 more than Antetokounmpo, the top vote-getter in the Eastern Conference.

Fan voting accounts for 50% of the vote for the five starters from Eastern Conference.  The other 50% is split evenly among voting by media members and the league’s players.

Doncic won the NBA Rookie of the Year award last season.  He’s averaging 29 points, 9.5 rebounds and [Read more…]

Bucks hold off Timberwolves for 31st win

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Brook Lopez – File Photo / Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

The Milwaukee Bucks held off a late push by Minnesota to pull out a 106-104 win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Minnesota entered the contest having lost 8 of their last 10 games and playing without regulars Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, but the Timberwolves kept it close throughout.

The Bucks struggled offensively in the first half and hit just 3 of 14 from three-point range, holding a 1-point lead at the half.

The Bucks still found themselves leading by one point with seven minutes to play before Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton gave the Bucks a little bit of a cushion.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who hit 3 of his 7 three-point attempts, put the Bucks up 106-100 with a triple. [Read more…]

Strong second half lifts Bucks past Bulls

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The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t play well or shoot well in the first half and went into the locker room at halftime with a narrow three-point lead over the Chicago Bulls.

The second half was different.  The Bucks busted out in the third quarter, hitting 71.4% from the field and built a 16 point lead, on the way to a
123-102 win over the Bulls at the United Center.

Khris Middleton scored a game high 25 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo returned after missing two games with back soreness to score 23 points and pull down 10 rebounds in the win.

Eric Bledsoe also returned to the Bucks lineup after missing eight games due to an avulsion fracture to his right fibula.  He was on a minutes restriction and finished with 15 points in 16 minutes.

Ersan Ilyasova had 14 points and 11 rebounds, his third straight double-double and Robin Lopez added 11 points against his former team.

The Bucks improved to an NBA best 30-5 and will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

 

Bucks knock off Hawks, without Giannis

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File (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

Already playing without Eric Bledsoe, the Milwaukee Bucks went without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo on Friday night in Atlanta and still rolled to a 112-86 win over the Hawks.

The Bucks (28-5) led by as many as 32 points in their win over the Hawks (6-26), who have the worst record in the league.

Khris Middleton scored a team-high 23 points for the Bucks.  Brook Lopez added 19 points and Ersan Ilyasova added 18 points and 17 rebounds in the win.

The Bucks had control of the game throughout and it meant no player logged more than 26 minutes.  It means they should be well rested for the back end of a double-header against Orlando in Milwaukee on Saturday night at Fiserv Forum.