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Antetokounmpo, Middleton lead Bucks past Kings

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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…]

Bucks knock off Kings without Giannis

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The Milwaukee Bucks outscored the Sacramento Kings by 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 123-111 win on Monday night at Fiserv Forum.

Playing without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out after the birth of his first child, Khris Middleton led the charge.  Middleton scored 28 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and dished out eight assists as the Bucks improved to 46-7 with their fifth straight victory.

Eric Bledsoe was also in triple-double range with 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Bucks.

It was the fifth game that Antetokounmpo sat out this season and the Bucks are a perfect 5-0 in those games. [Read more…]

Bucks hold off high-flying Kings out west

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With Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton on the bench, the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off the Sacramento Kings 141-140 in overtime on Wednesday night in Sacramento.

The win was the Bucks’ sixth in a row and their ninth straight on the road, pushing them to 47-14 on the season.

Malcolm Brogdon hit a big three late, then he and Nikola Mirotic both hit some key free throws in the closing seconds to hold off the Kings.

Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe had a triple-double with 26 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to lead the charge.  Brogdon added 25 points and Middleton had 21. [Read more…]

Bucks deal Mbah a Moute to Sacramento

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The Milwaukee Bucks roster shake up continued Tuesday as they team sent forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute to the Sacramento Kings for a 2106 second round draft pick.  The move also gives the Bucks an option to switch 2nd round picks with the Kings in 2018.

Mbah a Moute has established himself as one of the better defensive players are the league.  However, his biggest downfall has been injuries.  He has missed 47-games over the past two seasons with various injuries.

The move will save the Bucks about $9-million the next two seasons.