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Bucks coast in first meeting with Pacers

February 4, 2021 By Bill Scott

With a six-game road trip on the horizon, the Milwaukee Bucks were able to rest players and coast to victory over division foe Indiana, 130-110 on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t play in the fourth quarter, yet the reigning two-time MVP notched his third triple-double of the season, 21 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in the win.  Antetokounmpo hit 7 of 8 field goal attempts and was 7 for 8 from the free throw line.  In his last two games, Giannis combined to go 15 for 19 from the field and hasn’t attempted a three-point shot.

As a team, the Bucks hit 21 of 48 from 3-point range and have now made at least 20 3-pointers in five of their 21 games this season, which is a franchise record. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Sports, Top Story Tagged With: Bobby Portis, Bryn Forbes, Donte DiVincenzo, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Indiana Pacers, Jordan Nwora, Mamadi Diakite, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Sam Merrill

Bucks Set NBA 3-Point Record In Rout Over Miami

December 30, 2020 By Bill Scott

Khris Middleton: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images).

The Milwaukee Bucks got their offense rolling on Tuesday night and set an NBA record with 29 made three-pointers on the way to a 144-97 rout of the Miami Heat in Miami.

The Bucks made 29 of 51 three-pointers (56.9%) to set the league record.

Milwaukee got off to leads of 12-0 and 25-6 in the first quarter and led in the second half by as many as 50 points.

Khris Middleton continued his hot shooting to start the season, scoring 20 points in the first half on 8-of-9 shooting before halftime.  Middleton finished with 25 points to lead the Bucks.  Milwaukee led by 32 at the half, which is the largest halftime lead on road in franchise history.

Jrue Holiday added 24 points.  Rookie Sam Merrill put his name in the record books, hitting the record breaking three with 6:07 left.  Every Bucks player hit at least one three pointer, except Giannis Antetokounmpo, who finished with nine points.

Jimmy Butler didn’t play because of injury.  Former Whitnall high school standout Tyler Herro had 23 points to lead the Heat in defeat.

The two teams play the back end of the two-game series in Miami tonight.

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Sam Merrill

Bucks get two players in second round of NBA Draft

November 19, 2020 By Bill Scott

The Milwaukee Bucks got a couple of pair of shooters in the second round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night.

The Bucks selected 6’7 swing player Jordan Nwora with the 45th overall pick out of Louisville.  New Orleans used the 60th pick to select 6’5 guard Sam Merrill out of Utah State.  He’ll end up in Milwaukee with the Bucks as a part of the deal involving Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday.

Nwora averaged 18.0 points and 7.7 rebounds a game last season with the Cardinals, shooting 40.2% from long range.

Nwora also played for Nigeria in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in June of 2018, averaging 21.7 points, 8 rebounds and 2.7 assists over three games.

Merrill, at the age of 24, is the oldest player selected in the draft.  During his four seasons at Utah State, he shot 42% from distance.  Last season, he averaged 19.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a senior.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Jordan Nwora, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Sam Merrill



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