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Bucks Beat Timberwolves 140-126

Milwaukee, Wi – The Timberwolves gave the Bucks a much tougher game then most would have expected. Karl-Anthony Towns missed his second game after suffering a concussion in a car accident. The game was neck and neck until the 4th quarter when Milwaukee took control and reminded the NBA why they have the Leauge’s best record.

Milwaukee had 7 players score in double figures lead by Khris Middleton and his 28 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo provided another MVP performance with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Mirotic in his 2nd game playing as a Bucks scored 17 points in 18 mins.

Milwaukee now heads to Chicago to face the Bulls on Monday. The Bucks remain the number one seed in the Eastern Conference and maintain the best record in the NBA.

Bucks Beat Timberwolves 140-126

Bucks Beat Celtics 98-97

Milwaukee, Wi – In the first game back after the All Star break Milwaukee hosted the Boston Celtics in a big playoff like Eastern Conference game. The game went down to the wire and Bucks were able to escape with a 98-97 victory at the Fiserv Forum.

Bucks got everything they needed from their All Stars as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and got 6 assists and 2 blocks to help lead the Bucks to victory. Khris Middleton hit the huge and last basket for Milwaukee that helped secure the victory. Eric Bledsoe played great defense on Kyrie Irving on the last play of the game to deny the ball inbound to Irving and then force him to his left and then contest the final shot that Kyrie was unable to hit as time expired.

The Bucks now host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday at 7:30 pm from the Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee is now 44-14 and still holds the best record in the NBA.

Bucks Beat Celtics 98-97

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2019 NBA All Star Game; Giannis Antetokounmpo & Khris Middleton

The Milwaukee Bucks had a strong showing at the 2019 NBA All Star game in Charlotte, North Carolina. Giannis had the crowd on edge of their seat and standing up with dunks after dunk. Antetokounmpo finished with 38 points and 11 rebounds and would have had the game MVP if it wasn’t for the second half comeback by team LeBron. Middleton joined in also and hit a gang of shots on his way to 20 points. Team Giannis was coached by Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer who was awarded the honors due to his team having the best record in the Eastern Conference going into the All Star Break.

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2019 NBA All Star Game; Giannis Antetokounmpo & Khris Middleton

Bucks Beat Pacers 106-97

Milwaukee went onto Indiana to face the Pacers in the last game before All Star weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina the home of the Hornets. Bucks leader Giannis Antetokounmpo is the captain of one of the teams and Khris Middleton is joining him as a reserve on Gianni’s team. Team “Giannis” is going to face-off on Sunday against Team “LeBron”. But before the All Star festivities Milwaukee had to play one more game.

The Greek Freak was in form tonight and recorded a triple double in Indiana to help lead the Bucks to a 106-97 victory over the Pacers. Antetokounmpo recorded 33 points to go along with 19 rebounds and 11 assists. Brogdon scored 17 points and Middleton added 15 and Milwaukee remains red hot going into the All Star break with a Leauge best 43-14 record.

Milwaukee takes the court again next Thursday the 21st for a nationally televised game on TNT against the Boston Celtics from the Fiserv Forum.

Bucks Beat Bulls 112-99

Milwaukee Bucks coming off a loss remain undefeated on the season. The Bull made things interesting down the streach until Milwaukee went on a 14-0 run to sit the fans at the United Center back down in their seat. Giannis Antetokounmpo was in MVP form recording 29 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocked shots.

Milwaukee takes the season series from the Chicago Bulls and improve to 42-14 on the season. The Bucks remain number 1 in the NBA with the best record in the league. Milwaukee now heads to Indiana to face the Pacers!

Bucks Beat Bulls 112-99

Magic Beat Bucks 103-83

Milwaukee, Wi – The Bucks came home to face the Orlando Magic and what many would have thought should have been an easy game was far from that. The impact of Giannis Antetokounmpo resting seamed to have a huge negative effect on the Bucks offensive flow. Milwaukee only shot 32.6% from the filed on their way to a 103-83 loss at the hands of the Orlando Magic. Middleton, Bledsoe and Lopez combined to shot 12-47 from the field and when that happens your not going to win many games.

The newly acquired Nikola Mirotic watched from the bench and cheered his new team on as he nursed his Strained Right Calf. Mirotic told media that he could not be more happy with being a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks players like Middleton and others have spoken out on the excitement of playing with such a skilled big guy who know how to play the game and shot the deep ball like Nikola Mirotic.

Milwaukee now heads to Chicago for a Monday game vs the Bulls before going to Indiana on Wednesday to face the Pacers.

Magic Beat Bucks 103-83

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Bucks Beat Mavericks 120-107

Milwaukee traveled to Dallas for a Friday night game against Luka Doncic and the Mavericks tonight. Giannis got to visit with his little brother Kostas who was out for tonights game with flu like symptoms. Tonight was actually going to be the second game of the year that Kostas was going to have been active if it wasn’t for the flu. The first game was when Dallas came to Milwaukee on Monday January 21st. But big brother played for the Bucks and was in MVP form yet again.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points to go along with 17 rebounds to help lead the Bucks to a 111-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Milwaukee now jumps on a flight to head back to Milwaukee for a game tomorrow against the Orlando Magic. Khris Middleton was off for the night as Coach Mike Budenholzer was resting him and managing his load for the first half of the back to back nights with games.

The Fiserv Forum will be jumping for a 8pm game against the Orlando Magic tomorrow night! Stay tuned to BucksNation.com for the latest Bucks News and Updates.

Bucks Beat Mavericks 120-107

Nikola Mirotic Traded To Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee has pulled off a second trade and acquired Nikola Mirotic from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Stanley Johnson, Jason Smith and four 2nd round picks. Stanley Johnson was traded by the Bucks just one day after the Bucks got him in exchange for Thon Maker.

The trade is a strong addition to the Milwaukee Bucks front court. With Mirotic now able to come in and hit outside shots and stretch the floor like Lopez and Ilyasova do. Having bigs that can do this will put constant pressure on defenses as the Bucks are able to pull other teams bigs out to guard respected shooters, leaving the lane open for players like Giannis and Bledsoe to drive at will.

Nikola Mirotic Traded To Milwaukee Bucks

Bucks Beat Wizards 148-129

Milwaukee played on ESPN tonight and the world took notice as the “Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points and an extremely efficiant 17-21 from the field. The announcers who called the game for ESPN were highly impressed by the Bucks showing and were blown away by Giannis. “There’s just not anybody you can even compare him to” said Jay Bayless. The worlds seeing more and more of what the Bucks fans have already seen and there learning more and more what the Bucks fans already know. This team is for real!

Milwaukee now gets ready to head out of down and head down to Dallas to face Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. The Mavs team is going to look a little different as they’ve traded half the roster in the last couple days.

Bucks Trade Thon Maker To Pistons For Stanley Johnson

Milwaukee Bucks have satisfied Thon Makers trade request and got him out of town before the Trade Deadline. The Bucks have shipped him to Detroit and in return the Pistons are sending back athletic wing and solid defender Stanley Johnson. Johnson was scoring 7.5 ppg and grabbing 3.6 rpg in 20 mins of action per night.

Stanley was drafted 8th overall out of Arizona in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Johnson is in the last year of his rookie deal and scheduled to become a Restricted Free Agent at seasons end. Thon Maker leaves Milwaukee after just 2 and a half seasons and hopes to gain quality mins in Detroit to establish himself in the league.