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Raptors Beat Bucks 123-116

Milwaukee, Wi – Tonight matched what is quickly becoming a Eastern Conference rivalry as the Milwaukee Bucks faced the Toronto Raptors. This game had all the making of a playoff type game and very well could be an Eastern Conference final preview. The Raptors came into town without All Star point guard Kyle Lowry who is still nursing an injury.

Toronto took control of this game in the 3rd quarter and was able to hold off a 4th quarter run from the Bucks and get a much needed win. Giannis’s 44 points and 18 rebounds was in a wasted effort and was not enough to lift Milwaukee to the win.

Milwaukee ends the home stand on Monday vs the Jazz at 7pm before heading to Houston before a Wednesday game against the red hot Rockets.

Raptors Beat Bucks 123-116

Bucks Beat Hawks 144-112; Ilyasova Returns!

Milwaukee, Wi – On the night that Ersan İlyasova returned from injury the Milwaukee Bucks clobbered the Atlanta Hawks at the Fiserv Forum. No Bucks player scored more then 19 points. No Bucks starter played more then 22 mins and they handled Atlanta from the start. Milwaukee scored 43 points in the first quarter as they held the Hawks to a 14 to take a stunning 29 point lead at the end of the opening quarter.

The way this team is playing should be all credit to head coach Mike Budenholzer and his staff. In the past games like this the Bucks had issues getting up for and would lay eggs in but not under coach Bud. Normally Milwaukee plays a bottom dwelling team and lets them hang around in the game and even loses. This Bucks team is not like that at all. At 27-10 the Bucks sit on top of the NBA and are becoming a legitimite threat no go all the way and content for the title this year.

Milwaukee plays Toronto in Milwaukee on saturday in the 3rd matchup of the season of these 2 teams. The Bucks are 2-0 vs the Raptors this year and look to make it 3-0 and create a little more space on top of the conference standings.

Bucks Beat Hawks 144-112; Ilyasova Returns!

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Bucks Beat Pistons 121-98

Milwaukee, Wi – Bucks start the year off on the right track as the Pistons rolled into town just to get rolled over! All Bucks starters scored in double figures including Brook Lopez who lead the team with 25 points and 7 three point shots! Milwaukee only needed 26 mins of action from their Greek MVP candidate. Giannis was productive in the time adding 15 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks.

Milwaukee remains on top of the Eastern Conference and still sport the leagues best record at 26-10. Toronto was able to edge the Jazz at home to remain hot on the Bucks trail.

Atlanta comes into town on Friday for a 7:30 game at the Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee looks to stay hot and on top of the NBA standings.

Bucks Beat Pistons 121-98

Bucks Beat Nets 129-115; Giannis Records Triple Double

Milwaukee, Wi – The Bucks hosted the Brooklyn Nets tonight and came into the game with the best record in the NBA. Bleacher Report had Milwaukee ranked number one in their NBA power rankings. With the teams success and the MVP talk growing concerning the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo. The hype can be a lot for a young team to handle and you got to defend home court in a game like this.

Milwaukee came out and handled business from the start. Antetokounmpo, Middleton, Lopez and Brogdon poured in the baskets and combined for 102 points. Giannis recorded a triple double with 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The co-star Khris Middleton scored 29 and the suprising D.J. Wilson was solid again with 7 points and 7 rebounds in only 20 mins!

The Pistons from Detroit roll into Milwaukee and face the Bucks at 7pm on Tuesday. The takes place on January 1, 2019 and the Bucks come into the new year with the best record in the NBA.

Bucks Beat Nets 129-115

Bucks Beat Knicks 112-96; Giannis & Wilson 14 Rebounds Each!

Milwaukee, Wi – Bucks returned home to the Fiserv Forum to face New York Knicks for the second time in 3 days. The Bucks came out sporting the “Earned Edition” Jerseys for the second of 5 times they plan to wear them this season.

The Knicks came out strong in the 1st quarter to take a strong lead. But a 18-2 run in the second quarter left the Bucks up 5 at the half. Brook Lopez hit a couple 3’s and powered home a Giannis like Dunk as his arm went sweeping around his body before bringing to back and slamming it over the Knicks defender. Middleton had 16 at the half on 7-11 shooting to lead the Bucks in the first half as he bounced back from a shooting slump and started to get back on track.

Bucks Beat Knicks 112-96; Giannis & Wilson 14 Rebounds Each! — @Bucks – Instagram

Middleton added 9 more points in the 3rd quarter to finish with 25 points. And 31 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks from the Greek Freak helped lift the Bucks to a 112-96 victory over the Knicks. D.J. Wilson in 21 mins scored 10 points to go along with 14 rebounds and 2 blocks. Wilson continues to make the most of his mins with Ersan out with injury.

Brooklyn comes into town Saturday to face the Bucks in the 2nd of a 6 game home stand. Gametime is 4pm from the Fiserv Forum.

Bucks Beat Knicks 112-96; Giannis & Wilson 14 Rebounds Each!

Bucks Beat Knicks 109-95 On Christmas Day

Milwaukee Bucks played on Christmas Day for the first time since 1977. The Bucks were in New York to face the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Giannis Antetokounmpo showed up big in front on the big stage. The Greek Freak scored 30 points to go along with 14 rebounds and 4 steals. Giannis was the first Bucks player to score 30 points on Christmas Day since Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

Khris Middleton fell right on his face shooting 2-12 from the field and only producing 6 points in 29 mins of play. Middleton continues to be inconsistant on and not do himself justice if he hopes to get a big contract on the open market and push the Bucks towards a max deal.

Bucks now return home from Milwaukee to face the New York Knicks again on Thursday from the Fiserv Forum at 7pm.

Bucks Beat Knicks 109-95 On Christmas Day!

Heat Beat Bucks 94-87

Milwaukee headed down to South Beach to play the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Malcom Brogdon was off for the night and resting. But This was the type of game that you would and should be able to expect the Bucks to win. But in typical Bucks fashion they lose to average teams and beat great teams. I never can understand how they fail to perform so often in games like this.

Giannis was 3-12 from the field with only 9 points and his worst game on the offensive end in a long time. Lopez was 4-11 from the field and Bledsoe was 4-12.The Bucks shot 37% from the field. There was minimal ball movement and low quality possessions time after time. The Bucks shot 9-43 from the three point line and seamed at times to just be throwing shots up.

The Bucks now head to the Big Apple to face the New York Knicks on Tuesday before returning to play the Knicks in Milwaukee on Thursday. Lets hope the Bucks handle business and win these games against a struggling Knicks team!

Heat Beat Bucks 94-87

Bucks Beat Celtics 120-107

Tonight’s game matched the Milwaukee Bucks against the Boston Celtics team that knocked them out of the playoffs last year. If you include the 4 games the Bucks lost in Boston in last years playoffs and the first loss of the season after the 7-0 start to this season the Bucks have lost 6 in a row in Boston coming into tonight’s game.

The game started with a timeout called by the Bucks after Boston started the game up 10-1. The Bucks came out of that timeout and completely turned things around. The Bucks took that all the way to a 120-107 victory. The Bucks are now 22-9 and have the clubs best start to the season since the 1981-1982 season.

The Bucks now head to Miami to face DeWayne Wade and the Miami Heat. The game can be seen on Fox Sports Wisconsin at 7pm tomorrow. Lets see if the Bucks can continue their best start in over 35 years!

Bucks Beat Celtics 120-107

Bucks Beat Pelicans 123-115

Milwaukee, Wi – Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Davis? Who’s the best young player in the league, who would you start a team around, who’s the future of the NBA? These are the questions and conversations the national media had today in preperation for tonights game. The game featured the New Orleans Pelicans coming into the Fiserv Forum to face the Milwaukee Bucks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo did what he always does scoring 25 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The Greek Freaks team got the victory in Milwaukee over the MVP candidate Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. Khris Middleton struggled scoring 14 points on 5-13 from the field shooting and 0-5 on three point shots.

Malcom Brogdon came back after missing two games and scored 16 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. But the suprise was D.J. Wilson who again came off the bench to score 9 points and added 10 rebounds well playing solid defense at time against Anthony Davis.

Bucks Beat Pelicans 123-115

Bucks Beat Pistons 107-104

Milwaukee played in the Motor City tonight and it turned into a Midwest, Central Division showdown. The Bucks seamed to be in control of the in the second quarter when they stormed out to a solid lead. But in the 3rd quarter the Pistons started to get back into the game and by the end of the game it was down to the wire. Milwaukee won by 3 points and survived partly in thanks to Sterling Brown who added 9 points and valuable mins off the bench.

The Greek Freak scored 32 points, grabbed 12 points and dished 5 assists. Bledsoe scored 17 points and had 9 assists and Middleton also had 22 points. Tony Snell started, scored 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. D.J. Wilson played 26 mins and scored 9 points on 4-5 shooting from the field.

Bucks Beat Pistons 107-104 — @Bucks – Instagram

On the Detroit side of things Blake Griffin recorded a triple double with 19 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. The negative side of his stat line is the 10 turn overs that definitely didn’t help the Pistons chances of a victory.

The Bucks now travel back home to Milwaukee to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night at 7pm at the Fiserv Forum. The game can be seen on Fox Sports Wisconsin.