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Bucks Beat 76ers 128-122; Milwaukee Clinches Best Record

The Milwaukee Bucks take down the Philidelphia 76ers 128-122 and clinch the best record in the NBA for home court advantage for the playoffs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Giannis Antetokounmpo was insane tonight finishing with 45 points, 6 assist, 13 rebounds, and 5 blocks. He dominated the entire game and showed why he is the MVP.

George Hill and Sterling Brown were huge in the fourth quarter including 7 points in a row with 3 minutes left from Hill. Brown also had a huge dunk and the put away bucket at the end to seal the deal. I want to see both get heavy minutes in the playoffs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Khris Middleton dropped a quiet 22 and did his thing per usual. DJ Wilson was also very solid off of the bench. If you are wondering why Eric Bledsoe only played 2 minutes it is because he got ejected right away.

The Bucks face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday in Milwaukee!

Milwaukee Clinches Best Record

Bucks Beat Nets 131-121

The Milwaukee Bucks take down the Brooklyn Nets 131-121 and the magic number to clinch the best record in the NBA is down to 1. Bucks were in foul trouble the entire game but prevailed in the 4th quarter behind Giannis, Bledsoe, and Hill all scoring 20 or more. Sterling Brown and Pat Connaughton also both stepped up in the starting lineup with Middleton being out. Tim Frazier was solid too with 7 points and 7 assist.

The Bucks play the 76ers on Thursday as the Magic number to clinch the number one seed in the NBA is one game.

Bucks Beat Nets 131-121

Hawks Beat Bucks 136-135

The Milwaukee Bucks fall to the Atlanta Hawks 136-135 in OT to a Trae Young game-winner. This was by far the most entertaining game of the season. Tim Frazier played every single minute of the game logging 53 minutes and finished with 20 and 15. Sterling Brown played amazing and made the go ahead basket with 1 second left and had 27, a new career high. Bonzie Colson was a monster on the boards and logged 15 and 16. The entire team played amazing but the Hawks made some clutch shots to end the game and win.

The Bucks play the Brooklyn Nets tomorrow in Brooklyn. Milwaukee’s magic number to clinch the number one seed in the NBA remains at 2 games.

Bucks Beat Clippers 128-118; Middleton Scores 39 Points!

Milwaukee, Wi – The Milwaukee Bucks take down the Los Angeles Clippers in Milwaukee behind amazing games from our All-Star duo combining for 73 points, 10 assist, and 17 rebounds. The rest of the team played very solid and look at our bench players +/-‘s. We are in Atlanta on Sunday to take on the Hawks!

Bucks improve to 57-19 as Milwaukee gets real close to clinching the best record in the NBA and the number one overall seed threwout the playoffs. The Bucks travel to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Sunday before hitting New Jersey on Monday to face Brooklyn.

Bucks Beat Clippers 128-118; Middleton Scores 39 Points!

Bucks Beat Rockets 108-94

The Milwaukee Bucks take down the Houston Rockets 108-94 behind a monster 3rd quarter from Eric Bledsoe. The Bucks started off terrible in the 1st quarter only scoring 20 but then continued to score 38 in the 2nd and 32 in the 3rd, including 16 straight at one point from Bledsoe. The defense was amazing tonight which held Harden a below average game for his standards. The entire bench was great in one way or another including Pat Connaughton with 14 points. Oh yeah, and the MVP had 19 and 14.

The Clippers are in town on Thursday as the Bucks look to lower the magic number needed to clinch the Eastern Conference.

Bucks Beat Rockets 108-94

Bucks Beat Cavs 127-105

Milwaukee, Wi – Fresh off the Bucks 107-102 loss in Cleveland the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Cavs on Sunday afternoon. This time the Bucks had more players healthy and Milwaukee rolled over the Cavaliers like the number one team in the league should. The Bucks won by 22 points lead by the Greek Freak and his 26 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks.

With the Milwaukee victory and the Toronto loss the Bucks now hold a 4 game lead in the Eastern Conference and also own the tie breaker on the Raptors. Milwaukee hosts Houston on Tuesday in a tough matchup against James Harden and the Rockets.

Bucks Beat Cavs 127-105

Bucks Beat Heat 116-87

Milwaukee, Wi – Six Bucks players scored in double figures as Milwaukee beat Miami by 29 points. Lead by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 27 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and Khris Middleton’s 18 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. The Bucks got strong contibutions off the bench as D.J. Wilson scored 11 points, Ersan Ilyasova scored 13 and Connaughton grabbed 10 rebounds.

With the Milwaukee win and the Toronto loss the Bucks go back up by 3 games over the Raptors in the eastern conference. The Bucks now host the Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon at the Fiserv Forum as they look to move closer to clinching the East and the best record in the NBA this season.

Bucks Beat Heat 116-87

Cavs Beat Bucks 107-102

Milwaukee traveled to Cleveland tonight to face the Cavaliers in game that the Bucks only had 9 active players. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Mirotic, George Hill, Donte DiVincenzo, Sterling Brown, Pau Gasol and Malcolm Brogdon were all out with injuries. This left a ton of pressure on the players left active for the Bucks as they faced a Cleveland team that has been playing good basketball lately.

Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe showed up and combined for 50 points but that was not enough to get it done. Milwaukee is now 53-19 on the season and plays a tough Miami Heat team on Friday.

Cavs Beat Bucks 107-102

Bucks Beat Lakers 115-101

Milwaukee, Wi – The Bucks hosted the Los Angeles Lakers tonight in a game that Giannis and LeBron each didn’t play in. Many fans were high upset that they spent a chunk of money for tickets to a game to see two of the biggest stars in the NBA that didn’t even play.

Khris Middleton picked up some slack for the Bucks scoring 30 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Brook Lopez scored 28 points to go along with 4 rebounds. Even the recently struggling Nikola Mirotic added 23 points and 6 rebounds. Milwaukee stepped up without the MVP candidate and got a needed victory at home.

Milwaukee now heads to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers tomorrow night. The Bucks remain on top of the Eastern Conference and keep their grip on the best record in the NBA.

Bucks Beat Lakers 115-101

76ers Beat Bucks 130-125 as Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 52 points.

On a night when Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 52 points you would think that the Milwaukee Bucks would win. Well Joel Embiid had other plans as he scored a huge 40 points including some key baskets at the end of the game. Former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler added 27 points and that combination was just too much.

Milwaukee remains the top team in the Eastern Conference and are still holding the best record in the NBA. Tuesday the Bucks host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.

76ers Beat Bucks 130-125 as Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 52 points.

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