Milwaukee, Wi – The Milwaukee Bucks are the hottest team in the NBA and winners of 11 straight games after destroying the Hornets by 41 points. 9 Bucks scored in double figures and no player needed to play more then 24 mins.
Giannis lead the Bucks with 26 points in only 20 mins of action. Next up the New York Knicks on Monday.
Milwaukee, Wi – The Bucks came out tonight and appeared to take the Hornets lightly. Charlotte wasted no time opening up a lead on the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum by outscoring them 32-24 in the first quarter. The Bucks started to wakeup in the second quarter before our scoring the Hornets by 21 points in the second half.
Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Bucks with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Brook Lopez scored 25 points to go along with 8 rebounds on 7-11 shooting from the field and 10-10 shooting from the free throw line.
Milwaukee now heads to San Antonio to face the Spurs. The Bucks still hold the best record in the league and the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
Milwaukee, Wi – In the 10th sell out in a row at the Fiserv Forum the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Charlotte Hornets tonight. The Hornets had control of the game for the first 3 quarters and going into the 4th it wasn’t looking good for the 1st in the conference Milwaukee Bucks.
In the 4th quarter the Bucks buckled down and Pat Connaughton peaked his head out Coach Bud’s Dog House and played some huge 4th quarter defensive mins helping ignite the team and spark the comeback. Milwaukee outscored Charlotte 32-12 in the 4th quarter to steal the game away from the Hornets and get the win.
Milwaukee lead by Eastern Conference Team Captain Giannis Antetokounmpo and his 34 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals. Eric Bledsoe played with a chip on his shoulder and held Starting All Star Guard Kemba Walker to 3-12 shooting from the field.
Milwaukee now goes to Oklahoma City for a Sunday game against the Thunder before heading to Detroit and then Toronto.
The Milwaukee Bucks rolled into Charlotte on Monday to face a Hornets team that has been playing well recently. Kemba Walker has been looking like a super star and the Bucks knew they had their hands full tonight. The Bucks held him to 3-12 shooting from the field but still managed to score 21 points after going 12-15 from the free throw line.
Milwaukee came with a balanced attack tonight. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, Eric Bledsoe, Malcolm Brogdon and Pat Connaughton all scored in double figures tonight. The effort was strong but the 16 points the Bucks got outscored by in the 2nd quarter put them in a hole they couldn’t get out of.
The Bucks return to Milwaukee to face Jabari Parker and Chicago on Wednesday at 7pm.
The Milwaukee Bucks have defeated the Charlotte Hornets 113-112. The Bucks got off to a good start to the 2018-2019 season. What was a 1 point victory almost turned into a blown game in Mike Budenholzer’s first game as the Head Coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks at one point lead by 20 points and appeared to have the game under control. But Charlotte Hornets All-Star point guard Kemba Walker had other ideas, Walker scored 41 points and almost willed his team back to victory!
The Bucks MVP canidate Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points to go along with a whopping 18 rebounds and 8 assists. He just missed a triple double but on the down side, Ginnas must protect the ball better as he turned it over 8 times! The Bucks had 6 scorers in double figures, all 5 starters included. Bucks rookie Donte DiVincenzo scored 8 points on 3-6 shooting in his NBA debut, including two 3’s.
The Hornets gave the Bucks a problem in the 4th quarter but at the end of the day couldn’t mount the comeback. The Bucks play there first regular season game in the Fiserv Forum on Friday vs the Indiana Pacers.