With a chance to even the series at two games apiece, and fresh off of blowing out the Phoneix Suns in the previous game, Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals proved to be a thriller right down to the end. Khris Middleton, with 40 points in the game, refused to let the game get away from the Bucks. Staring down a nine-point deficit in the 4th quarter, the team's defense electrified the home crowd as the Bucks stormed back with clutch transition buckets. A late game lead for the Suns evaporated after to...
Jul 15, 2024•6 min
In front of a deafening home crowd hungry to witness the team's first NBA Finals game in Milwaukee since 1974, the Bucks put on a show. Down 0-2 in the series, with the championship at stake, Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered a 41-point performance and Jrue Holiday connected on 5 of 10 shots from deep to blowout the Phoenix Suns and keep their title hopes alive.
Jul 13, 2024•6 min
After dropping Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Milwaukee Bucks returned to Phoenix hoping to even the series. A promising first quarter lead evaporated under white hot shooting from the Suns. And despite a dominant performance from reigning MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks struggle late and have to overcome a 0-2 deficit as they head home to Milwaukee for Games 3 and 4.
Jul 10, 2024•6 min
A seemingly miraculous return from injury by Giannis Antetokounmpo in the opening game of the 2021 NBA Finals was a welcome sight for Bucks fans longing for the team's first championship in 50 years. Despite 29 points from Khris Middleton and 17 rebounds from a hobbled Giannis, the three biggest stars for the Phoenix Suns shined bright and combined for 81 points to lead the Suns to a convincing win.
Jul 08, 2024•6 min
Up 2-1 with a Finals berth in sight, an injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 4 of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals put the Bucks' quest for a championship in peril. A career playoff performance from Brook Lopez paced the Bucks to a victory in Game 5, setting up a potential series clinching Game 6. Once again without the league's reigning MVP, Khris Middleton's relentless effort on the road delivered the team's first NBA Finals appearance since 1974.
Jul 06, 2024•6 min
After a thrilling seven game series against the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Milwaukee Bucks continued their pursuit of the franchise's first championship in 50 years with a Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. Trae Young's explosive 48-point performance in Game 1 in Milwaukee showed the upstart Hawks were not intimidated by the seasoned Bucks team. After Giannis Antetokounmpo gets the Bucks back on track in Game 2, Khris Middleton carries the t...
Jul 03, 2024•6 min
A hostile environment in Brooklyn sets the stage for a winner-take-all Game 7 thriller. An infamous game-tying shot by Kevin Durant sends the game to overtime where the Bucks put the Nets away and punch a ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Jul 01, 2024•6 min
The special 2021 championship series of Bucks in Six continues with a matchup in Brooklyn for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. After a torrid start to the game, the Bucks take a commanding lead in the first half. Kevin Durant, however, puts up a historic performance, with 49 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists, to lead a comeback and win the game. With a possible elimination game at home for Game 6, Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo hold off a series of rallies from the Nets ...
Jun 29, 2024•6 min
The second episode of the special 2021 championship series of Bucks in Six begins with two losses on the road to open up the Eastern Conference semifinals versus the Brooklyn Nets. With their backs against the wall, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton lead the Bucks to a narrow victory at home in Game 3. The team follows that up with an emphatic win in Game 4, evening up the series and setting up a high stakes showdown for Game 5 in Brooklyn.
Jun 26, 2024•6 min
Bucks in Six presents a special 2021 championship series that begins with a recap of the Bucks' first round sweep against the Miami Heat. A year after being eliminated by the Heat in the 2020 conference semi-finals, Khris Middleton's game-winner in overtime of Game 1 sets the tone for the rest of the series. Bryn Forbes' long range sharpshooting and the team's suffocating defense are too much for Miami to match as each of the last three games are won by double-digits.
Jun 24, 2024•6 min
May 03, 2024•6 min
Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis each scored 29 points and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks kept their season alive by routing the Indiana Pacers 115-92 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Portis had the highest point total of his playoff career and added 10 rebounds to make amends two nights after he got ejected from a Game 4 loss. Middleton had his third straight game with at least 25 points, and he also contributed 12 rebounds and five assists. T...
May 01, 2024•6 min
Myles Turner scored 29 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 24 and the Indiana Pacers made a franchise playoff record 22 3-pointers as they pulled away late for a 126-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. The win gave the Pacers a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Indiana has won three straight since losing the opener and can reach the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time since 2014 — with a win Tuesday at Milwaukee. Haliburton posted a career playoff scoring high for ...
Apr 29, 2024•6 min
All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton completed a three-point play with 1.6 seconds left, capping his first postseason triple-double in his first home playoff game to give the Indiana Pacers a 121-118 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Indiana leads the best-of-seven series 2-1, with Game 4 on Sunday in Indianapolis. Khris Middleton paced the Bucks finishing with a playoff-career high 42 points and had 10 rebounds and five assists after missing practice Thursday because of a sprained right ankle. He f...
Apr 27, 2024•6 min
Pascal Siakam scored 37 points and the Indiana Pacers overcame another fantastic first-half performance from Damian Lillard to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-108 on Tuesday night and tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Two nights after scoring all 35 of his points in the first half of the Bucks’ 109-94 Game 1 victory, Lillard had 26 by halftime Tuesday and finished with 34. It wasn’t enough. Lillard didn’t get enough help with the Bucks once again missing two-...
Apr 24, 2024•6 min
Damian Lillard scored all 35 of his points before halftime and the Milwaukee Bucks withstood the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to defeat the Indiana Pacers 109-94 on Sunday in their Eastern Conference playoff opener. The Bucks needed Lillard to step up without Antetokounmpo, whose return date is uncertain as he deals with a strained left calf that also caused him to miss Milwaukee’s final three regular-season games. With Antetokounmpo watching from the bench, Lillard came through by setting a...
Apr 22, 2024•6 min
Paolo Banchero scored 26 points, Franz Wagner added 25 and Jonathan Isaac headed a shutdown defensive effort in his second start of the season for the Orlando Magic, who secured the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference on Sunday with a 113-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis scored 17 points each for Milwaukee. Damian Lillard added 16 points on 2-of-14 shooting for the Bucks, who finished third in the East at 49-33. They will play Indiana in the first round.
Apr 15, 2024•6 min
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the injury-depleted Milwaukee Bucks 125-107 on Friday night to boost their hopes of taking the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The Bucks played Friday without All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. They already had announced Wednesday that Antetokounmpo would miss the rest of the regular season with a strained left calf. Lillard was out with a sore left adductor. Milwaukee fell to 4-4 in games...
Apr 13, 2024•6 min
Bobby Portis had 30 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five steals to help the Milwaukee Bucks withstand Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence and beat the Orlando Magic 117-99 on Wednesday night. The Bucks played a night after Antetokounmpo left a 104-91 victory over the Boston Celtics because of a strained left calf. The Bucks announced Wednesday that the two-time MVP would miss the final three games of the regular season, though his availability for the start of the playoffs remains uncertain....
Apr 11, 2024•6 min
Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the third quarter with a calf injury, but the Milwaukee Bucks hung on to beat the Boston Celtics 104-91 on Tuesday night in a game that featured an NBA record-low total of two free-throw attempts. Milwaukee snapped a four-game skid as Patrick Beverley had 20 points and 10 rebounds after the Bucks shook up their lineup by having the veteran guard start ahead of Malik Beasley, who came off the bench for the first time all season. Antetokounmpo was heading up the ...
Apr 10, 2024•6 min
Jalen Brunson scored 43 points and the New York Knicks surged in the second half to win 122-109 on Sunday and hand the Milwaukee Bucks their fourth consecutive loss. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in his return to action after missing the Bucks’ 117-111 loss to the Raptors on Friday due to an issue with his left hamstring. This marked just the fourth time in the last 29 games that the Bucks’ top three players – Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton...
Apr 08, 2024•6 min
Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points and Immanuel Quickley narrowly missed a triple-double as the Toronto Raptors snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 117-111 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Milwaukee, playing without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, lost for the fifth time in its last six games, with the last three coming against Washington, Memphis and Toronto, who are all well below .500. Antetokounmpo sat out with a left hamstring injury. “These are situations where...
Apr 06, 2024•6 min
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 35 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to an 111-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. The Bucks lost for the fourth time in their past five games as they've faltered while trying to hold on to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Brook Lopez paced the Bucks with 25 points and 10 rebounds while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Bobby Portis had 19 points and Malik Beasley 10.
Apr 04, 2024•6 min
Corey Kispert scored 27 points and Deni Avdija added 23 to help the Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-113 on Tuesday night despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's triple-double. Antetokounmpo had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and reached double figures in all three categories by the end of the third quarter. That wasn't enough for Milwaukee, which came into the night with a 2 1/2-game lead over Cleveland for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Apr 03, 2024•6 min
Giannis Antetokounmpo had six dunks while scoring 36 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame Bogdan Bogdanovic's 38 points to beat Atlanta 122-113 on Saturday night, ending the Hawks' four-game winning streak. Antetokounmpo added 16 rebounds and Khris Middleton scored 21 points as the Bucks snapped a two-game losing streak.
Mar 31, 2024•6 min
Zion Williamson scored 28 points, CJ McCollum added 25 and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Milwaukee Bucks 107-100 on Thursday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 14 rebounds for Milwaukee. Damian Lillard scored 20 points for the Bucks, as did Malik Beasley, who hit six 3s. Milwaukee lost its second straight after falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime in its previous game.
Mar 29, 2024•6 min
Austin Reaves had a triple-double and made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 37.8 seconds left in the second overtime as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of LeBron James and rallied to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-124 on Tuesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo also had a triple-double with 29 points, a season-high 21 rebounds and 11 assists. Damian Lillard scored 27 and Malik Beasley added 21 for the Bucks who blew a 19-point fourth quarter lead in losing on the home floor.
Mar 27, 2024•6 min
The Milwaukee Bucks emphatically demonstrated just what they're capable of accomplishing when they have all their top players available. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and a season-high 19 rebounds, Khris Middleton recorded his second career triple-double and the Bucks trounced the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-93 on Sunday. “With a full team out there, we realize what we can do as a team,” said Middleton, who had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double since Jan. 20, ...
Mar 25, 2024•6 min
Damian Lillard had 30 points and 12 assists and made two late steals as the Milwaukee Bucks capitalized on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return to beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-108 on Thursday night. Antetokounmpo had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists after missing two games because of an issue with his left hamstring. The Bucks rested Khris Middleton a night after he played 33 minutes in a 122-119 loss at Boston, as they continue to manage his workload in his recovery from a sprained left ankle....
Mar 22, 2024•6 min
Jayson Tatum scored 31 points for Boston, which took advantage of the absence of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to win its seventh straight game. The Celtics have not lost to an Eastern Conference team at home all season. Derrick White had 23 points and eight assists, while Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points and eight boards for Boston. Damian Lillard scored 32, including a 3-pointer in the final second. Bobby Portis had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Bucks, who had won two in a row.
Mar 21, 2024•6 min
