Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers addressed the team’s 130-91 defeat to the Orlando Magic, citing missing key players and offensive execution as major factors. Rivers pinpointed the third quarter as decisive. “It was the third quarter that changed the game… turnovers, bad shots… a 15-point third quarter as well,” he said. Physicality and urgency […] The post Doc Rivers breaks down Bucks’ struggles in blowout loss to Magic appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

A big at home as Paolo Banchero proved unstoppable.

Phoenix Suns (37-27, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (27-36, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ryan Rollins and the Milwaukee Bucks take on Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in out-of-conference action. The Bucks are 15-17 in home games. Milwaukee is 10-8 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.9 turnovers per game. The Suns are 15-14 on the road. Phoenix is fourth in the NBA averaging 14.7 made 3-pointers per game whil...

Giannis Antetokounmpo won't play Sunday vs. the Magic as the Bucks continue to work him back gradually from the calf strain that caused him to miss 15 games.

Jalen Johnson had 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 24 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-116 on Saturday night for their season-best sixth straight victory. Atlanta, which had two five-game runs during the season, has won seven of its last eight games and moved two games over .500 at 33-31. CJ McCollum scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half and added seven assists, Dyson Daniels finished with 15 points and nine rebounds...

Bucks coach Doc Rivers shuffled his lineup and it worked on Saturday, as the team ended a four-game losing streak with a 113-99 win over Utah. Giannis Antetokounmpo was joined in the lineup by Ryan Rollins, Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma and Ousmane Dieng, Eric Nehm of The Athletic notes (Twitter links). “I love the starters […]

The Denver Nuggets fancied themselves as a championship contender coming into the season, but injuries have kept them from finding their best basketball so far this season. On Friday night, it looked like Denver had suffered another massive loss when Jamal Murray left a loss to the Knicks early after a nasty ankle turn. Murray […] The post Nuggets star Jamal Murray’s injury update brings sigh of relief after scare vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Whether Rivers is back in Milwaukee, whatever happens with Giannis Antetokounmpo, feels increasingly unlikely.

Spring forward, fall back.

The Bucks need a win, and bad.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game skid by beating the Utah Jazz 113-99 on Saturday night. Antetokounmpo did all that while playing just 27 minutes as the Bucks continue to monitor the two-time MVP’s workload in his return from injury. Milwaukee was playing for the third time since Antetokounmpo came back from a right calf strain that caused him to miss 15 straight games. The Jazz had ended a seven-game skid Thursday...

In a crucial victory snapping a losing streak, 31-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo nearly records a triple-double to overcome the shorthanded Utah Jazz The post Giannis nears triple-double in Bucks win: “Keep doing the right thing” appeared first on Eurohoops .

The Milwaukee Bucks are theoretically a basketball team with Giannis.

The Milwaukee Bucks have had a roller-coaster season and are sitting at 26-35. The biggest story for the Bucks has been what is going on with Giannis Antetokounmpo. He was almost traded by the NBA Trade Deadline, but ended up staying with Milwaukee for at least the rest of the season. Now, the biggest story […] The post Bucks F Kyle Kuzma breaks silence on Doc Rivers’ benching decision appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Milwaukee’s current four-game losing streak came immediately after one of its best runs of the season, when the team won eight of 10 games. However, veteran forward Bobby Portis questioned how meaningful that stretch really was, suggesting it may have created a misleading sense of momentum, according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic. “Kind of […] The post Bobby Portis calls Bucks’ hot stretch ‘fool’s gold’ appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers pushed back Friday against a report from ESPN's Stephen A. Smith claiming the veteran coach intends to retire at the end of this season. "No, I'm not getting into that," Rivers said after Friday's practice. "That's something that; I think he feels that way, but not for me." Smith made the claim Wednesday on his SiriusXM radio show while responding to a caller who suggested Rivers could help revitalize Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant in Milwaukee. "Doc ...

The Bucks have made the playoffs each of the past nine years, but they’re running out of games to do so again in 2025/26, writes Eric Nehm of The Athletic. The team was up 13 points after the first quarter on Wednesday vs. Atlanta, but was outscored by 31 for the rest of the game, […]

The Utah Jazz will be without five players Saturday, according to the official NBA injury report. Lauri Markkanen (right hip impingement), Jaren Jackson Jr. (left knee), Walker Kessler (left shoulder), Jusuf Nurkic (nose), Isaiah Collier (personal reasons), and Vince Williams Jr. (left knee) are all listed as out. Milwaukee Bucks will miss four contributors, including […] The post Jazz vs Bucks injury report: who plays on Saturday appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Just a few weeks after exposing what appeared to be his newest signature sneaker during a training session, Milwaukee Bucks’ franchise star Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nike recently unveiled their latest creation. Adding to the already expansive Nike Giannis Freak signature line, the new Nike Giannis Freak 8 will make its debut in the coming months. […] The post Nike, Giannis Antetokounmpo officially reveal the new Nike Giannis Freak 8 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Three quarters through the season and this teacher needs summer break badly.