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Antetokounmpo scores 23 to lead Bucks past Raptors 99-85 in matchup of NBA's worst
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Toronto Raptors 99-85 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game between teams that entered with the two worst records in the league. Bobby Portis added 17 points off the bench for Milwaukee...
Bucks' Damian Lillard won't play Tuesday against Raptors after entering concussion protocol
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is in concussion protocol and won’t play Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors. The Bucks announced the update on the seven-time All-NBA guard’s status Monday. The 34-year-old Lillard is averaging 26 points, 6.6...
Brown calls Antetokounmpo 'a child' after 2-time MVP offers handshake before pulling hand back
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo offered a handshake to Jaylen Brown after committing an offensive foul against the Boston Celtics wing — only to pull his hand back at the last moment. The incident in the first half of the Celtics’ 113-107 victory...
Jayson Tatum scores 23 in second half to rally Celtics to a 113-107 victory over slumping Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 113-107 on Sunday afternoon. Tatum put the Celtics ahead for good by hitting two free throws with 5:51 left as Boston...
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to see his team play with more intensity
NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is frustrated. He wants to see his team play with more intensity. The two-time MVP took issue with Milwaukee’s effort after it lost 116-94 to the New York Knicks on Friday night to drop to 2-7 on the season. ...
Towns scores 32 in Knicks' 116-94 win over struggling Bucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and the New York Knicks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 116-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. New York (4-4) did not trail, and six different Knicks scored in double figures. Jalen...
Lillard, Antetokounmpo lead the way as Bucks snap 6-game skid with 123-100 victory over Jazz
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 34 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 16 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a six-game skid, beating the Utah Jazz 123-100 on Thursday night. Antetokounmpo was back in action after missing a 116-114 loss at Cleveland on...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo returns after missing 1 game with right adductor strain
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to Milwaukee’s lineup Thursday against Utah after missing a game with a right adductor strain. Antetokounmpo had been listed as questionable on the injury report, but coach Doc Rivers said before the game that the two-time MVP would...
Bucks remain confident they can turn things around after losing 6 of their first 7 games
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says the team isn’t putting any extra pressure on itself as it tries to bounce back from the franchise’s slowest start in three decades. The Bucks (1-6) will try to snap a six-game skid Thursday against the Utah Jazz (1-6) while...
Cavaliers match 1976 squad for best start in franchise history, improve to 8-0 by edging Bucks
CLEVELAND (AP) — The win total is growing quickly, and so is the Cavaliers' confidence. At 8-0 so far, they're the only unbeaten team left in the Eastern Conference and at this point they might as well win them all. “That's the plan,” center Jarrett Allen said...
