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Bucks clinch playoff spot, top Suns 116-104 for 50th win
PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks walked into one of the toughest places to play in the NBA, snatched the lead from the Phoenix Suns midway through the fourth quarter and then closed with a flourish to earn a 116-104 victory. That's not easy to do. But the Bucks...
Lopez comes up big, Bucks edge short-handed Nets 118-113
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brook Lopez had 24 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocks and the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday night. The nine blocks are most by an NBA player this season. “It was a close game, and he...
Bucks beat Magic 134-123 for 18th win in 19 games
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Khris Middleton and Jevon Carter each added 24 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 134-123 on Tuesday night for their 18th win in 19 games. Bobby Portis Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jae Crowder added 15...
Giannis triple-double helps Bucks outlast Wizards 117-111
WASHINGTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, had a season-high 13 assists and rebounded his intentionally missed shot with a second left for his fourth-triple double of the season as the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 117-111 on Sunday night. ...
Giannis returns, Bucks beat Nets 118-104 for 15th straight
NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to 15 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 118-104 on Tuesday night. Jrue Holiday had 14 points and eight assists for the Bucks, who went 10-0 in February and...
Bucks outlast Suns 104-101 for 14th consecutive victory
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence couldn't prevent the Milwaukee Bucks from extending the longest winning streak in the NBA this season. Jrue Holiday scored 33 points and produced a critical steal, Brook Lopez made a tiebreaking layup with 24.8 seconds left and the...
Antetokounmpo won't play against Suns due to bruised quad
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play in the Milwaukee Bucks' game Sunday against the Phoenix Suns because of what the team is describing as a bruised right quadriceps. That means neither team will have its MVP available for the afternoon matchup. Kevin Durant remains...
Giannis exits early with knee issue; Bucks rip Heat 128-99
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks sure didn’t let Giannis Antetokounmpo’s early exit bother them Friday night as they rolled to their most-lopsided victory of the season. Now they wait to learn whether they might have to continue playing without the two-time MVP ...
Bucks' Antetokounmpo leaves game vs. Heat with knee injury
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter of the Bucks' game against the Miami Heat on Friday night after the Bucks said he knocked knees with an opponent. Antetokounmpo, who withstood a wrist injury to start the game, was on the court late...
AP source: Antetokounmpo going to New York for wrist exam
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was scheduled to be in New York on Monday to undergo testing and get further evaluation on his injured right wrist, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition...
