Bucks beat Knicks in London 95-79
LONDON (AP) — O.J. Mayo scored 22 points, Brandon Knight had 20 points and six steals, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the New York 95-79 in the NBA Global game, on Thursday night in London, extending the Knicks' franchise-record losing streak to 16.The return of Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire did little to spark the Knicks, an NBA-worst 5-36.The Bucks took a 12-0 lead, were up by 24 in the second quarter and never let New York closer than 11 the rest of the way.Anthony led the Knicks with 25 points.
Business Journal: Bucks arena site announcement could be delayed beyond the end of January
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Delayed again?
Bulls runs past Bucks 95-87, Gasol scores 46
CHICAGO (AP) — Pau Gasol had a career-high 46 points to go along with 18 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls bounced back from a pair of ugly losses with a 95-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.Gasol was 17 for 30 from the field and 12 for 13 at the line.
Bucks snap slide at home, beat Timberwolves, 98-84
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 14 points, O.J. Mayo and John Henson each had 12, and the Milwaukee Bucks handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their 14th straight loss, 98-84 on Friday night.Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 10 points each to help the Bucks snap a four-game home skid.Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota.Kendall Marshall's 3-pointer gave Milwaukee a 20-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
Milwaukee Bucks sign Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Bucks have signed forward/center Kenyon Martin to a 10-day contract, General Manager John Hammond announced today.
British feel at the BMO Harris Bradley Center! "London Night" for the Bucks Friday!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- In advance of the Milwaukee Bucks’ trip to England next week for the NBA’s Global Games, the team is bringing a British feel to its fans at home on Friday night, January 9th.
Bucks pound Philly 97-77 for 5th straight road win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton scored 18 points apiece, and the Milwaukee Bucksbeat Philadelphia 76ers 97-77 on Wednesday night.The Bucks (19-18) shot 53.9 percent from the field in their fifth consecutive road win.
Milwaukee Bucks announces expansion of ownership team
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Wednesday, January 7th the expansion of the local ownership team to include several more of Wisconsin’s most prominent leaders.
Home not sweet home as Bucks lose to Suns 102-96
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Markieff Morris scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 102-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.Isaiah Thomas added 19 and Goran Dragic 16 for the Suns, which have scored a 100 or more points for the nine straight games.Brandon Knight scored 26 and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 16 for the Bucks, which lost their fourth straight at home.The Suns have won nine of the last 11 and opened the four-game road trip with their third consecutive victory.
On the record: Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin talks about prospects for new arena
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Bucks leaders say they're planning to announce plans for a new arena in downtown Milwaukee this month -- and on Tuesday, January 6th, that was one of the topics of conversation as Bucks President Peter Feigin talked with business leaders.The Bucks have new owners, a new, young team, and a new head coach -- but they're still playing in the old BMO Harris Bradley Center.The pressure is on for the Bucks to select a location for a new arena.
Bucks welcome Phoenix Suns on a very cold night! Select tickets for Tuesday's game are just $5!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Winter has hit southeastern Wisconsin with full force this week.
Bucks rookie forward Jabari Parker undergoes surgery for torn ACL
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced that rookie forward Jabari Parker underwent successful surgery Monday, January 5th to repair his left ACL injury.The surgery was performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York by Dr.
Bucks continue to play well on road with win in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — Bucks coach Jason Kidd sees better things in the future for the New York Knicks.Zaza Pachulia had 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks handed New York its 11th straight loss, 95-82 Sunday night."It's tough," Kidd said. "The league is not easy.
Report: Bucks' owners to unveil preferred arena site by end of January
(BUSINESS JOURNAL) -- The Milwaukee Business Journal is reporting the owners of the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to unveil their preferred site for a new arena by the end of January.According to Rich Kirchen, Senior Reporter at the Milwaukee Business Journal, "the owners say they continue weighing two or three possibilities in downtown Milwaukee — will set in motion a series of events that they hope will result in breaking ground on the project by the end of the year.CLICK HERE to read more from the Milwaukee Business Journal.
The year in sports: Taking a look back at the big moments from 2014!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- 2014 -- a year with so many twists and turns.
Bucks bounce Cavs without James
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 26 points Wednesday night and the Milwaukee Bucks led most of the way in a 96-80 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who played without LeBron James for the second straight game.James was sidelined because of a sore left knee, an injury that also forced him to miss Tuesday's game against Atlanta.
Bucks blow 21 point lead, get overtime win in Charlotte 104-94
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 18 points, including a layup to force overtime, and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away to beat the Charlotte Hornets 104-94 on Monday.Jared Dudley scored 17 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16, Zaza Pachulia had 15, O.J. Mayo had 13 and John Henson added 11 for the Bucks (16-16), who snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Hornets dating back to the 2011-2012 season.Kemba Walker scored 28 points, Gerald Henderson added 19 and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 10 for theHornets (10-22), who fought back from a 21-point deficit in the first half.Walker's layup with 54.5 seconds remaining gave Charlotte an 83-81 lead, but Knight followed up his own blocked shot for a layup with 16 seconds left to tie the score and force overtime.Milwaukee then pulled ahead for good on Henson's three-point play with 3:51 left in overtime.
Dudley perfect in Bucks blow out of the Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) — Jared Dudley's shooting was perfect, even if his coach wouldn't quite say his game was.Dudley made all 10 shots, including four 3-pointers, and scored a season-high 24 points Friday night to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-77 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.Dudley matched Brooklyn's Jarrett Jack for the best-shooting night in the NBA this season."I can't say it was a perfect game because as a coach you always want more, but it was as close to a no-hitter as you can come to," Bucks coach Jason Kidd. "I thought he was great tonight on both ends."Brandon Knight added 16 points for Milwaukee, which snapped Atlanta's five-game winning streak.The Hawks had won 14 of 15 but were routed in front of a rare sellout crowd at home, where they entered with a 13-2 record that was the best in the Eastern Conference.After Dudley made back-to-back 3-pointers for a 21-18 Milwaukee lead with 2:51 left in the first quarter, the Bucks led the rest of the way and went ahead by 30 in the final period.Milwaukee (15-15) had lost three of four, seven straight to Atlanta and five straight in Philips Arena, yet dominated most of a night.Perhaps the Bucks' players-only meeting before the game helped."I think, yeah, any time the guys are disappointed in their performance, that shows you a team that cares," said Dudley, who added a season-high four of Milwaukee's 15 steals. "I want to say nine of them were open (shots)."I had good looks, I made them, my teammates kept looking for me. ...
Milwaukee Bucks soliciting feedback on new multi-purpose arena via online survey
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Bucks are soliciting feedback on a new multi-purpose arena in downtown Milwaukee via a survey they're sending out to residents, businesses, universities and some ticket holders.The survey, which must be completed by those interested in providing feedback by January 6th includes the following message:
Bucks commit 20 turnovers get swarmed by Charlotte Hornets 108-101
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Gerald Henderson added 16 as Charlotte held off the Milwaukee Bucks 108-101 on Tuesday night, extending the Hornets winning streak to a season-high four games.Brandon Knight had a season-high 34 points for the Bucks, who were prevented from matching last season's victory total of 15.Charlotte, which has beaten Milwaukee seven consecutive times, led 88-80 entering the final quarter and extended it to 96-84 as the Bucks went 3:39 without scoring.Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored on a put back to put the Hornets up 102-91 with 2:46 left, but the Knight scored Milwaukee's next eight point, pulling the Bucks within 103-99 on a 3-pointer with 25.9 remaining.The Hornets held on with five free throws down the stretch.