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Extra Notes from Milwaukee/Washington

With a win over Philadelphia, the Miami Heat tied the 1970-71 Bucks for the third-longest winning streak in NBA history.  If the Bucks can figure out a way to win over the Heat Friday, they can seal…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Review: Escape from Sactown (VIDEO)

In the end, the Bucks squeezed just enough out of the pieces that they did have.  Their reward? A weekend road sweep. Playing without Larry Sanders, Ersan Ilyasova, and J.J. Redick, the Bucks dug deep…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: The New and Improved Pacers

The last time these two teams met the Pacers were having a hard time scoring. Missing Danny Granger, their leading scorer from a season ago, Indiana hadn’t quite figured out what their offense should…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Recap: Stunning Comeback Spurred by Super Subs

Beno Udrih. Doron Lamb. Mike Dunleavy, Jr. Ersan Ilyasova. Ekpe Udoh. With 3:26 remaining in the third quarter, Scott Skiles subbed in Udrih, Lamb, and Ilyasova to play with Dunleavy and Udoh who were…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Links: Bubble Burst Edition

OnMilwaukee.com:  Quietly, Doron Lamb is slipping into a regular role in the Bucks’ rotation.  Jim Owczarski got him to talk about his elbow, his recovery, and the things he observed while sitting…Read More

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Milwaukee Bucks Links: Election Edition

Basketball Reference: Yes, I’m a complete sucker for the statistical oddities that show up over…Read More

Taking a Stab at the Milwaukee Bucks Rotation

In 48 hours, all 270 fans who follow the Milwaukee Bucks closely will have a better idea of what the…Read More

Picking The Milwaukee Bucks’ Starting Small Forward: Defense, Shooting or Potential?

The Milwaukee Bucks have four-fifths of their starting lineup pretty well cemented for next season. Brandon…Read More

On Offensive Choices and the Bucks

To put together his amazing offensive distribution graphs for the blog Hickory High, Ian Levy manually…Read More

Down for the Count: Indiana Pacers 118, Milwaukee Bucks 109

For all intents and purposes, the Bucks playoff chase came to an end, and the Bucks went out swinging.…Read More

Beginnings and Endings: Washington Wizards 121, Milwaukee Bucks 112

The Milwaukee Bucks season began with a loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.  Tonight, it may have ended…Read More

The Underpay, Overvalue of Milwaukee Bucks Forward Mike Dunleavy

It’s important to keep one eye on the future while reflecting on any failure in life. With the Milwaukee…Read More

Jackpot: Milwaukee Bucks 121, Cleveland Cavaliers 84

On a night filled with fortune and chance, the Milwaukee Bucks came away as the big winners while the…Read More

Incredibly Ell-usive: Milwaukee Bucks 108, Atlanta Hawks 101

The NBA is a strange place. Not 24 hours after struggling to reach 80 points against the short-handed…Read More

Stopped Cold: New York Knicks 89, Milwaukee Bucks 80

In the pivotal third quarter that decided this game, the New York Knicks hit 3-of-21 field goals (14.3%)…Read More

Seamless Integration: Milwaukee Bucks 120, Golden State Warriors 98

On a night when the Bucks added two fresh new faces and returned to the arena of their trading partner,…Read More

All-Star Imp-Ersan-ator: Milwaukee Bucks 105, Toronto Raptors 99

There was a point where the Bucks weren’t going to win this game.  But Ersan Ilyasova (31 points,…Read More

Milwaukee Bucks Midseason Grades: Bench Edition

Jake tackled the starters yesterday.  Now I’m teaching the second-semester course and the pressure…Read More

The Losing Edge: Milwaukee Bucks 119, Washington Wizards 118

Somewhere between a flurry of lost dribbles, floating air balls, incidental rebounds, and more flailing…Read More

Carlos’ Way: Milwaukee Bucks 105, Toronto Raptors 99

With 6:55 left in the contest, tonight’s Milwaukee Bucks-Toronto Raptors game was very much in…Read More