Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Bucks start 5-0 for first time since 1971-72
By Adam McGee
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Bucks open up their season with five consecutive wins for the first time since 1971, and only the second time in franchise history.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we take a look at the Bucks’ continued winning start to the season, the positive influence of Mike Budenholzer so far, and much more.
The Bucks will hope to continue their winning ways as they return home to host the Orlando Magic on Saturday night, knowing that a win could set up a showdown between two 6-0 teams when the Toronto Raptors come to town on Monday.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
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Milwaukee Bucks: Digging into the Bucks’ early season distribution (read here): Jordan Treske examined the Bucks’ early season play in terms of ball-movement and distribution as they adjust to their new style of play.
Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for against Minnesota Timberwolves (read here): Prior to Friday’s game, I took a look at potential deciding factors in Friday’s matchup with the Timberwolves.
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Bucks 125, Timberwolves 95: Milwaukee’s 5-0 start is first since 1971 (read here): Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported from Minneapolis as the Bucks blew out the Timberwolves by 30 points, moving to 5-0 to open the cinema.
Former President Barack Obama endorses Giannis in his speech in Milwaukee (read here): Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also wrote about Barack Obama’s mention of Giannis Antetokounmpo during his visit to Milwaukee on Friday.
Mike Budenholzer’s Bucks evolution is here, complete with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Wilt-esque stat lines (read here): James Herbert of CBS Sports took a deep dive into the Bucks’ early season play and the changes the team are already buying into under the new coaching staff.
How the Bucks reshaped their identity to get the best out of Giannis Antetokounmpo (read here): Michael Shapiro of Sports Illustrated wrote about how the new-look Bucks are tailor-made to get the best out of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Is the MVP race already a two-man competition between Giannis and AD? (read here): Jonathan Macri of The Step Back assesses the MVP race in light of impressive starts from both Giannis and Anthony Davis.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.