Milwaukee Bucks Daily: A game of swings leads to rout over Chicago Bulls

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here following the Bucks’ blowout 123-104 victory over rival Chicago Bulls Friday night at Fiserv Forum.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, the Bucks post another dominant, blowout victory, this time coming over the Chicago Bulls, the Bucks announce John Henson has a torn ligament in his left wrist and is sidelined indefinitely and much more.

After playing their worst basketball of the season throughout the first half of Friday night’s tilt against the Bulls, the Bucks’ second half performance certainly did more than just simply right the ship as they tallied their eighth win of the season where they’ve won by 15 or more points.

Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 11/16/18

Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for against Chicago Bulls (read here): Before last night’s contest, Adam McGee previewed the Bucks’ matchup with their I-94 rival, the Chicago Bulls, by highlighting on three things to watch for.

Milwaukee Bucks: The curious case of Eric Bledsoe and the question of fit (read here): Making his BTBP debut, Jacob Szaniawski wrote about the role Eric Bledsoe has assumed since joining the Bucks and why he stands to be the biggest bellwether that influences the Bucks’ collective performance.

Milwaukee Bucks: An early look at the 2019 NBA Draft (read here): Scott Romportl took an early look at some potential draft prospects that may be of interest to the Bucks come June next year.

Milwaukee Bucks: John Henson set to undergo wrist surgery, miss at least 12 weeks (read here): Adam also picked up on the biggest Bucks news of the day as the team announced that center John Henson would be sidelined indefinitely after tearing a ligament in his left wrist, as well as providing an update on Donte DiVincenzo‘s playing status.

Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 11/16/18

Bucks 123, Bulls 104: From selfish and uninspired to dominant (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez recapped the Bucks’ commanding victory over the Chicago Bulls from Friday night, which started off as anything but.

John Henson to have wrist surgery, Donte DiVincenzo to miss at least three games (read here): Velazquez also touched on the news regarding Henson’s injury and subsequent need for surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist and Donte DiVincenzo’s status.

Are Giannis and the Bucks already title contenders? ($) (read here): Kevin Pelton of ESPN examined the many positive indicators that boost the Bucks’ case to be seen as contenders in the Eastern Conference and the league as a whole this season.

MVP Candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo Still Only Scratching at the Surface (read here): Adam Fromal over at Bleacher Report looked at Giannis Antetokounmpo’s productive start to the season as well as the standout deficiencies that have been prevalent in his play and where his ceiling stands as a result of all that.

Wisconsin Herd Acquires Rights to Vander Blue from South Bay Lakers (read here): Here’s the press release from the Wisconsin Herd regarding their trade that saw them acquire the returning rights to guard Vander Blue in exchange for the rights to Joel Bolomboy. As Ti Windisch noted Friday afternoon, Blue is expected to sign a G League contract soon after recently being a free agent.

That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.