As we’re all looking forward to ringing in 2021, let’s look back on the 10 moments and milestones that defined the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2020.
While they are fixed on the new season, the Milwaukee Bucks are focused on turning the page on 2020.
The Bucks entered 2020 riding a fantastic high where they were not that far removed from an 18-game winning streak that catapulted themselves to the top of the NBA where they would stay throughout the regular season. But as we all know, life had different plans midway through the Bucks’ run this year.
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So much of this year has tested all of us and forced us to adapt from the lives we had lived before the coronavirus pandemic had ravaged the world. While it’s very small in comparison to the very dire real world happenings, the Bucks have undoubtedly felt that along the way this year.
As such, most, if not the majority of 2020 has come to define the Bucks’ present and future in various ways as we’ll get into shortly. There were many triumphs and bumps along the way, all of which made this year one to remember for the Bucks and beyond.
So without further ado, let’s dive into the 10 milestones and moments that went on to define the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2020, both on and off the court.
Khris Middleton’s 50-point game against the Washington Wizards
Until January 28, 2020, there had only been four Bucks players to have scored 50 or more points in a single game, with those being Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brandon Jennings and Michael Redd.
After the Bucks’ 151-131 win over the Washington Wizards that Tuesday night, Khris Middleton earned his entry in the Bucks’ 50-point club as he dropped 51 points on 16 shots (7-for-10 from three, 12-for-12 from the foul line), along with 10 boards and six assists.
In a game that went on without the two-time MVP in Antetokounmpo, Middleton calmly led the Bucks to an easy victory that cold winter night as he poured it in from all three levels of the floor, even against what was a hapless Wizards defense.
No matter the context, it was a trademark moment in what ended up being a career year for Middleton from a production standpoint. With another All-Star appearance under his belt and falling just short of earning an All-NBA nod, Middleton rewrote the standard from which he’ll be judged moving forward in his All-Star career.