New opponent. Same problem. The Nuggets’ third-quarter curse continues. On Monday, in a 125-112 loss to the Bucks, it was yet another second-half letdown that ultimately flipped momentum inside Ball Arena. The Nuggets led the majority of the first two quarters before getting outscored 34-26 in the third frame. The Nuggets (12-13), riding a three-game…
Nuggets’ third quarter woes persist in home loss to Bucks — The Denver Post
Injury Report: 01/27/21 01:30 PM
MIL@TOR Toronto Raptors Anunoby, OG Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain
McCaw, Patrick Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Surgery – rehabilitation
Siakam, Pascal Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Swelling.
RAPTOR NOTES
• The Toronto Raptors will host the Milwaukee Bucks at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday night. This is the first of three meetings between the Raptors and Bucks during the first half of the 2020-21 season. The two teams will meet again Feb. 16-18 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, which is also Toronto’s next mini-series.
• Toronto defeated Milwaukee 114-106 on August 10 at the NBA Restart in Orlando but have lost the season-series to Milwaukee the past two seasons. Overall the Raptors are 17-7 (.708) against the Bucks since 2013-14 and defeated Milwaukee twice in the playoffs – first round (2017) and the Eastern Conference Finals (2019).
• Toronto is tied for third in the Eastern Conference over the last 10 games (Jan. 8-25) with a 6-4 record. Boston (7-3) and Milwaukee (7-3) are the only teams ahead. Toronto played an equal five games at home and on the road
during this stretch, including two sets of back-to-backs and a pair of mini-series.
LAST 10 GAMES – EASTERN CONFERENCE
Team W-L FG% 3FG% REB AST PTS OPP FG% OPP 3FG% OPP PTS
Boston 7-3 .476 .389 46.3 23.6 114.9 .452 .370 109.3
Milwaukee 7-3 .492 .365 47.3 26.8 117.4 .454 .401 111.3
Toronto 6-4 .449 .400 43.4 25.8 112.7 .455 .356 107.8
Brooklyn 6-4 .499 .403 43.9 27.0 118.5 .476 .358 118.8
• Kyle Lowry needs two points to join DeMar DeRozan (13,296) and Chris Bosh (10,275) as the only players in franchise history to score 10,000 career points. Golden State’s Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, Portland’s Damian Lillard, Washington’s Bradley Beal and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo are the only active players with 10,000 points with their current team. Lowry is Toronto’s all-time leader in three-pointer made (1,425), assists
(4,032) and steals (842).
• Norman Powell has scored 20+ points in three consecutive games (Jan. 22-25), including 24 points Jan. 25 at Indiana. Over the last three games, Powell is averaging a team-high 22.3 points, while shooting .455 (25-55) from
the field, .318 (7-22) from three-point range and .769 (10-13) at the free throw line. The last time Powell had a streak of three or more games with 20+ points was Feb. 28- Mar. 8, 2020 during career-high streak of five games.
• OG Anunoby has scored at least 10 points in a career-long nine consecutive games (Jan. 10-25). Anunoby scored a season-high 30 points during Toronto’s Jan. 24 win at Indiana and is averaging 16.8 points during this
stretch. He is also shooting .515 (53-103) from the field, .577 (30-52) from three-point range and .833 (15-18) at the free throw line.
• INJURY UPDATE: Pascal Siakam has missed two games (Jan. 24-25) with a swollen left knee. The injury occurred Jan. 22 vs. Miami, however, he remained in the game and finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Patrick McCaw has not played this season following surgery on his left during the summer. OG Anunoby is questionable with a left calf strain.
BUCK SHOTS
• The Bucks are beginning a three-game road trip tonight as they take on the Toronto Raptors in Tampa. After tonight’s game, Milwaukee will finish the road trip with a back-to-back against the Pelicans and Hornets on Friday and Saturday.
• The Bucks got back in the win column, and improved to 10-6 on the season, with a 129-115 win over the Hawks at Fiserv Forum on Sunday, which marked Milwaukee’s eighth win of the season by 10 or more points. The Bucks are currently second in the NBA in points per game differential this season at 9.1 ppg.
• In Sunday’s win, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 27 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and eight assists. Antetokounmpo also passed Bucks great Marques Johnson (10,980) for sixth on the Bucks all-time scoring list and became the sixth Buck to join the
11,000-point club (now at 11,007 career points).
• Bobby Portis scored a season-high 21 points (9-16 FG) against the Hawks on Sunday, marking his second 20-point game of the season and his 11th game scoring in double figures. Portis, who is averaging 11.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this season, is also shooting a career-high 54% from the field and a career-high 42% from three.
• Brook Lopez extended his season-long streak of scoring in double figures to four games after posting 12 points on Sunday vs. Atlanta. In this four-game stretch, Lopez is averaging 12.8 points per game (on 46% shooting) after averaging 9.2 points per game (on 42% shooting) in his first 12 games of the season.
• In Sunday’s win, the Bucks shot 54.9% as a team, marking their NBA-high eighth game of the season shooting 50% or better. Milwaukee enters tonight’s game not only leading the league in FG% at 49%, but also in scoring (120.1 ppg) and offensive rating (117.9
The Lakers shot 19 of 37 from 3-point range, with James going 6 of 10 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope making 7 of 10
Watch LeBron score season high 34, lead Lakers past Bucks 113-106 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Bogdanovic: “It’s not the part that you were traded (that bothered him), but it’s more like you feel a little be-traded.”
Report: Bucks felt double-crossed in Bogdan Bogdanovic situation with Kings — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
“Some nights, the basketball gods are with you a little bit,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said.
Watch Milwaukee set record with 29 threes in game, beat Heat 144-97 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
A foul called on Tristan Thompson at the very end of Wednesday’s season opener at TD Garden could have cost the Celtics the game. And apparently, it shouldn’t have been called at all. Boston was up 122-120 when Thompson was called for a loose ball foul, sending Giannis Antetokounmpo to the line with a chance […]
Last-Second Tristan Thompson Foul Should Not Have Been Called Vs. Bucks, Per NBA — NESN.com
The Milwaukee Bucks’ five-year, $225 million extension of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has changed its plans around its jersey patch.
Milwaukee Bucks Credit ‘Giannis Effect’ for Uptick in Business, Now Rethinking Jersey Patch Plans — NBC Chicago
Sign In Well, you can stop speculating about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s NBA future. The two-time NBA MVP has agreed to sign a five-year, $228.2 million supermax contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday, citing sources. Once completed, the deal will be the largest in NBA history. Here are the details: Breaking:…
Giannis Antetokounmpo Reportedly Signing Record-Setting Deal With Bucks — NESN.com
He’s a longshot to make the Bucks roster but he got his foot in the door.
Pass the sauce: Nik Stauskas reportedly reachnes one-year deal with Milwaukee — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo super-max-extension watch continues.
Report: Bogdan Bogdanovic was Giannis Antetokounmpo’s preferred addition to Bucks — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
The Bucks sign three solid bench players, with Portis taking over as the backup center.
Milwaukee rounds out roster with deals for Bobby Portis, D.J. Augustin, Pat Connaughton — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
MILWAUKEE (WFRV) – According to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks are executing a sign-and-trade for Sacramento Kings sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic. As part of the deal, Milwaukee sends Donte DiVincenzo, Ersan Ilyasova and DJ Wilson to Sacramento. To maintain cap flexibility around Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and newest addition Jrue Holiday, the Bucks […]
Report: Bucks pull off another big trade for Kings sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic — WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
The view from left field 