The Milwaukee Bucks are confident they can contend again despite the challenges they faced in the first round of the playoffs the last two years. Despite receiving little attention from the league, the Bucks have a strong core of veterans and young players who are eager to prove themselves. Giannis Antetokounmpo is back to full health and is joined by …
MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard couldn’t be stopped in the first half — and couldn’t score a point in the second. Lillard scored all 35 of his points before halftime in the Bucks’ 109-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday to open their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Since the play-by-play era began in 1995, no player ever scored that …
Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell, left, controls the ball in front of Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez during the first half of the Lakers’ 123-122 win Friday at Crypto.com Arena. With the Lakers needing one last stop, Spencer Dinwiddie, the Angeleno native making his first start for the team, smothered Lillard and blocked a potential game-winner in the final seconds, securing …
MILWAUKEE — Brook Lopez matched a career high with 39 points and hit a 3-pointer with 2:40 left to put the Milwaukee Bucks ahead for good in a 131-128 In-Season Tournament victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. “We’re evaluating him tomorrow.” Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each added 31 points as the Bucks improved to 3-0 in the …
MILWAUKEE — On Friday, Brook Lopez was back where he belonged. “Sometimes as coaches, we’re too smart for our own selves and so a couple players came to me — I won’t disclose — but they wanted Brook deeper in the drop and I was smart enough to listen to ‘em and it paid off tonight.” For the first four …
