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Bucks’ week ahead: Murderers’ row continues
After Saturday’s tough loss to the Bulls, Milwaukee faces the unenviable challenge of trying to rebound from a winless week while facing three of the NBA’s better teams. Hopefully the Bucks won’t have...
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Bucks’ bench mob executes stunning comeback
Saturday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the Bulls used sizable rebounding and free throw advantages to claim their ninth straight win over the Bucks. But Milwaukee held enough other...
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‘Melo anything but as Knicks dump Bucks
Sometimes, it’s easy to pinpoint the causes of a team’s plight. Such was the case for Milwaukee after Wednesday’s more-lopsided-than-it-looked 102-88 New York victory at the BMO Harris Bradley...
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Young Bucks find finishing kick
During the rough stretch that saw them go from 6-2 to 7-7, the Milwaukee Bucks have had trouble at the end of several games. Monday’s furious rally in Chicago notwithstanding, the Bucks have been...
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Bucks’ week ahead: Two rematches and a test
Milwaukee enters the week 8-7 after navigating a tough two weeks, but that doesn’t mean easy times are ahead. Two Western Conference road games are on tap before the Bucks return home. Here’s a look...
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Shooting tells story in stinging loss
For all the complexities coaches put into it and the modern instant analysis culture that, depending on one’s perspective, either enhances it or detracts from it, basketball is still a pretty simple...
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Three good quarters not enough as Bucks fall to Spurs
The Milwaukee Bucks have shown a tendency at times this young season to play up or down to the level of their competition, and they did it again Wednesday night against the four-time NBA champion San...
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Hungry Bucks feast on Bobcats
A major point of separation between good teams and bad in professional sports is being able to beat the teams you should and springing a few surprises against better ones. Teams that do it make the...
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Bucks’ week ahead: Challenging bookends
The Bucks find themselves at .500 after a frustrating week, but still in second place in the Central Division. Their search for a consistent rotation will have to play out on the court, as four games...
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For the Bucks, a streak grows in Brooklyn
Entering Sunday’s contest, the Bucks had beaten the Nets 11 consecutive times. Milwaukee knew this Nets team was different, seeing as they had amassed an unusually high level of talent for their move...
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The proper place of sports amid tragedy
The game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers began with a moment of silence Friday night, as did every other NBA game. The local patrons will take their turn Saturday night when...
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Bucks’ week ahead: Busy little elves
The Milwaukee Bucks ran into a buzz saw from Los Angeles Saturday night and saw their four-game winning streak snapped. With another busy week on tap, we will soon find out if the thrashing sapped the...
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Bucks slowly rounding into form
Because the NBA season is an 82-game grind, it is difficult to ascertain anything definitive from early-season action. Generally speaking Christmas Day and/or a 25-game sample size are viewed as...
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Charitable Bucks manage to satisfy at end
‘Tis the season of giving. Unfortunately for any fan who wanted to relax, the Milwaukee Bucks took that a little too much to heart against the Celtics Friday night.It wasn’t the end of the world, but...
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Bucks’ week ahead: Days off, but hardly a Christmas vacation
The Milwaukee Bucks played their fourth game in five nights Saturday, and with the exception of Monta Ellis (37 points), everyone had tired legs. The youthful Cavaliers capitalized with a decisive...
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Guards tell story as streaks continue
The modern NBA is a guard-dominated league. That held to form Wednesday, which was a decidedly good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks.Point guard Brandon Jennings led the way with 25 points, and Monta...
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Bucks withstand Heat in statement win
Milwaukee’s Luc Richard Mbah a Moute spent the first half Saturday night cementing his reputation as one of the NBA’s premier defenders, keeping the best basketball player in the world in check as...
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Bucks’ week ahead: Texas-sized tilts
As was eminently predictable and feared by this observer, the Bucks could not come down from their Miami high in time to summon the requisite energy to win a division road game. Despite a valiant...
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Spurs run like a well-oiled machine in win
There is no better description of what the Milwaukee Bucks faced Wednesday than that which point guard Brandon Jennings provided after the game against the San Antonio Spurs.“They’re a tough team,” he...
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Bucks wilt in second half against hot Rockets
The shots were falling. The glass was under control. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had held Houston star James Harden reasonably under wraps. The indicators, save for a late push by the opposition, were...
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