A 39-point drubbing sends the series back to Milwaukee, and the Bucks back to the drawing board.
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Tag Archives: Milwaukee Bucks
The Nets Aren’t Unbeatable, but It’s OK to Be Impressed
The Boston Celtics tried in their first-round series but were too depleted to compete. The Nets’ next opponent, the Milwaukee Bucks, may have a better shot.
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In the NBA Playoffs, The Scariest Teams Are Lower Seeds
Injuries and illness dragged down the records of several teams, including the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. That could mean early postseason exits for the season’s best.
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For Jrue Holiday, It’s a Good Game When His Wife Says So
The pressure is on as the Bucks head to the N.B.A. playoffs, but Holiday has somebody at home who understands competition: his wife, Lauren, who faced high expectations on the U.S. national soccer team.
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The Warriors’ Championship Glow Is Gone. And Yet …
Yes, the Golden State Warriors have looked awful in two blowout losses to start the season. But there are a few reasons for optimism. One big one: James Wiseman.
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N.B.A. Christmas Day Guide: What to Watch
With LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic playing, there’s something for everyone. If you haven’t kept up since last season, here’s everything you need to know.
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N.B.A. Eastern Conference Preview: Will the Nets Reign Supreme?
The Bucks got better, but the Nets with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant might be too much for Milwaukee — or any other team in the East — to overcome.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Plans to Sign $228 Million Deal With Bucks
With less than a week before the deadline, Antetokounmpo indicated that he would sign a five-year extension with the team that drafted him in 2013.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Has Left the Bucks, and Their Fans, Waiting
The Milwaukee Bucks superstar was gifted pens by many of his teammates in hopes he would sign a so-called supermax deal with the team. In a complicated business, it’s not that simple.
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N.B.A. Free Agency Frenzy: 5 Takeaways
A player was traded three times, and the Lakers and Clippers jockeyed for each other’s stars. But Milwaukee is still waiting for a big decision from its biggest star: Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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2020 N.B.A. Free Agency Updates: Trades and Signings
The Bucks are trying to satisfy Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Warriors are scrambling and the Rockets are dealing with two unhappy stars.
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Timeline: A Year That Changed the N.B.A.
From the virus to protests to an outpouring of grief.
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Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins Second M.V.P. Award
After the Bucks’ early playoff exit, the award is a reminder of 2007, when Dirk Nowitzki was named most valuable player after a first-round loss.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks Lose to Heat, Facing Elimination from Playoffs
For the second consecutive year, the Bucks entered the playoffs with the league’s best regular-season record. Down 3-0 against the Miami Heat, questions are swirling around the future of the team and its superstar.
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of the Americans struggling to respond.
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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
“This group wants to do both,” Coach Mike Budenholzer said of pursuing a championship without abandoning the team’s efforts to combat police brutality and systemic racism.
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After a Long Lull, Protesting Is Taking Hold Across Baseball
Carlos Delgado remembered the difficulty of demonstrating alone 16 years ago. Now, he and current players are encouraged by a growing sense of solidarity with Black athletes.
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The N.B.A. Finds That Social Justice Is a Team Sport
Individuals like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick changed society. Can this generation of athletes do it together?
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Former Milwaukee Bucks Player John Henson Talks Profiling and Protests
“At some point,” said John Henson, who was racially profiled in Wisconsin in 2015, “it needs to be a loud enough message so that everyone says, ‘Hey, this is not OK.’”
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One N.B.A. Team Walked Out. A Generation of Athletes Followed.
More games were halted in basketball, baseball and hockey, and the messages from athletes reverberated beyond the sports world.
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Live Updates: Jacob Blake Had Knife at Time of Police Shooting, Officials Say
Wisconsin’s attorney general also identified the Kenosha officer who shot Mr. Blake multiple times as Rusten Sheskey, a seven-year veteran.
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N.B.A. Playoff Power Rankings
In this week’s newsletter, Marc Stein analyzes the championship hopes of the top contenders — Raptors? Lakers? Clippers? Bucks? — and offers a peek inside one of the bubble hotels.
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The Milwaukee Bucks Are Ready for a Long Stay in the Bubble
In this week’s newsletter, Marc Stein discusses the unusual way the Bucks have prepared for a run to the finals — and why the Los Angeles Clippers may meet them there.
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