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Bucks look for 17 in a row tonight at Memphis

December 13, 2019 Rick Solem

The win streak is up to 16 games. Four more and the Milwaukee Bucks tie the franchise high, set back during the NBA championship season of 1970-71. Bucks-Grizzlies Friday on WKTYCoverage begins beginning at 6:30 p.m. on 96.7 FM / 580 AM. That’s when Kareem Abdual-Jabar and Oscar Robertson were running the show. Now, it’s […]

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Memphis faces Milwaukee on 6-game home skid

December 12, 2019 Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks (22-3, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (8-16, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis; Friday, 7 p.m., WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM BOTTOM LINE: Memphis is looking to stop its six-game home losing streak with a win against Milwaukee. The Grizzlies are 3-10 on their home court. Memphis is third […]

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No Antetokounmpo, no problem, Bucks win 16th straight

December 11, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — No Giannis was no problem for the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out but the Bucks kept on rolling, getting 29 points from Eric Bledsoe and 24 from Khris Middleton in a 127-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans that extended their winning streak to 16 […]

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Bucks top Magic for 15th straight win; Antetokounmpo gets 32

December 10, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — After outscoring opponents by an average of 34 points in their previous four games, the Milwaukee Bucks found out right away things would be tougher Monday when their first two shots were blocked. That slowed the Bucks down, but they still can’t be stopped. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 15 rebounds […]

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Bucks push win streak to 13 after another blowout win

December 4, 2019 Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to their 13th consecutive victory, 127-103 over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The last time the Bucks had a longer winning streak than this was when they won 16 in a row spanning the end of the 1972-73 season and the […]

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Bucks, Giannis heading into unique territory as they close in on ’71 champs for consecutive wins

December 4, 2019 Rick Solem

The Milwaukee Bucks look to make it 13 consecutive wins tonight on the road. The team with the NBA’s best record (18-3) heads to Detroit to take on the Pistons (8-13). Coverage on WKTY begins at 5:30 p.m. Listen on on 96.7 FM / 580 AM. A win break a tie for the Bucks longest […]

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Bucks beat Hawks 111-102 in Middleton’s return

November 28, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Without Khris Middleton’s productive return, the Milwaukee Bucks might not have outlasted the Atlanta Hawks. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Middleton scored 16 points in his return from injury and the Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-102 for their ninth consecutive victory. Middleton, who had been out since Nov. […]

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Giannis looks to make history, as Bucks look for 9th straight

November 27, 2019 Rick Solem

Khris Middleton should be back tonight, as the Milwaukee Bucks get set to host the Atlanta Hawks at Fiserv Forum. HAWKS-BUCKS coverage begins at 6:35 p.m. on WKTY. Listen on 96.7 FM / 580 AM. Milwaukee has won eight consecutive games, after Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 50-point effort Monday against Utah. The 24-year-old looks to overtake Bill […]

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Bucks’ Khris Middleton to return from injury on Wednesday

November 27, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton says he’s ready to return to the floor after missing two-plus weeks with a left thigh contusion. After the Bucks’ shootaround on Tuesday, Middleton said he’s “gonna go” Wednesday at home against the Atlanta Hawks. Middleton has been sidelined since he suffered the injury Nov. 10 […]

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Giannis joins Moses, Carmelo and MJ with 50-14-0

November 26, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 50 points, 14 rebounds and no turnovers put him in some great company — if you consider Carmelo Anthony great company — in a 122-118 Milwaukee Bucks win over the Utah Jazz on Monday. It was one of Antetokounmpo’s most dominant games of his career and the Milwaukee Bucks needed every […]