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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Editor’s note: Due to technical failures with SBNation and Crowdsignal, the Tuesday Tracker is still not […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Another 2-1 week for Milwaukee, but this time it’s thanks to someone stepping up when the Bucks needed. In this episode of Deer Diaries (A Milwaukee Bucks Podcast!), Kyle, Jackson, and Jack break down Ryan Rollins’ great week and talk about the Bucks’s offensive and defensive peaks and valleys. While the offense, when the shots are […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Following a game against the Indiana Pacers that can only be described as tense, the Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Canada again to take on the Raptors. The city of Toronto hopes that the home team can help them heal after a devastating Game 7 loss in the World Series. These two teams played in Toronto not […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Giannis’ 16-foot fadeaway at the buzzer has the Bucks at 5-2 on the young season with a 117-115 win over the Pacers. It certainly wasn’t a sterling effort with some glaring free-throw shooting, turnover, and defense rebounding issues, but the Bucks are the sixth team to five wins. This is only Milwaukee’s second win in […]
2 months ago | 1 read
At times chippy, the Bucks survived with a narrow victory over the injury-depleted Indiana Pacers in Myles Turner’s return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where he played for 10 seasons. Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a buzzer-beating fadeaway, his first since January 2017, finishing with 33 points and 13 boards. Pascal Siakam was the high man for the Pacers […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks, now 4-2 after losing to the Sacramento Kings, return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight to play the 1-5 Indiana Pacers for the first time since being knocked out of last year’s NBA Playoffs by them. Meanwhile, after losing their first five games, the Pacers notched their first win of the season on Saturday, […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The Sacramento Kings spoiled Bango’s birthday bash, as they upset the Milwaukee Bucks 135-133. This was the first win for the Kings over Milwaukee since March 12, 2024, and just their second win in their last 18 meetings. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks surprisingly dropped this game to the Sacramento Kings—who were 1-4 coming in—in a controversial fashion by a final score of 135-133. Giannis finished with just 26 points, the first time this season he’s been held under 30, while Kuzma added 22. Zach LaVine led all scorers with 31 points, while DeMar DeRozan […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks face off against the Sacramento Kings this afternoon in a matinee game. Milwaukee beat Sacramento in both matchups last season and has had the wood over them for the past few years. Where We’re At Things are going swimmingly in the Cream City, it’s fair to say, sitting at 4-1 with signature […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Of course, as the good vibes flow for the Bucks, fans have been dealt some bad news: Kevin Porter Jr. sustained a right knee meniscus injury during his on-court return-to-play training yesterday, according to the team. The injury will require a minor orthopaedic procedure that will sideline him for approximately four weeks. Further updates will […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Last week, I was a little (pleasantly) surprised to see how many Bucks fans were forecasting a high playoff seed for this squad after only one game: 71% of our respondents felt they’d secure home court advantage in their first-round series. That optimism appears to be founded, if Milwaukee’s 4-1 start is any indication, including […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
It was a spooky night at Fiserv Forum, with Giannis Antetokounmpo being declared out 45 minutes before tip-off for the Milwaukee Bucks against the Golden State Warriors. Despite that scare, the Bucks got the treat of their fourth win of the season by a score of 120-110, thanks to a career day from Ryan Rollins. […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks picked up their fourth win of the season, taking out an early-season Western Conference contender in the Golden State Warriors 120-110, even without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Ryan Rollins followed up his impressive performance from Tuesday night with another career day with his first 30-point game, scoring 32 points on 13/21 shooting. Myles Turner […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks take on the Golden State Warriors tonight in a marquee matchup. Both teams have lost only one game this season and have looked the goods thus far, making this game one to watch. The Warriors dominated the Bucks last season, beating them in both matchups, doing an admirable job guarding Giannis in […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Vibes are great around the Bucks right now after taking out the Knicks last night, and […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his blistering start to the 2025 season as the Bucks took down a top Eastern Conference contender, the New York Knicks, winning 121-111. Milwaukee was winless in three tries versus New York last season. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast, […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks returned to the NBA on NBC in style, with a dominant second-half defensive performance to win 121-111 over the New York Knicks, limiting them to just 40 points after halftime. Giannis had another MVP-level performance with 37 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, while Ryan Rollins set a new career high with […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The Bucks are off to a 2-1 start on the year, and the East’s first POTW of 2025–26 is Giannis Antetokounmpo. He’s fresh off a three-game stretch where he led the NBA in RPG (16.0) and finished second in PPG (36.0). He was also 14th in the league in APG with 7.0 and shot 68.3% […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Milwaukee Bucks basketball continues tonight as the good guys take on the New York Knicks to open a three-game home stand at Fiserv Forum. After losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in an ultra-competitive contest on Sunday, the 2-1 Bucks square up against another Eastern Conference favourite—the now Mike Brown-led Knicks—who also sit at 2-1 following […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
The undermanned Milwaukee Bucks lost 118-113 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a game that had a playoff feel to it. Milwaukee nearly came back and won this one despite some rough stretches, leaving room for encouragement alongside the sting of defeat. This was Cleveland’s sixth straight victory over the Bucks, a streak that dates back […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks lost 118-113 in an ultra-competitive contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who dropped 40 points in 33 minutes, led Milwaukee in a wild third-quarter comeback, but Donovan Mitchell (24 points), Evan Mobley (23) and Sam Merrill (17) silenced their efforts with collected fourth-quarter play. Both teams are now 2-1 on […]
3 months ago | 14 reads
The 2-0 Milwaukee Bucks are squaring up against the 1-1 Cleveland Cavaliers on the road tonight. The Cavs emerged victorious in all four meetings between these teams last season, and they’re projected to be just as dangerous this year. This game will be a good litmus test to see where the Bucks stack up in […]
3 months ago | 8 reads
In a game that was far from perfect for the Bucks, they managed to pull out a 122-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The team had 18 turnovers (most coming in the first half), and didn’t shoot great from three (14/40), but still found a way to gut it out. Giannis was monstrous, and as […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks downed the Toronto Raptors, 122-116, to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Giannis was an absolute killer, with 31 points, 20 rebounds (!), and seven assists. Additionally, Cole Anthony and Gary Trent Jr. combined for 43 points. The Raptors were led by Brandon Ingram, who dropped 29 points. NBA.com Box […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Earlier in the week, we had our first SB Nation Reacts survey of the year. As we’ll do throughout the year, we’ll focus these on larger picture narratives around the team and leave more time-sensitive questions to our Tuesday Tracker, which you’ll see for the first time in a few days. First off, we asked […]
3 months ago | 1 read