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HOUSTON — James Harden had 38 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-92 on Wednesday night, January 18th.Harden drilled a straightaway 3-pointer with six minutes left to give Houston a 13-point lead and shimmied his shoulders down the court in a celebratory dance as the Bucks called timeout.After losing three of four, the Rockets regained their form while improving to 17-4 at home this season.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks for Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE — Joel Embiid scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers won for the fourth time in five games, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 113-104 on Monday, January 16th.The Sixers improved to 13-26.

ATLANTA — Kent Bazemore scored 24 points, Mike Dunleavy added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-98 on Sunday.Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 33 points and was a tough matchup in the paint for Milwaukee, which dropped 2 1/2 games behind the fourth-place Hawks in the Eastern Conference.Atlanta has won eight of nine.

MILWAUKEE — Jabari Parker had 24 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 19 to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 116-108 on Friday night.Antetokounmpo also had eight rebounds and six assists after being limited by illness throughout the week.

SAN ANTONIO — Michael Beasley scored a season-high 28 points in place of an ill Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-107 on Tuesday night.Kawhi Leonard had 30 points for San Antonio, which had its nine-game home winning streak snapped.Jabari Parker's layup with 2:56 remaining gave Milwaukee a 103-101 lead, its first since the 3:24 mark of the first quarter.

MILWAUKEE — Bradley Beal scored 26 points and Markieff Morris added 20 points with 10 rebounds, leading the Washington Wizards over the Milwaukee Bucks 107-101 on Sunday, January 8th.Jabari Parker's basket brought the Bucks within 104-101 with 1:05 to play, but Washington grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed jumper by John Wall.

MILWAUKEE -- Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 10 assists, including a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks stormed back from an 18-point deficit Friday night to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-111 and stop their six-game losing streak.Kristaps Porzingis, who returned after a three-game absence due to a sore left Achilles tendon, added 24 points for the Knicks.With less than a minute remaining, Anthony drained a 3 to put the Knicks in front 112-111.

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks have announced this Sunday, January 8th, will serve as Wisconsin Sports Day at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, presented by Cousins Subs.

NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo made a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 105-104 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, January 4th.Antetokounmpo finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds, and he gave the Bucks a final possession when he knocked the ball off Derrick Rose and out of bounds with 8.6 seconds left.

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 10 rebounds and rookie Malcolm Brogdon hit two free throws with eight seconds left, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks over the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-94 on Monday night.With Milwaukee leading 96-94, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook drove the lane, but Tony Snell deflected the ball off the Thunder guard's leg and the ball went out of bounds.

CHICAGO -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points, Jabari Parker added 27 and the Milwaukee Bucks used a huge fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 116-96 on Saturday night.The Bucks outscored the Bulls 36-20 in the fourth to break open a tight game and come away with a lopsided win after dropping four of six.Antetokounmpo dazzled with an array of layups and dunks.

MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 16 rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.Zach LaVine added 24 points and Shabazz Muhammad had 22 points in 18 minutes off the bench for the Wolves, who shot 55.8 percent from the field and hit 13 of 25 3-pointers.

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MILWAUKEE -- The first concrete slab was poured at the Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center -- the entertainment district adjacent to the new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee on Thursday, December 29th."It's always a good check-in point for all of our guys, and a lot of our guys, we all take pride in these milestones like this, and it's something to hang their hat on," said Corey Waclawski, project manager for Mortenson.Thursday was the first day concrete was being poured on metal decking -- making up the concourse level of the new Milwaukee Bucks arena."On the main concourse where people are going to be walking on, this is the first placement of many places -- about 80 total placements in the building," said Waclawski.

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan — Jabari Parker scored 31 points and Giannis Antetokuompo added 23 points and eight rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 119-94 on Wednesday night, December 28th.Greg Monroe added 14 points, six assists and five rebounds against his former team to help the Bucks win for the second time in five games.

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks announced Tuesday, December 27th a unique new ticket package, inviting fans to attend the next 10 home Bucks victories for just $149 through the exciting and affordable 10-Win Pass.“There’s nothing like a Bucks victory in front of a packed house at the BMO Harris Bradley Center,” Bucks President Peter Feigin said. “Our staff continues to build creative and innovative platforms to give even more Bucks fans the opportunity to see a win by the home team.

WASHINGTON — Otto Porter scored 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, John Wall had 18 points a season-high 16 assists and the Washington Wizards came from behind to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 107-102 on Monday night, December 26th.Bradley Beal scored 22 points as Washington turned the game around on a 15-2 fourth-quarter run.