Bucks close out regular season at Bradley Center with 102-86 win over Magic

MILWAUKEE — Shabazz Muhammad scored a season-high 22 points and helped spark a key third-quarter run, Eric Bledsoe had a triple-double and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 102-86 on Monday night in the final regular-season game at the Bradley Center.The Bucks leapfrogged Miami for sixth in the Eastern Conference.

Milwaukee Bucks to host Fan Appreciation Night on Monday, April 9

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Sunday, April 8 that they will thank their fans for their continued support of the team at Monday's home regular season finale against the Magic at 7 p.m.According to a recent release, the game will mark the Bucks final regular season contest at the BMO Harris Bradley Center before the team moves into its new world-class arena next season.Monday's game will feature a full slate of prizes and giveaways to celebrate the season:

Bucks beat Knicks 115-102 to tie for 6th in East

NEW YORK — Eric Bledsoe had 22 points and 10 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks moved into a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a 115-102 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.Khris Middleton also scored 22 points for the Bucks, who joined Miami with a 43-37 record.

Milwaukee Bucks fall to Brooklyn Nets 119-111

MILWAUKEE — Allen Crabbe scored 25 points and hit two 3-pointers in the closing minutes of a tight game, and the Brooklyn Nets shot 48 percent from behind the arc to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-111 on Thursday night.The sharpshooting Nets were 19 of 39 from 3-point range, dealing a blow to the Bucks' hopes of moving up from the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race.Crabbe was clutch by hitting two of his five 3s over the final three minutes, the second coming with 1:18 left to give the Nets a six-point lead that sent Bucks fans to the exits.This isn't the way the Bucks wanted to play a night after clinching its third postseason berth in four years thanks to Detroit's loss to Philadelphia.

Bucks inch closer to playoff spot, beat short-handed Celtics

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and had a key block with 53 seconds left, Khris Middleton added 20 points and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Boston Celtics for a 106-102 win on Tuesday night.Eric Bledsoe added 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting for the Bucks, who clinched their second straight winning season for the first time since back-to-back finishes over .500 in 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Bucks fall to Nuggets in OT after Denver's last-minute rally

DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 13 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 18 of his 27 points after the third quarter and the Denver Nuggets rallied from eight down in the final minute of regulation to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-125 in overtime Sunday night.Paul Millsap had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, which took over in the extra period to strengthen its playoff chances.The Nuggets (42-35) moved within a game of eighth-place New Orleans, which lost its fourth straight Sunday, and 1 1/2 games of Minnesota, which also lost.Jabari Parker scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Eric Bledsoe had 31 points for Milwaukee (41-36).

Milwaukee Bucks sign guard Brandon Jennings to multi-year contract

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Sunday, April 1 that the team has signed guard Brandon Jennings to a multi-year contract.In 10 games for the Bucks this season, Jennings is averaging 5.5 points, 3.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per contest.

Bledsoe scores 39, Bucks beat Lakers 124-122 in OT

LOS ANGELES — With the game tied in the final seconds of regulation, Eric Bledsoe missed the same type of 3-pointer that he'd gotten the entire game.Once the next five minutes started, Bledsoe made up for that miss in a big way.Bledsoe scored 11 of his 39 points in overtime, and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a huge comeback by the Los Angeles Lakers to win 124-122 on Friday night."I just tried to be aggressive," Bledsoe said. "We needed this game, and I had the hot hand.

Kevin Durant ejected in return as Bucks rout Warriors

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant's return from a rib injury ended early.The All-Star forward was ejected with 2.4 seconds left in the first half of the Golden State Warriors' 116-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night."He said the magic word," coach Steve Kerr said.Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and the Bucks beat the Warriors for just the second time in their past 10 meetings.Sidelined by a fractured rib the previous six games, Durant argued after getting no foul call on a drive through three Bucks defenders.

Giannis returns, Bucks hold on for 106-103 win over Spurs

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from an ankle injury to score 25 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks held on in the final few minutes after building a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter for a 106-103 win on Sunday over the San Antonio Spurs.The Spurs trailed by 15 points with 8 minutes left before rallying to get within three with 35 seconds left on Pau Gasol's putback.Eric Bledsoe missed a 3-pointer on the other end for the Bucks.

Bucks overcame sluggish start to beat Bulls 118-105

CHICAGO — Shabazz Muhammad and fellow reserves Brandon Jennings and Tony Snell took care of the scoring with Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined by a sprained right ankle.Muhammad scored 21 points and the Bucks overcame another sluggish start to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-105 on Friday night."The start of the game was a little bit rough for us," interim coach Joe Prunty conceded. "But I loved what our bench did.