Fear The Deer -- Milwaukee Bucks Dynasty

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Magic Down Bucks


Harkless slams home the dunk on the fast break

Milwaukee, WI -- As the season comes down the last few games, Milwaukee needs every win it can get. Well, tonight they didn't get that win. Orlando brought their A game and took out the Bucks.

The first half was all Milwaukee, with Carter-Williams and Parker playing well to start. The went into the half with a 9 point lead.

Orlando came out strong in the second half, outscoring the Bucks 32-19 in the third quarter.

"We weren't getting back on defense and they were taking advantage of our poor play. When you play bad defense and can't make open shots, it's hard to maintain a lead" said head coach Jason Kidd after the game.

The fourth quarter was a tight one, but Orlando was able to maintain their small lead on the way to the 97-93 victory.

Milwaukee stays home to take on conference foe Cleveland (45-32).

Box Score

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Bucks On Five Game Skid
Record: (40-40)

April 8th, 2015
vs.
L 106-119

MIL
Jabari Parker - 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST.
O.J. Mayo - 20 PTS, 4 REB.

CLE
Kyrie Irving - 30 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST.
LeBron James - 23 PTS, 10 REB, 15 AST, 0 TO.

April 10th, 2015
vs.
L 101-108

MIL
Larry Sanders - 13 PTS, 9 REB.
Michael Carter-Williams - 6 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST.

NYK
Carmelo Anthony - 21 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST.
Amar'e Stoudemire - 13 PTS, 10 REB.

April 12th, 2015
vs.
L 95-115

MIL
O.J. Mayo - 25 PTS, 3 AST.
Giannis Antetokounmpo - 12 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST.

BKN
Deron Williams - 29 PTS, 8 AST, 4 STL.
Miles Plumlee - 16 PTS, 8 REB.

Next Up (Last Two)

Record: (29-51)


Record: (38-42)

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Playoff Picture
As of April 12th, 2015

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Not a good time for a skid to occur! Gotta win these last two!!!

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Quote: Originally Posted by pfeifere1

Not a good time for a skid to occur! Gotta win these last two!!!

Knew with LeBron back the Cavs would beat me, but two very winnable games dropped to the Knicks and Orlando and then the Nets. This is how I feel right now

Hoping to take these last two agains the Celts and Sixers. Knicks have Hawks/Pistons and Pacers have Grizz/Wizards, so I'm hoping at least one of them drops a game and I'm in! Fingers crossed.

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Milwaukee Picks Up Must Need Win


The Greek Freak sinks the floater with 5.7 seconds left in the game

Philadelphia, PA -- In a must win game for Milwaukee, the Philadelphia 76ers had their eye on the upset. They played their best, but the Bucks stole it away in the final minutes.

Two teams that looked very different to start the season met for the second to last game of the season for the both of them. The 76ers, now with Brandon Knight, Ersan Ilyasova and Zaza Pachulia; and the Bucks now with Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel, battled to the final minutes.

To start the game, Knight came out with something to prove. He scored the teams first 10 points on his way to a 25 point outing. He was finally able to get some help from his team mates as the Sixers stretched their lead to 11 by halftime.

Milwaukee just came out flat. They lacked luster and hustle. Philly out rebounded them in the first three quarters by fifteen, and by the end of the game, that gap would only be three.

In the fourth quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker began to dominate the paint. Zaza and Ilyasova couldn't stop them, as Milwaukee inched closer and closer.

With the game going back and forth, Milwaukee was able to snag the lead, going up 107-105 with under 20 seconds left.

Knight got the ball, drove, and missed the layup. Larry Sanders grabbed the rebound and sent it in transition to Carter-Williams. Before he could be fouled he passed the ball up to Antetokounmpo who hit a beautiful floater over Ilyasova with 5.7 seconds on the clock.

Philly would miss their last three point attempt and Milwaukee picked up the huge win to put them back into 8th place ahead of the New York Knicks who fell to the Atlanta Hawks.

With one game remaining, the Bucks can only seal their fate and a spot in the playoffs by beating the Boston Celtics who downed the Bucks in Boston, 104-91 on April 3rd.

Box Score: I played the last two games, and forgot to take screen shots of the box scores and can't go back and get them.

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Bucks Secure Playoff Birth With Win!


Michael-Carter Williams hits the clutch 3pt shot late in the game

Milwaukee, WI -- The Milwaukee Bucks wanted to make sure that every elderly person's pace maker was working tonight as they clinched their playoff birth in a thriller.

Boston came into the Bradley Center with one mission in mind: keep the Bucks out of the playoffs. Despite an amazing effort, they were unable to do so.

It was a low scoring, defensive basketball game from start to finish. Rajon Rondo and the Celtics were able to battle against strong offensive play from O.J. Mayo and Khris Middleton, keeping everyone else on the Bucks roster in single digits in the first half. If not for 32 points from the two, this game would have gotten out of hand early.

In the second half, Jared Sullinger gave Jabari Parker a reason to take a hard look at his defensive game. He shot 7/11 and put on a clinic. The Bucks had to sacrifice Parker's offense for Nerlen Noel's defensive ability, and Sullinger missed his last four shot attempts of the game because of this change.

In the closing minute, with the game tied 85-85, Giannis Antetokounmpo found MCW open on the fast break for a wide open three. He would sink the shot despite his 29% from downtown this season.

Neither team would score again after some great defense, and Milwaukee held on to win 88-85.

With this win, the Bucks secured the 7 seed as the Pacers and Knicks lost their last two games of the season.

Box Score: I played the last two games, and forgot to take screen shots of the box scores and can't go back and get them.

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