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John Henson agrees to four-year extension with Bucks, sources say
Henson is widely regarded as one of the league’s underrated frontcourt defenders. He averaged a seemingly modest 7.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game for the Bucks last season, but also averaged 2.0 blocks per game to rank sixth in the league in that category despite the limited playing time. Henson, who […]
Continue readingThon Maker’s energy gives Bucks a lift
Now in his third year, Maker would not have been faulted for thinking his role would increase this season after showing signs of his potential over the past two campaigns, despite not playing regular minutes under former head coach Jason Kidd. However, in the Bucks’ first 14 games, Maker appeared in just six, and played […]
Continue readingDamian Lillard’s 35-point first half carries Bucks to Game 1 win
With a crossover, he created space and stepped back into a 28-foot 3-pointer, a vintage move from Lillard to knock down a shot past the outstretched hand of Pacers guard T.J. McConnell as the first-quarter buzzer sounded. Lillard then trotted down the court, basking in the adulation of a sold-out crowd at Fiserv Forum. “What […]
Continue readingVictor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic headline NBA award finalists
Jokic, whose Denver Nuggets opened the playoffs with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night, won the MVP in 2021 and 2022 and finished second behind the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid last year. Embiid and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo were MVP finalists alongside Jokic each of the past two seasons, but they […]
Continue readingBucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo for Game 1 win vs. Pacers
MILWAUKEE — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo did not play in the Bucks’ 109-94 Game 1 win against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Antetokounmpo has not played since April 9, sitting out Milwaukee’s final three regular-season games with a strained calf. The 2023-24 regular season is complete and the postseason has arrived. We’ve got everything […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs betting: Three bets for Sunday
Then, in the other two matchups, we have two road favorites against higher-seeded teams with their best players also dealing with injury. According to ESPN Stats & Information, they’ll be just the fourth and fifth teams since the 1990-91 season (excluding the bubble) to be underdogs in their first playoff game while being the higher […]
Continue reading2024 NBA playoffs betting: Title, conference, Finals MVP picks
The question on everyone’s mind: Who will be the next champion? You can get odds on the answer to that question, as well as related futures, on ESPN BET. Like we did for the individual awards in the regular season, let’s take a running look at the status of the main playoffs futures at each […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs betting: How to bet each first-round series
Here are our NBA betting experts Tyler Fulghum, Andre Snellings, Eric Moody, Jim McCormick and Steve Alexander with the bets they like most for each series. Odds are updated as of publication. For latest odds go to ESPN BET 76ers to win the series 4-2 (+350). Jalen Brunson has averaged 34.8 points and 7.4 assists […]
Continue readingDamian Lillard back at Bucks practice in limited session
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Lillard got back on the practice floor and did some shooting and “all of the walk-through stuff.” Lillard hadn’t practiced on Tuesday after a sore left adductor bothered him the final weekend of the regular season. The Bucks have Thursday off as they get ready for Sunday’s Game 1 at […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday
The best places to look for those are probably in Detroit, Portland, Washington, Houston, Utah, San Antonio, Charlotte and Atlanta. If you paid attention on Thursday’s podcast, we were all about Chimezie Metu and, later on, Marcus Sasser and they both kind of went off. Metu had 15 points, eight boards, three assists and three […]
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