NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2019–20 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Bucks entered the season following a playoff defeat in six games from the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference finals . The Bucks had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.[2]
On February 23, 2020, the Bucks became the first team to clinch a playoff berth after the Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards . The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[3] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 .[4] The Bucks returned to play on July 31 against the Boston Celtics at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida .[5]
The Bucks were 53–9 (.855) early in March before losing three straight games before the season was suspended on March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . When the format of the 2020 NBA Bubble announced, Bucks won the Central Division on June 4 and tied Detroit Pistons ' record of 9 Central Division titles. After a 23-point comeback win over the Miami Heat , the Bucks clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the second consecutive season as well as the best NBA record overall for the shortened season at 56–17, or roughly 63–19 in a full season. The Bucks faced the Orlando Magic in the First Round. In a significant development following the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin , the Bucks led a strike in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, refusing to play Game 5 of their series against the Magic on August 26. On September 8, the Milwaukee Bucks season came to an end when the 5th seeded Miami Heat eliminated them in a five-game upset in the conference semifinals. This season was also Kyle Korver 's last in the NBA as he spent the entire 2020-21 season as a free agent and subsequently retired on August 12, 2021 for family reasons. The 51st pick in the 2003 draft , Korver's retirement left LeBron James , Carmelo Anthony , and Udonis Haslem as the only remaining active players from the early 2000s.
Draft picks [ edit ] Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality School 1 30 Kevin Porter Jr. Shooting Guard United States USC
The Bucks only held a first-round pick. That pick would then be traded to the Detroit Pistons, which would again be transferred to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6]
2019–20 Milwaukee Bucks roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 34 Antetokounmpo, Giannis (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1994–12–06 Greece F 43 Antetokounmpo, Thanasis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1992–07–18 Greece G 6 Bledsoe, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1989–12–09 Kentucky G/F 23 Brown, Sterling 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1995–02–10 SMU G 24 Connaughton, Pat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993–01–06 Notre Dame G 0 DiVincenzo, Donte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997–01–31 Villanova G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986–05–04 IUPUI F 7 İlyasova, Ersan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–05–15 Turkey G/F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton C 11 Lopez, Brook 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 282 lb (128 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford G 15 Mason, Frank (TW) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–04–03 Kansas G 9 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette F 22 Middleton, Khris (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991–08–12 Texas A&M G/F 13 Reynolds, Cameron (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–07 Tulane F 20 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: 2020–02–10
Standings [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] The preseason schedule was announced on July 23, 2019.[7]
2019 preseason game log Total: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0) Preseason: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 @ Chicago W 122–112 Mason III , Lopez (14) Thanasis Antetokounmpo (10) Frank Mason (6) United Center 17,036 1–0 2 October 9 Utah W 133–99 Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Frank Mason (6) Fiserv Forum 13,915 2–0 3 October 11 @ Dallas W 118–111 Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Antetokounmpo , Middleton , Hill (4) American Airlines Center 17,082 3–0 4 October 13 @ Washington W 115–108 Khris Middleton (22) Khris Middleton (9) Middleton , Mason III , Matthews (4) Capital One Arena 10,216 4–0 5 October 17 Minnesota W 118–96 Giannis Antetokounmpo (26) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Khris Middleton (7) Fiserv Forum 16,148 5–0
2019–20 season schedule
Regular season [ edit ] 2019–20 game log Total: 56–17 (home: 30–5; road: 26–12) October: 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
November : 15–1 (home: 7–0; road: 8–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ Orlando W 123–91 Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Antetokounmpo , Bledsoe (6) Amway Center 15,105 3–2 6 November 2 Toronto W 115–105 Giannis Antetokounmpo (36) Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) Fiserv Forum 17,637 4–2 7 November 4 @ Minnesota W 134–106 Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) Antetokounmpo , Bledsoe (6) Target Center 16,271 5–2 8 November 6 @ L. A. Clippers W 129–124 Giannis Antetokounmpo (38) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) Staples Center 19,068 6–2 9 November 8 @ Utah L 100–103 Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) Eric Bledsoe (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 6–3 10 November 10 @ Oklahoma City W 121–119 Giannis Antetokounmpo (35) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Eric Bledsoe (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 7–3 11 November 14 Chicago W 124–115 Giannis Antetokounmpo (38) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Eric Bledsoe (8) Fiserv Forum 17,627 8–3 12 November 16 @ Indiana W 102–83 Giannis Antetokounmpo (26) Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) Giannis Antetokounmpo (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,024 9–3 13 November 18 @ Chicago W 115–101 Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) Lopez , Antetokounmpo (10) Sterling Brown (6) United Center 17,565 10–3 14 November 20 @ Atlanta W 135–127 Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Eric Bledsoe (5) State Farm Arena 16,441 11–3 15 November 21 Portland W 137–129 Eric Bledsoe (30) Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) Fiserv Forum 17,385 12–3 16 November 23 Detroit W 104–90 Giannis Antetokounmpo (28) Antetokounmpo , Brown (10) Eric Bledsoe (5) Fiserv Forum 17,585 13–3 17 November 25 Utah W 122–118 Giannis Antetokounmpo (50) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Giannis Antetokounmpo (6) Fiserv Forum 17,385 14–3 18 November 27 Atlanta W 111–102 Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) Eric Bledsoe (10) Fiserv Forum 17,525 15–3 19 November 29 @ Cleveland W 119–110 Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) Middleton , Bledsoe (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 16–3 20 November 30 Charlotte W 137–96 Giannis Antetokounmpo (26) Pat Connaughton (10) Eric Bledsoe (10) Fiserv Forum 17,550 17–3
December : 13–2 (home: 8–1; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 December 2 New York W 132–88 Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) Kyle Korver (5) Fiserv Forum 17,385 18–3 22 December 4 @ Detroit W 127–103 Giannis Antetokounmpo (35) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) Eric Bledsoe (6) Little Caesars Arena 15,742 19–3 23 December 6 L. A. Clippers W 119–91 Giannis Antetokounmpo (27) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Middleton , Bledsoe (5) Fiserv Forum 17,732 20–3 24 December 9 Orlando W 110–101 Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) Antetokounmpo , Bledsoe (8) Fiserv Forum 17,385 21–3 25 December 11 New Orleans W 127–112 Eric Bledsoe (29) Ersan İlyasova (9) Eric Bledsoe (6) Fiserv Forum 17,385 22–3 26 December 13 @ Memphis W 127–114 Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) George Hill (5) FedExForum 16,109 23–3 27 December 14 Cleveland W 125–108 Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) Robin Lopez (6) Khris Middleton (6) Fiserv Forum 17,481 24–3 28 December 16 Dallas L 116–120 Giannis Antetokounmpo (48) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Donte DiVincenzo (9) Fiserv Forum 17,727 24–4 29 December 19 L. A. Lakers W 111–104 Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) Fiserv Forum 18,051 25–4 30 December 21 @ New York W 123–102 Khris Middleton (23) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) Madison Square Garden 18,129 26–4 31 December 22 Indiana W 117–89 Wesley Matthews (19) Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) Fiserv Forum 18,029 27–4 32 December 25 @ Philadelphia L 109–121 Khris Middleton (31) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) Wells Fargo Center 21,028 27–5 33 December 27 @ Atlanta W 112–86 Khris Middleton (23) Ersan İlyasova (17) Khris Middleton (7) State Farm Arena 17,358 28–5 34 December 28 Orlando W 111–100 Khris Middleton (21) Ersan İlyasova (14) Khris Middleton (7) Fiserv Forum 17,920 29–5 35 December 30 @ Chicago W 123–102 Khris Middleton (25) Ersan İlyasova (11) Giannis Antetokounmpo (6) United Center 21,954 30–5
January : 11–2 (home: 6–1; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 1 Minnesota W 106–104 Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Antetokounmpo , Middleton (4) Fiserv Forum 17,819 31–5 37 January 4 San Antonio W 127–118 Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) Korver , Bledsoe (6) Fiserv Forum 18,002 32–5 38 January 6 @ San Antonio L 104–126 Giannis Antetokounmpo (24) Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) AT&T Center 18,354 32–6 39 January 8 @ Golden State W 107–98 Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) Khris Middleton (6) Chase Center 18,064 33–6 40 January 10 @ Sacramento W 127–106 Khris Middleton (27) Sterling Brown (12) George Hill (6) Golden 1 Center 17,583 34–6 41 January 11 @ Portland W 122–101 Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Giannis Antetokounmpo (6) Moda Center 19,843 35–6 42 January 14 New York W 128–102 Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) Antetokounmpo , DiVincenzo (4) Fiserv Forum 17,590 36–6 43 January 16 Boston W 128–123 Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) Fiserv Forum 17,873 37–6 44 January 18 @ Brooklyn W 117–97 Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) Eric Bledsoe (5) Barclays Center 17,732 38–6 45 January 20 Chicago W 111–98 Giannis Antetokounmpo (28) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) Fiserv Forum 17,747 39–6 46 January 24 @ Charlotte W 116–103 Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Giannis Antetokounmpo (6) AccorHotels Arena 15,758 40–6 47 January 28 Washington W 151–131 Khris Middleton (51) Khris Middleton (10) Eric Bledsoe (10) Fiserv Forum 17,681 41–6 48 January 31 Denver L 115–127 Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Antetokounmpo , Middleton (9) Fiserv Forum 18,141 41–7
February : 10–1 (home: 5–0; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 Phoenix W 129–108 Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) Fiserv Forum 17,754 42–7 50 February 4 @ New Orleans W 120–108 Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Khris Middleton (8) Smoothie King Center 15,424 43–7 51 February 6 Philadelphia W 112–101 Giannis Antetokounmpo (36) Giannis Antetokounmpo (20) Antetokounmpo , Bledsoe (6) Fiserv Forum 17,928 44–7 52 February 8 @ Orlando W 111–95 Brook Lopez (23) Giannis Antetokounmpo (18) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) Amway Center 16,632 45–7 53 February 10 Sacramento W 123–111 Bledsoe , Middleton (28) Khris Middleton (11) Bledsoe , Middleton (8) Fiserv Forum 17,463 46–7 54 February 12 @ Indiana L 111–118 Donte DiVincenzo (19) Brown , DiVincenzo (8) Khris Middleton (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,018 46–8 55 February 20 @ Detroit W 126–106 Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Eric Bledsoe (6) Little Caesars Arena 16,097 47–8 56 February 22 Philadelphia W 119–98 Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Antetokounmpo , Bledsoe (8) Fiserv Forum 18,290 48–8 57 February 24 @ Washington W 137–134 (OT) Khris Middleton (40) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Eric Bledsoe (10) Capital One Arena 16,580 49–8 58 February 25 @ Toronto W 108–97 Khris Middleton (22) Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,993 50–8 59 February 28 Oklahoma City W 133–86 Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) Antetokounmpo , Hill (6) Fiserv Forum 18,412 51–8
March : 2–4 (home: 1–0; road: 1–4)
Seeding games: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
2019–20 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 2020 playoff game log Total: 5–5 (home: 2–4; road: 3–1) First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 August 18 Orlando L 110–122 Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) HP Field House No in-person attendance 0–1 2 August 20 Orlando W 111–96 Giannis Antetokounmpo (28) Giannis Antetokounmpo (20) Eric Bledsoe (7) HP Field House No in-person attendance 1–1 3 August 22 @ Orlando W 121–107 Giannis Antetokounmpo (35) Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) Eric Bledsoe (8) HP Field House No in-person attendance 2–1 4 August 24 @ Orlando W 121–106 Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) HP Field House No in-person attendance 3–1 5 August 29 Orlando W 118–104 Giannis Antetokounmpo (28) Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) Eric Bledsoe (8) AdventHealth Arena No in-person attendance 4–1
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 August 31 Miami L 104–115 Khris Middleton (28) Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) HP Field House No in-person attendance 0–1 2 September 2 Miami L 114–116 Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) Khris Middleton (8) HP Field House No in-person attendance 0–2 3 September 4 @ Miami L 100–115 Brook Lopez (22) Giannis Antetokounmpo (16) Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) HP Field House No in-person attendance 0–3 4 September 6 @ Miami W 118–115 (OT) Khris Middleton (36) Eric Bledsoe (10) Khris Middleton (8) AdventHealth Arena No in-person attendance 1–3 5 September 8 Miami L 94–103 Khris Middleton (23) Brook Lopez (14) Eric Bledsoe (9) HP Field House No in-person attendance 1–4
2020 playoff schedule
Transactions [ edit ] Overview [ edit ] Players Added Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
Players Lost Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Free agency [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Subtractions [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ 2019–20 Milwaukee Bucks ^ "Teams Defense" . NBA.com . Retrieved April 29, 2021 . ^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games" . NBA.com . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 . ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 . ^ "Milwaukee Bucks to Resume 2019-20 Season on July 31" . NBA . ^ "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order" . tankathon.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019 . ^ "Bucks Announce 2019 Preseason Schedule" . NBA.com . July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
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