MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 47 points in defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 109–102, to finally win at home since their season opener on Oct. 19; improving the defending champions’ record to 7–8. Bucks Khris Middleton added 16 points, from 4 of 12 shooting, in his first game back after having missed eight games…

ATLANTA—Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks have struggled under the weight of increased expectations. Finally, they looked like the team that made a surprising playoff run last season. Young scored a season-best 42 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 120–100 on Sunday night in a rematch of…

BOSTON—When the Milwaukee Bucks scratched Giannis Antetokounmpo 90 minutes before the tipoff, Boston coach Ime Udoka worried that his team would expect an easy night against the rest of the defending NBA champions. It took the Celtics a while to snap out of it. “There’s always a natural letdown. That was the message before the…

Pat Connaughton hit a career-high seven 3-pointers Wednesday night, including three in a span of 95 seconds late in the fourth quarter to fuel a game-ending run as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks held off a furious comeback by the New York Knicks to earn a 112–100 win. The Bucks, who squandered a 21-point lead in…

MILWAUKEE—Julius Randle had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks erased an early 21-point deficit and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 113–98 on Friday night. Derrick Rose had 23 points off the bench and RJ Barrett added 20 as the Knicks stunned the reigning NBA champions on their home court. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored…

Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billioinaire, announced Wednesday that he’ll be gunning for Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) Senate seat in the 2022 mid-term election. Lasry, a Democrat whose first job out of college was as an aide in the Obama White House, made the announcement in a YouTube video,…