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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 rioters, 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
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]
Roster
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
(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
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
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
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
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
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
Trades
Free agency
Additions
Subtractions
References
^ 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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