Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton both out tonight

Jim Owczarski: The #Bucks have ruled Giannis Antetokounmpo out for tonight’s game with right knee soreness, and he’ll join Khris Middleton (left wrist soreness) on the bench. Jrue Holiday and his band of merry mates takes on the #Wizards tonight at Fiserv Forum. @BenSteeleMJS is on it!
Source: Twitter @JimOwczarski

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Bucks will be without Giannis (sore right knee) and Khris Middleton (sore left wrist) tonight vs. Wizards. #WizBucks – 1:14 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Bucks have ruled Giannis Antetokounmpo out for tonight’s game with right knee soreness, and he’ll join Khris Middleton (left wrist soreness) on the bench.
Jrue Holiday and his band of merry mates takes on the #Wizards tonight at Fiserv Forum.
@BenSteeleMJS is on it! – 12:56 PM NBA Math @NBA_Math
RPR MVP Predictor:
1. Nikola Jokic: 17.5
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 17.0
3. Joel Embiid: 16.3
4. Jayson Tatum: 14.6
5. Luka Doncic: 14.5
6. DeMar DeRozan: 14.4
7. Trae Young: 14.0
8. Ja Morant: 13.6
9. Karl Anthony-Towns: 13.5
10. Devin Booker: 13.3
https://t.co/onGqrEd9sz pic.twitter.com/cLorHjj7X4 – 10:58 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Most PPG in 4Q this season:
1. Kyrie
2. Giannis
3. DeRozan
4. LeBron
5. Dinwiddie with Mavs
Dinwiddie is shooting 56.7 FG% and 52.0 3P% in 4Q since the trade. pic.twitter.com/paK85Qw1Fw – 10:59 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Bucks have filed their injury report for tomorrow night’s game against the #Wizards & all-star Khris Middleton has already been ruled out with left wrist soreness.
Last night head coach Mike Budenholzer said they hoped it was a short-term issue after he fell on it in Minn. – 7:39 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
NBA’s best from March 22:
– T. Young: 45 pts, 8 ast, +11
– Bog. Bogdanovic: 32 pts, 3 ast, 3 stl
– N. Jokic: 30 pts, 14 reb, 6 ast
– R. Barrett: 30 pts, 13 reb, 2 stl
– Jr. Holiday: 27 pts, 7 ast, 12-17 fg
– Giannis: 25 pts, 17 reb, 3 blk
– T. Mann: 24 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast – 11:37 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis midrange game evolution:
18.2% — Rookie season
33.8% — 2015-16
33.5% —2016-17
33.7% — 2017-18
34.5% — 2018-19
38.8% — 2019-20
35.7% — 2020-21
41.1% — This season pic.twitter.com/HawLCvF86B – 10:39 AM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Giannis Antetokounmpo last night:
25 PTS
17 REB
5 AST
Antetokounmpo has six career games in which he’s recorded at least 25p/15r/5a in less than 30 minutes played.
The only other player since the ABA-NBA merger to record more than one such game is Jusuf Nurkic (2). pic.twitter.com/0Vhad8gpwx – 9:21 AM Giannis Antetokounmpo @Giannis_An34
Create an atmosphere in which anything is possible 😉 pic.twitter.com/3RVVpo49zY – 1:20 AM Bill Simmons @BillSimmons
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—The case for Milwaukee, Giannis vs. Embiid/Jokic, the Meta-Verse and the Disinfo Era with @benthompson
—2022 Oscars Predictions plus CODA vs. Power of the Dog w/ @SeanFennessey
Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/Bi0UtieRhJ
Not covered: the Blues Brothers pic.twitter.com/saEyFueiMZ – 12:02 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis tonight:
25 PTS
17 REB
5 AST
3 BLK
9-12 FG
Giannis has won 12 in a row against the Bulls. pic.twitter.com/cf6is2UyTF – 10:15 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls had no answers in Milwaukee and fall 126-98 to the Bucks.
DeRozan: 21 points
LaVine: 21 points
Vooch: 22 points
Giannis: 25 points
Jrue Holiday: 27 points – 10:13 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Final: Bucks 126, Bulls 98
Vucevic: 22-7-2
LaVine: 21 pts, 7 ast
DeRozan: 21 pts
Jrue: 27 pts, 7 ast
Giannis: 25-17-5, 3 blk
Bulls fall to 42-30, and drop another matchup with an elite team – 10:11 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks 126, Bulls 98
Vucevic 22 points
DeRozan 21 points
LaVine 21 points
Giannis 25/17/5
Teams are in different classes – 10:11 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Bucks 126, Bulls 98
– Holiday 27pts/7ast
– Antetokounmpo 25pts/17reb/5ast
– Connaughton 14pts/5reb/3ast
The Bucks have now taken the head-to-head tiebreaker from the Chicago Bulls by winning the first three matchups of the season. – 10:11 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Giannis appears to be done for the night. He narrowly avoids becoming just the 11th player in NBA history to score 25+ with 15+ rebounds and 10 or more turnovers – 10:04 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks up, 107-84, with 6:50 left in the fourth quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was at the table to check in before the timeout. Curious to see how much more time he’ll actually get tonight. – 9:54 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo has now tied his single-game career high with nine turnovers.
Honestly, it’s just about the only thing the Bucks are doing wrong tonight. – 9:43 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Giannis closing in on a triple double… – 9:42 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Seven turnovers now for Giannis Antetokounmpo. – 9:24 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks 59, Bulls 43 at half
Vucevic 15 pts
DeRozan 2-11 FGs
LaVine 12 pts, 5 assists
Giannis 14 pts, 11 rebs – 9:02 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed #NBA75 teammate and #Lakers legend @Magic Johnson for No. 87 on the all-time defensive rebounds list. – 8:57 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
It’s hardly on the scale of a real injustice even in sporting terms, and I doubt either player cares. But based on just this year’s performance, Jrue Holiday deserved that All-Star spot over Khris Middleton. – 8:45 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks push their lead to 43-24 over the #Bulls without Khris Middleton.
Milwaukee is shooting 62.5% from the field AND the three-point line. – 8:43 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls trailed 20-18 when Caruso and Green were subbed out. Bucks ended the first quarter with a 33-20 lead. Giannis has 10 pts; LaVine and DeRozan combined 2-9 FGs – 8:39 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Bucks lead, 33-20. Antetokounmpo with 10pts/5reb already.
Advanced Stats
OffRtg: 132.0
DefRtg: 76.9
Net Rtg: +55.1
ORB%: 33.3%
DRB%: 100.0% – 8:38 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo turned it over 4 times in the first quarter but scored 10 points. Pat Connaughton added nine and the #Bucks lead the #Bulls 33-20 after one. – 8:37 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Giannis is taking it right at Patrick Williams to lead a 13-0 run for the Bucks. The Bulls can’t slow him even with an extra player coming over to double. – 8:35 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks are on 11-0 run and Giannis is feasting on PWil – 8:33 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
That’s a pretty no-look dime from Giannis Antetokounmpo to Serge Ibaka for that dunk in transition.
Bucks making the triple-big lineup with Ibaka, Portis and Antetokounmpo work to end the first quarter. – 8:33 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks star Giannis Anetokounmpo has passed #Hornets and #Heat HOFer Alonzo Mourning for No. 88 on the all-time defensive rebounds list. – 8:24 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Leading scorers since the All-Star break:
37.8 PPG — Kyrie Irving
32.8 PPG — LeBron James
32.6 PPG — Jayson Tatum
31.5 PPG — Giannis Antetokounmpo
31.0 PPG — Ja Morant
Small sample size but March has been the best scoring month of Kyrie’s career. pic.twitter.com/q0hFvJ10NB – 8:06 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Wesley Matthews gets the starting nod for Khris Middleton.
As Bobby Breaking News Portis said this morning, Book Lopez indeed rejoins the starting lineup for the #Bucks for the first time since ring night.
That was a fun day:
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 7:37 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said Khris Middleton took a fall in Minnesota on his wrist, but doesn’t feel it’s a long-term problem. – 6:23 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
LeBron James, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are within reach of 30 ppg this season. It’s rare to have 3 players average 30+ in a season. It’s only happened once in last 35 years and twice in the last 55 years.
Last time was in 2005-06, with Kobe, Iverson, and LeBron. pic.twitter.com/7U87VIKtDr – 5:47 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
This will be the 13th game Khris Middleton has missed thus far this season, the first since Jan. 1. The #Bucks are 5-7 without him. – 5:38 PM John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
w/ DEN starters’ recent struggles, Jokic no longer has the biggest on/off NetRtg differential…
1. G. Hill: 14.9
2. Tatum: 14.7
3. Jokic: 14.2
4. Steph Curry: 13.8
5. Kenrich!: 13.5
6. Quickley: 12.4
7. Nurkic: 11.9
8. Antetokounmpo: 10.6
8. Garland: 10.6
10. Embiid: 10.5 – 4:54 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
With no Khris Middleton tonight for Milwaukee … better get this one. – 4:49 PM Sam Amick @sam_amick
ICYMI, Giannis Antetokounmpo shares untold stories from the NBA Finals, swears he doesn’t care about the MVP race and explains why he’s hungry for a second title, at @TheAthletic
theathletic.com/3198930/2022/0… – 4:03 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most points per minute this season (minimum 100 minutes):
.91 pts/min — Giannis
.89 pts/min — Embiid
.83 pts/min — Morant
.81 pts/min — Boban
.81 pts/min — LeBron
.81 pts/min — Durant
Might need to throw Boban in the MVP discussion. pic.twitter.com/vzrRhcezWB – 3:16 PM Gery Woelfel @GeryWoelfel
I just read an article where Antetokounmpo said he wasn’t concerned about winning the MVP award this season and didn’t even know who’s in the MVP mix. OK, Pinocchio. – 2:05 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
🚨New #Bucks Point Forward Podcast is out!🚨
@JRRadcliffe went on vacation, which was a bad idea. It meant I had the house to myself.
So I invited friends.
@LilySZhao & @Jeff Zillgitt came by to break down a meh West Coast trip and Giannis’ chances for MVP jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 12:38 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
The idea of one of Embiid or Jokic being on All NBA Second Team is silly to me, absolutely if voters have a chance to take up a forward spot to put both on the First Team they should be doing it. They’ve been the two best players this season (much love and respect to Giannis). – 11:19 AM StatMuse @statmuse
The top 6 MVP candidates record vs each other:
Luka: 7-2
Tatum: 6-5
Embiid: 4-4
Ja: 3-4
Giannis: 2-3
Jokic: 3-7 pic.twitter.com/dobpKqcIEo – 11:03 AM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
One injury note for #Bulls at Bucks tonight: Khris Middleton is out with left wrist soreness, Giannis listed probable with right knee soreness.
Bulls injury report isn’t out yet, but last night Patrick Williams said he’s playing; Zach said knee is good. – 10:39 AM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
NBA scoring race update:
Entering Monday
1. Embiid: 29.83
2. LeBron: 29.81
3. Giannis: 29.80
LeBron scores 38
After Monday
1. LeBron: 29.96
2. Embiid: 29.83
3. Giannis: 29.80
At 37, LeBron would be the oldest scoring champ in NBA history. – 9:47 PM Kane Pitman @KanePitman
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* @LeBron James came in tied with Embiid and Giannis for the scoring lead, and shoots past them both with 38 points at CLE on:
13 of 18 in the paint
17 of 25 from two
0 for 4 from 3
4 for 4 at the FT line – 9:17 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks’ first injury report for Tuesday night’s game against the Bulls:
Probable: Giannis Antetkounmpo (right knee soreness)
OUT: DeAndre’ Bembry (right ACL/MCL tear), Khris Middleton (left wrist soreness)
OUT (G-League assignment): Sandro Mamukelashvili, Lindell Wigginton – 7:33 PM StatMuse @statmuse
There have been four 27/10/5 seasons in the last four years. All of them belong to Giannis.
There have been four 27/10/5 seasons in 33 MPG or lower in NBA history. All of them belong to Giannis.
FREAK. pic.twitter.com/gSNBTa1TvH – 2:27 PM

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Eric Nehm: Bucks’ first injury report for Thursday’s game against the Wizards: OUT: DeAndre’ Bembry (right knee surgery), Khris Middleton (left wrist soreness) OUT (two-way): Sandro Mamukelashvili, Lindell Wigginton -via Twitter @eric_nehm / March 23, 2022