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Eric Nehm: Here is the Bucks' injury report for Tuesday's game in Philadelphia: Out: Alex Antetokounmpo (Two-Way) Giannis Antetokounmpo (right calf strain) Kevin Porter Jr. (right oblique muscle strain) Taurean Prince (neck surgery)
Eric Nehm: Here is the Bucks' injury report for Wednesday vs. Oklahoma City: Out: Alex Antetokounmpo (Two-Way) Taurean Prince (neck surgery) Questionable: Kevin Porter Jr. (oblique muscle strain) Myles Turner (left ankle sprain)
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 112, Hawks 110 - Giannis Antetokounmpo 21pts/17reb/6ast - Bobby Portis 19pts/3reb - AJ Green 18pts/3reb - Myles Turner 14pts/8reb - Ryan Rollins 14pts/3reb/3ast - Kyle Kuzma 10pts - Kevin Porter 9pts/6reb/7ast The Bucks are now 18-24 on the season. They next play the Thunder on Wednesday at home.
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Jim Owczarski: Kevin Porter Jr. was absent from #Bucks practice due to a family matter. Head coach Doc Rivers said the guard will be back in time for the game vs. the #Hawks on Monday.
Eric Nehm: Update from the Bucks: Kevin Porter Jr. is available for tonight’s game at Denver.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo helped seal Milwaukee's 105-101 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night with a pair of clutch defensive plays down the stretch against LeBron James. With 39.2 seconds remaining and the game tied at 101, Antetokounmpo blocked James from behind as the Lakers star attempted the go-ahead layup, paving the way for the Bucks to take the lead after Kevin Porter Jr. got fouled on the opposite end. Then, as James drove to the basket with the Lakers trailing by two, Antetokounmpo created another turnover, knocking the ball loose for a steal with 1.5 seconds remaining to protect the lead en route to securing a win. "Down the stretch, I just wanted to take the challenge," Antetokounmpo said. "I wanted to stay in front of him as best I could. Because you knew that he's going to make a play. He's not going to pass it. And it worked out in my favor."
Kevin Porter said he suffered the bruise before the play he ultimately exited after. “It hurt bad,” Porter said. “I thought it was just like a little stinger and I tried to play through it but the moment I tried to go for the steal in transition against ‘Bron I felt it a lot. I couldn’t really move so I just came back and tried to do everything possible to keep it warm and get it back loose. Tried it out second half and I just forgot about it.” As for the injury, it is a new one for the guard as he has been managing back spasms since he left the Dec. 1 game in Washington D.C. early with that issue.
Eric Nehm: Kevin Porter Jr. (24pts/6reb/5ast) and Ryan Rollins (23pts/7reb/4ast) led the Bucks in tonight's win over the Pacers. Here is what Doc Rivers said about how they played tonight:
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Eric Nehm: Following today's practice, Kevin Porter Jr. was asked about the latest batch of reporting about Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks on Tuesday. Porter: "This is the last thing I'm going to say on false information. At the end of the day, everyone needs to wait until Giannis says something because all this is just he say, she say and I guarantee when we start winning and we go 8-0, 9-0, you won't see nothing about the Bucks. You won't see, 'Oh, the Bucks are 8-0, 9-0, they're flourishing and Giannis is..." We're not going to see any of that positive news, so at least for me, this is the last time I'm going to answer anything false."
Eric Nehm: Here is the Bucks' injury report for tonight vs. the Nets in Milwaukee: Out: Alex Antetokounmpo (G League - Two-Way) Taurean Prince (neck surgery) Questionable: Giannis Antetokounmpo (left adductor strain injury management) Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee meniscus surgery)
"Can I make an excuse that we've played a lot of games and guys are tired and it's a huge load on people? Yeah," Antetokounmpo said. "Can I also make an excuse that's human nature when [Kevin Porter Jr.] goes down and myself goes down, it's human nature to think that you got to carry a load. ... Maybe it's a scoring load, maybe you got to make plays, maybe you think it is your opportunity to get more shots. ... But that's not how you win games. That's not how you build culture. "At the end of the day, you got to come in, do your job, do what you're paid to do, defend ... do the little things. And sometimes, when you worry about doing the little things, all the other things add up. If you're so concerned about scoring the ball and get yourself going offensively and that doesn't work for you, now you feel like you cannot do nothing."
