Last week: Beat Utah 122-118, beat Atlanta 111-102, won at Cleveland 119-110, beat Charlotte 137-96
This week: Monday vs. New York, Wednesday at Detroit, Friday vs. Clippers
With their blowout win over the Hornets on Saturday, the Milwaukee Bucks took sole possession of the season’s longest winning streak in the NBA this season, winning their 11th in a row.
The Bucks haven’t lost since a 103-100 defeat at Utah on Nov. 8 and are 15-1 after a pedestrian 2-2 beginning to the season.
That has propelled Milwaukee to the top of the Eastern Conference for the second straight season, even as they deal with some nicks and bumps. Thanasis Antetokpounmpo missed the last three games with an illness, while Sterling Brown (AC joint) had missed the last two and Kyle Korver (elbow) was on the court Saturday after missing Friday night’s game.
It’s that other Greek guy on the roster — Giannis Antetokounmpo — who had a huge week for the Bucks. In four games, he averaged 34.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.3 steals in 31.3 minutes per game, shooting 54.5 percent overall and 26.9 percent on 6.5 3-point attempts per game. He had his second career 50-point game in the win over the Jazz.