Giannis Antetokounmpo Embarks on Milwaukee Bucks Journey in Playoffs!
The Bucks are trying to snap another losing streak as they face the Hawks this afternoon. Is Giannis Antetokounmpo available to help?
ATLANTA – The Milwaukee Bucks , losers of three in a row and seven of their last eight , are effectively out of the postseason conversation for the first time in a decade as they prepared to take on the Atlanta Hawks this afternoon at State Farm Arena. Though not mathematically eliminated yet from the 10 th and final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks (27-38) are seven wins behind the Charlotte Hornets (34-33) with 17 games remaining heading into play on March 14. To finish .
500 on the year, Milwaukee will have to go 14-3 the rest of the way beginning with the game vs. the Hawks. The Bucks’ best stretch of results of the year was an 8-2 mark from Feb.
3-25. They were last over . 500 on Nov.
17. Milwaukee, which has not had a losing season nor missed the postseason since 2015-16, will have its streak of nine straight seasons (2017-25) reaching the playoffs broken. It was the second-longest current streak in the NBA behind Boston (2015-25) and the second-longest streak in franchise history (1980-91).