Milwaukee, WI
3 Pleasant Early Season Surprises For Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks have battled accidents on accidents on accidents to leap out to a 14-5 begin, the second-best file within the NBA. Head coach Mike Budenholzer deserves a ton of credit score by the season’s first quarter, however a number of gamers have additionally stepped up.
The Bucks have had an enormous want for contributors to step up their sport early within the season. Pat Connaughton, Joe Ingles and Khris Middleton have missed prolonged time, whereas different gamers equivalent to Jrue Vacation, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Grayson Allen, and Wes Matthews have been out for shorter stints. That’s led to loads of nice surprises in performances to start the 2022-23 NBA season.
Grayson Allen
This choose is perhaps a bit controversial, however it’s completely true. Allen is setting career-highs in factors and assists per sport, in addition to three-point and efficient subject aim share. His rebounding fee is on tempo together with his profession finest as effectively.
Commerce rumors have been circling Allen for months now, however he hasn’t let that hassle his manufacturing on the court docket. Milwaukee is permitting him to create extra offense than ever earlier than and it’s principally paying off (it’s not at all times stunning and he’s had his woes ending across the basket). He’s ending 13 % of the offensive possessions he’s on the court docket for with an help—almost double his fee from final season, in accordance with Cleansing the Class.
His three-point shot is extra deadly than ever. After making a career-high 40.9 % in 2021-22, he’s ramped that as much as a blazing 45 %. Most of his seems to be come within the catch-and-shoot selection, the place he makes about half of them.
Protection has been critic’s largest grievance. He was exploited within the second spherical of the playoffs when he didn’t have anybody on the Boston Celtics he might guard. He’s been a bit higher this season now that he’s enjoying the three much more typically. Though no person will confuse him with Kawhi Leonard on that finish of the court docket, he’s been serviceable to this point.
MarJon Beauchamp
I’ve been attempting (and failing) to pump the breaks on the MarJon Beauchamp hype practice to start the season. He’s uncooked and has numerous work to do on each ends of the court docket. His numbers additionally look terrible to start the season—thirteenth percentile amongst wings in factors per shot try, first percentile in help share, and first percentile in turnover share. In different phrases, he doesn’t shoot, go or maintain the rock very effectively.
Nonetheless, I’d be mistaken if I denied the flashes he’s proven by the primary quarter of the season. He’s gotten scorching in just a few video games and has proven off a capability to knock down the open three and even take his man off the bounce every so often. I’m undecided if his sport will ever help the latter, however he might flip into a good three-point shooter if every thing goes proper.
Protection is the extra intriguing facet of his sport. He has the dimensions, size and quickness to stay with defenders on the perimeter. His capability to poke his wings into driving and passing lanes has additionally triggered points for offensive gamers. He nonetheless wants some seasoning, however he has the power AND the mindset to achieve success.
Jevon Carter
Jevon Carter has been the most important revelation on the Bucks. It seems to be like Jon Horst snagged an absolute steal.
Carter has began all 19 video games for the Bucks this season (he and Brook Lopez are the one two to take action). His protection has been his calling card since he entered the NBA and the way he has been in a position to stick round to this point. He hounds ball-handlers the complete size of the court docket, fights over, round, and thru each display and is superb at making opposing offensive gamers very unhealthy.
This yr, nonetheless, he’s displaying off a flexible offensive assault. He passes the attention check—he’s sooner, faster and extra assured with the rock in his arms. He’s creating pictures for himself and his teammates by breaking down defenses off the dribble.
The stats again it up as effectively. He’s averaging career-highs in factors, assists, steals, and blocks per 100 possessions. His three-point share continues to hover above 40 %, a quantity meaning much more on a staff just like the Bucks with a participant like Giannis Antetokounmpo.
After getting benched within the second spherical of the playoffs for no different obvious motive than Budenholzer’s private choice for George Hill, Milwaukee was lucky to re-sign Carter. He needs to be a staple within the beginning rotation even after the gluttony of gamers getting back from damage.
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin holiday gas prices falling as thousands hit the road
MILWAUKEE – Thousands across Wisconsin are expected to hit the road for the holiday. The travel comes at a good time – because GasBuddy experts predict nationwide gas prices will be at their lowest point on Christmas Day since 2020.
At Good Hope and Green Bay roads, Victor Tran is filling up – and it’s not a bad time to do so.
“The gas right now. Very, very good right now. They’re getting lower. Better than they were before,” Trans said.
SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News
According to AAA, the average for a gallon of regular gas in Wisconsin is around $2.82 per gallon. The average in Milwaukee County on Sunday, Dec. 22 was around $2.79. That is lower than Ozaukee County with an average of around $2.93. All those prices are below the $3 per gallon national average.
Patrick De Haan is the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
“It’s the seasonality that’s really been the primary reason for gas prices that have fallen compared to where they were this summer,” De Haan said. “In the last couple of days we have seen a big jump in some parts of Wisconsin ahead of the holiday. That has to do with oil prices jumping up.”
But De Haan believes prices will once again fall in Milwaukee. He suggests waiting until closer to Christmas to fill up.
GasBuddy suggests people always check fuel prices before filling up – especially when crossing the state line.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android
“I do think a high number of Americans are likely going to be hitting the road in light of the relatively low gas prices,” De Haan said.
De Haan predicts prices will rise after the cold winter months.
“What goes down eventually will go up in the spring,” De Haan said.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee shooting near 14th and North; 25-year-old accused
MILWAUKEE – A 25-year-old Milwaukee man is accused of shooting another man near a gas station near 14th and North. The accused is Dreaten Burch – and he faces a single charge of first-degree reckless injury.
According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police responded on Sunday evening, Dec. 8 to a shooting near 14th and North Avenue. Officers spoke with relatives of the shooting victim who came home with a gunshot wound to his face. They believed he had been at a nearby gas station.
That same night, a detective went to Froedtert Hospital where the shooting victim was being treated for his wound. He indicated he “exchanged words with the driver of a white vehicle, then ran west on North Avenue and got shot in the face as he ran,” the complaint says. The victim said he did not see who shot him.
SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News
Milwaukee police responded to the Citgo gas station near 14th and North and reviewed surveillance video showing the suspect and victim. The complaint says the “video shows that at about 5:31 p.m., a man walks into Citgo, then leaves and walks through the parking lot. At about 5:33 p.m., a white vehicle turns into the parking lot and appears to nearly strike the man in the parking lot, who has to avoid the vehicle. The vehicle parks, then a suspect exits the driver’s door, then heads in the same direction as the first man.”
Investigators found a casing and unspent cartridge northeast of the intersection of 14th and North. Police “later found additional surveillance video showing the man and suspect heading to this location, and showing the man returning to the white vehicle,” the complaint says.
Investigators reviewed photos of the suspect vehicle. They also queried the Flock Safety database and found a matching vehicle within three days of the incident. Officers had previously stopped the vehicle — and identified the driver as Dreaten Burch.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android
Burch was arrested on Dec. 9. When police tried to question him about the shooting incident at the gas station, Burch “said he may have been at the gas station and may have been in the car, but he didn’t know about anything else,” the complaint says.
Burch made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County court on Saturday, Dec. 14. Cash bond was set at $10,000.
Milwaukee, WI
34 from Portis leads Milwaukee to 112-101 Victory Over Washington
Matt Yeazel brings you Bucks in 6, a 6-minute recap of Milwaukee’s 112-101 over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night despite Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard being out with injuries.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bobby Portis replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo in the starting lineup and scored a season-high 34 points, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-101 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Khris Middleton had 18 points, six rebounds and eight assists for the Bucks, while Portis finished with 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Antetokounmpo (back spasms) missed his third game of the season and the Bucks also played again without Damian Lillard (right calf strain) after winning the NBA Cup earlier this week.
Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said Lillard could play Monday against Chicago.
Rookie Ryan Rollins started at point guard in Lillard’s absence and contributed 14 points in 31 minutes. Center Brook Lopez also had 14 and Gary Trent Jr. had 15 points and seven rebounds.
Middleton played for the second straight night after scoring 14 points in 19 minutes at Cleveland on Friday. He continues to get into shape after missing the first 21 games following offseason surgery on both ankles.
Jordan Poole scored 26 points and Bilal Coulibaly had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Washington.
-
Politics1 week ago
Canadian premier threatens to cut off energy imports to US if Trump imposes tariff on country
-
Technology1 week ago
OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever says the way AI is built is about to change
-
Politics1 week ago
U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California's zero-emissions goal
-
Technology1 week ago
Meta asks the US government to block OpenAI’s switch to a for-profit
-
Business1 week ago
Freddie Freeman's World Series walk-off grand slam baseball sells at auction for $1.56 million
-
Technology1 week ago
Meta’s Instagram boss: who posted something matters more in the AI age
-
News1 week ago
East’s wintry mix could make travel dicey. And yes, that was a tornado in Calif.
-
Technology2 days ago
Google’s counteroffer to the government trying to break it up is unbundling Android apps