2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season
# 2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On December 27, 2014, they matched the total number of wins (15) from the 2013–14 season, their lowest in franchise history.

The Bucks finished the regular season 41–41, a 26 win improvement from their disappointing previous season, and clinched the sixth seed despite losing their top pick Jabari Parker to an injury early in the season. The Bucks' season ended with a 2–4 first round playoff series loss to the Chicago Bulls.

## Offseason

### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Jabari Parker | SF | United States | Duke |
| 2 | 31 | Damien Inglis | SF | France | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| 2 | 36 | Johnny O'Bryant III | PF | United States | Louisiana State |
| 2 | 48 | Lamar Patterson | SG | United States | Pittsburgh |

## Standings

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31–10 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 21.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |

Eastern Conference :

| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | c-Atlanta Hawks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x-Boston Celtics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 42.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log

### Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2) :

Pre-season: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 8

Memphis

W 86–83

Khris Middleton (17)

Larry Sanders (15)

Brandon Knight (6)

Resch Center 4,685

1–0

2

October 9

@ Detroit

L 80–94

Khris Middleton (13)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)

Brandon Knight (7)

Palace of Auburn Hills 8,472

1–1

3

October 11

Chicago

L 85–91

Larry Sanders (14)

Zaza Pachulia (11)

Kendall Marshall (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 10,769

1–2

4

October 14

@ Cleveland

L 100–106

Jabari Parker (18)

Ersan İlyasova (9)

Jerryd Bayless (9)

Quicken Loans Arena 19,102

1–3

5

October 17

@ Minnesota

W 105–98

Jabari Parker (21)

Jabari Parker (11)

Kendall Marshall (6)

U.S. Cellular Center 6,801

2–3

6

October 20

@ New York

W 120–107

O. J. Mayo (24)

John Henson (10)

Kendall Marshall (5)

Madison Square Garden 19,812

3–3

7

October 22

Minnesota

L 91–110

Jabari Parker (18)

Jabari Parker (9)

Brandon Knight (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 6,103

3–4 :

2014–15 season schedule :

### Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 41–41 (home: 23–18; road: 18–23) :

October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

1

October 29

@ Charlotte

L 106–108 (OT)

Brandon Knight (22)

Brandon Knight (8)

Brandon Knight (13)

Time Warner Cable Arena 19,439

0–1

2

October 31

Philadelphia

W 93–81

O. J. Mayo (25)

Larry Sanders (15)

Brandon Knight (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

1–1 :

November

: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

3

November 1

@ Washington

L 97–108

Brandon Knight (24)

Jabari Parker (11)

Brandon Knight (6)

Verizon Center 17,992

1–2

4

November 4

@ Indiana

W 87–81

Brandon Knight (23)

Larry Sanders (10)

O. J. Mayo (5)

Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,012

2–2

5

November 5

Chicago

L 86–95

Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)

Sanders & Knight (9)

Brandon Knight (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,098

2–3

6

November 7

@ Detroit

L 95–98

Jabari Parker (18)

Brandon Knight (6)

Brandon Knight (9)

The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,102

2–4

7

November 8

Memphis

W 93–92

Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)

Ersan İlyasova (9)

O. J. Mayo (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,841

3–4

8

November 11

Oklahoma City

W 85–78

O. J. Mayo (19)

Zaza Pachulia (10)

Knight & Pachulia (4)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,390

4–4

9

November 14

@ Orlando

L 85–101

Brandon Knight (24)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)

Brandon Knight (5)

Amway Center 15,947

4–5

10

November 16

@ Miami

W 91–84

Brandon Knight (20)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)

Brandon Knight (4)

AmericanAirlines Arena 19,680

5–5

11

November 18

New York

W 117–113

Ersan İlyasova (20)

Zaza Pachulia (13)

Brandon Knight (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,190

6–5

12

November 19

@ Brooklyn

W 122–118 (3OT)

Jabari Parker (23)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)

Brandon Knight (8)

Barclays Center 15,694

7–5

13

November 21

@ Toronto

L 83–124

Jabari Parker (15)

Jabari Parker (6)

Kendall Marshall (4)

Air Canada Centre 19,800

7–6

14

November 22

Washington

L 100–111

Brandon Knight (27)

Zaza Pachulia (7)

Brandon Knight (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,254

7–7

15

November 25

Detroit

W 98–86

Brandon Knight (20)

Parker, Sanders & İlyasova (9)

Brandon Knight (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,265

8–7

16

November 26

@ Minnesota

W 103–86

Sanders & Knight (15)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)

Antetokounmpo & Bayless (4)

Target Center 14,710

9–7

17

November 28

@ Detroit

W 104–88

Ersan İlyasova (22)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)

Kendall Marshall (8)

The Palace of Auburn Hills 13,127

10–7

18

November 29

Houston

L 103–117

Jabari Parker (19)

Jabari Parker (9)

Jabari Parker (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,119

10–8 :

December

: 7–8 (home: 2–3; road: 5–5)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

19

December 2

@ Cleveland

L 108–111

Brandon Knight (27)

Jabari Parker (8)

Brandon Knight (8)

Quicken Loans Arena 20,562

10–9

20

December 3

Dallas

L 105–107

Brandon Knight (25)

Zaza Pachulia (9)

Knight, Mayo & Antetokounmpo (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,568

10–10

21

December 5

Miami

W 109–85

Kendall Marshall (20)

Zaza Pachulia (8)

Jerryd Bayless (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,325

11–10

22

December 7

@ Dallas

L 102–125

Giannis Antetokounmpo (18)

Larry Sanders (9)

Brandon Knight (5)

American Airlines Center 19,413

11–11

23

December 9

@ Oklahoma City

L 101–114

O. J. Mayo (18)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)

Jerryd Bayless (6)

Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203

11–12

24

December 13

L.A. Clippers

W 111–106

Brandon Knight (22)

Larry Sanders (9)

Kendall Marshall (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,227

12–12

25

December 15

@ Phoenix

W 96–94

Brandon Knight (20)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)

Pachulia & Dudley (5)

U.S. Airways Center 17,327

13–12

26

December 17

@ Portland

L 97–104

Brandon Knight (24)

Zaza Pachulia (8)

Jared Dudley (5)

Moda Center 19,495

13–13

27

December 18

@ Sacramento

W 108–107

Brandon Knight (20)

Pachulia, Knight & Dudley (5)

Kendall Marshall (6)

Sleep Train Arena 15,645

14–13

28

December 20

@ L.A. Clippers

L 102–106

Giannis Antetokounmpo (18)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (6)

Staples Center 19,060

14–14

29

December 23

Charlotte

L 101–108

Brandon Knight (34)

Larry Sanders (8)

Brandon Knight (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,653

14–15

30

December 26

@ Atlanta

W 107–77

Jared Dudley (24)

Zaza Pachulia (8)

Marshall & Antetokounmpo (5)

Philips Arena 19,016

15–15

31

December 27

Atlanta

L 85–90

Khris Middleton (21)

Zaza Pachulia (15)

Jerryd Bayless (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,788

15–16

32

December 29

@ Charlotte

W 104–94 (OT)

Brandon Knight (18)

Jared Dudley (9)

Kendall Marshall (6)

Time Warner Cable Arena 17,430

16–16

33

December 31

@ Cleveland

W 96–80

Brandon Knight (26)

Antetokounmpo, Pachulia & Middleton (8)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (5)

Quicken Loans Arena 20,562

17–16 :

January

: 7–6 (home: 4–4; road: 3–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

34

January 2

Indiana

L 91–94

Brandon Knight (20)

Zaza Pachulia (14)

Brandon Knight (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,238

17–17

35

January 4

@ New York

W 95–82

Brandon Knight (17)

Zaza Pachulia (14)

Brandon Knight (5)

Madison Square Garden 19,812

18–17

36

January 6

Phoenix

L 96–102

Brandon Knight (26)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)

Knight & Marshall (4)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,311

18–18

37

January 7

@ Philadelphia

W 97–77

Knight & Middleton (18)

Zaza Pachulia (12)

Zaza Pachulia (7)

Wells Fargo Center 10,288

19–18

38

January 9

Minnesota

W 98–84

Brandon Knight (14)

Zaza Pachulia (9)

Kendall Marshall (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,480

20–18

39

January 10

@ Chicago

L 87–95

Brandon Knight (20)

John Henson (7)

Brandon Knight (5)

United Center 21,781

20–19

40

January 15

New York

W 95–79

O. J. Mayo (22)

Zaza Pachulia (14)

Brandon Knight (6)

The O2 Arena 18,689

21–19

41

January 19

Toronto

L 89–92

Brandon Knight (20)

Ersan İlyasova (7)

Knight & Antetokounmpo (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,707

21–20

42

January 22

Utah

L 99–101

Knight & Dudley (16)

Zaza Pachulia (10)

Jerryd Bayless (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,415

21–21

43

January 24

Detroit

W 101–86

O. J. Mayo (20)

Khris Middleton (7)

Jerryd Bayless (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,388

22–21

44

January 25

@ San Antonio

L 95–101

Khris Middleton (21)

John Henson (9)

O. J. Mayo (7)

AT&T Center 18,581

22–22

45

January 27

@ Miami

W 109–102

Knight & Middleton (17)

John Henson (9)

Jerryd Bayless (7)

AmericanAirlines Arena 19,789

23–22

46

January 29

@ Orlando

W 115–100

Jerryd Bayless (19)

John Henson (11)

Brandon Knight (9)

Amway Center 16,071

24–22

47

January 31

Portland

W 95–88

Jared Dudley (18)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)

Brandon Knight (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

25–22 :

February

: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

48

February 2

@ Toronto

W 82–75

Khris Middleton (25)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)

Jerryd Bayless (9)

Air Canada Centre 19,800

26–22

49

February 4

L.A. Lakers

W 113–105 (OT)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (25)

Brandon Knight (8)

Knight & Henson & Middleton (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,544

27–22

50

February 6

@ Houston

L 111–117

Giannis Antetokounmpo (27)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (15)

Brandon Knight (11)

Toyota Center 18,239

27–23

51

February 7

Boston

W 96–93

Brandon Knight (26)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)

Knight & Antetokounmpo (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,470

28–23

52

February 9

Brooklyn

W 103–97

Jared Dudley (19)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,431

29–23

53

February 11

Sacramento

W 111–103

O. J. Mayo (21)

Khris Middleton (10)

Brandon Knight (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,046

30–23

All-Star Break

54

February 20

Denver

W 89–81

Khris Middleton (15)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)

Jerryd Bayless (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,110

31–23

55

February 22

Atlanta

L 86–97

Middleton & Antetokounmpo (19)

John Henson (8)

Khris Middleton (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,787

31–24

56

February 23

@ Chicago

L 71–87

Khris Middleton (17)

Ersan İlyasova (11)

Jerryd Bayless (5)

United Center 21,434

31–25

57

February 25

Philadelphia

W 104–88

Khris Middleton (19)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)

Michael Carter-Williams (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,763

32–25

58

February 27

@ L. A. Lakers

L 93–101

Ersan İlyasova (17)

Ersan İlyasova (12)

Carter-Williams & Antetokounmpo & Ennis (4)

Staples Center 18,997

32–26

59

February 28

@ Utah

L 75–82

Khris Middleton (18)

Middleton & Mayo (6)

Zaza Pachulia (5)

Energy Solutions Arena 19,515

32–27 :

March

: 4–11 (home: 4–4; road: 0–7)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

60

March 3

@ Denver

L 95–106

Ersan İlyasova (21)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)

Khris Middleton (6)

Pepsi Center 12,234

32–28

61

March 4

@ Golden State

L 93–102

Michael Carter-Williams (16)

Zaza Pachulia (11)

Michael Carter-Williams (7)

Oracle Arena 19,596

32–29

62

March 7

Washington

W 91–85

Khris Middleton (30)

Khris Middleton (9)

Michael Carter-Williams (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

33–29

63

March 9

New Orleans

L 103–114

Giannis Antetokounmpo (29)

John Henson (7)

Michael Carter-Williams (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

33–30

64

March 11

Orlando

W 97–91

Khris Middleton (30)

Zaza Pachulia (12)

Michael Carter-Williams (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,593

34–30

65

March 12

@ Indiana

L 103–109 (OT)

Michael Carter-Williams (28)

Zaza Pachulia (12)

Carter-Williams & Ennis (4)

Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,729

34–31

66

March 14

@ Memphis

L 81–92

Giannis Antetokounmpo (19)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (6)

Tyler Ennis (11)

FedExForum 18,119

34–32

67

March 17

@ New Orleans

L 84–85

İlyasova & Antetokounmpo (15)

Zaza Pachulia (11)

Bayless & Antetokounmpo (5)

Smoothie King Center 17,881

34–33

68

March 18

San Antonio

L 103–114

Giannis Antetokounmpo (19)

Miles Plumlee (11)

Michael Carter-Williams (6)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,831

34–34

69

March 20

@ Brooklyn

L 127–129 (3OT)

Khris Middleton (29)

Zaza Pachulia (21)

Zaza Pachulia (7)

Barclays Center 16,272

34–35

70

March 22

Cleveland

L 90–108

Michael Carter-Williams (19)

Antetokounmpo & Pachulia (9)

Khris Middleton (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,687

34–36

71

March 24

Miami

W 89–88

Ersan İlyasova (19)

İlyasova & Pachulia (11)

Zaza Pachulia (7)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,313

35–36

72

March 26

Indiana

W 111–107

Ersan İlyasova (34)

İlyasova & Pachulia (6)

Michael Carter-Williams (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,366

36–36

73

March 28

Golden State

L 95–108

Khris Middleton (14)

John Henson (7)

Bayless & Mayo (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

36–37

74

March 30

@ Atlanta

L 88–101

Giannis Antetokounmpo (18)

Zaza Pachulia (13)

Bayless & Carter-Williams (5)

Philips Arena 18,453

36–38 :

April

: 5–3 (home: 2–3; road: 3–0)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

75

April 1

Chicago

W 95–91

Michael Carter-Williams (21)

Pachulia & Carter-Williams (10)

Dudley & Mayo (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,215

37–38

76

April 3

@ Boston

W 110–101

O. J. Mayo (24)

Henson & Pachulia (8)

Michael Carter-Williams (7)

TD Garden 18,624

38–38

77

April 4

Orlando

L 90–97

Ersan İlyasova (18)

Michael Carter-Williams (10)

Michael Carter-Williams (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,090

38–39

78

April 8

Cleveland

L 99–104

Michael Carter-Williams (30)

Zaza Pachulia (10)

Michael Carter-Williams (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,629

38–40

79

April 10

@ New York

W 99–91

Giannis Antetokounmpo (20)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)

Michael Carter-Williams (7)

Madison Square Garden 19,812

39–40

80

April 12

Brooklyn

W 96–73

Ersan İlyasova (21)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)

Antetokounmpo & Middleton (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,504

40–40

81

April 13

@ Philadelphia

W 107–97

Michael Carter-Williams (30)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)

Michael Carter-Williams (5)

Wells Fargo Center 10,598

41–40

82

April 15

Boston

L 100–105

Ersan İlyasova (21)

Johnny O'Bryant (9)

Tyler Ennis (8)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,316

41–41 :

2014–15 season schedule :

## Playoffs

2015 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) :

First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)

GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

April 18

@ Chicago

L 91–103

Khris Middleton (18)

Zaza Pachulia (10)

Jerryd Bayless (5)

United Center 21,812

0–1

2

April 20

@ Chicago

L 82–91

Khris Middleton (22)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (4)

United Center 21,661

0–2

3

April 23

Chicago

L 106–113 (2OT)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (25)

John Henson (14)

Michael Carter-Williams (9)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

0–3

4

April 25

Chicago

W 92–90

O. J. Mayo (18)

Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)

Carter-Williams, Dudley, Bayless (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

1–3

5

April 27

@ Chicago

W 94–88

Michael Carter-Williams (22)

John Henson (14)

Michael Carter-Williams (9)

United Center 21,814

2–3

6

April 30

Chicago

L 66–120

Zaza Pachulia (8)

Miles Plumlee (6)

Jerryd Bayless (5)

BMO Harris Bradley Center 18,717

2–4 :

2015 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics

### Regular season

Milwaukee Bucks statistics :

* Player
* Giannis Antetokounmpo
* Jerryd Bayless
* Michael Carter-Williams
* Jared Dudley
* Tyler Ennis
* John Henson
* Ersan İlyasova
* Khris Middleton
* Zaza Pachulia
* Jabari Parker
* Miles Plumlee
* Larry Sanders
* $^a$ Statistics with the Milwaukee Bucks.

### Playoffs

Milwaukee Bucks statistics :

* Player
* Giannis Antetokounmpo
* Jerryd Bayless
* Michael Carter-Williams
* Jared Dudley
* Tyler Ennis
* John Henson
* Ersan İlyasova
* Khris Middleton
* Zaza Pachulia
* Miles Plumlee

## Injuries

| Player | Duration | Duration | Injury type | Games missed |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Start | End | Injury type | Games missed |

## Transactions

### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Johnny O'Bryant III Jabari Parker Via trade Michael Carter-Williams Jared Dudley Tyler Ennis Miles Plumlee Via free agency Jerryd Bayless Jorge Gutiérrez | Players Lost Via trade Carlos Delfino Brandon Knight Miroslav Raduljica Via free agency Jeff Adrien Ramon Sessions Ekpe Udoh Nate Wolters Waived Larry Sanders |
| - | - |

### Trades

| August 26, 2014 | To Milwaukee Bucks Jared Dudley 2017 first-round pick | To Los Angeles Clippers Carlos Delfino Miroslav Raduljica 2015 second-round pick | |
| - | - | - | - |
| February 19, 2015 | To Milwaukee Bucks Tyler Ennis (from Phoenix) Miles Plumlee (from Phoenix) Michael Carter-Williams (Philadelphia) | To Phoenix Suns Brandon Knight (from Milwaukee) Kendall Marshall (from Milwaukee) | To Philadelphia 76ers 2015 first-round pick (from Phoenix) |

### Free agents

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| - | - | - |
| Jerryd Bayless | July 31, 2014 | Boston Celtics |
