Author: Jerry Tapp

LeBron James has played 61 career regular season games against the Milwaukee Bucks. There is some question about whether or not tonight will be the 62nd meeting due to LeBron’s status for the game. However, let’s look at some stats from the newly-crowned all-time leading scorer in NBA history versus the Bucks. His first game against the Bucks was on January 30, 2004 when LeBron was a 19-year-old playing for the Cleveland Cavs. Here are 12 stats you may not know about the games LeBron James played against the Milwaukee Bucks in his career. The Bucks are 18-43 against LeBron…

At various times during the 2022 NFL season, Green Bay Packers fans were likely screaming at their TVs the above four words. Whether it was wanting Aaron Jones to get more rushing attempts (Green Bay was 3-7 when Jones got 12 or fewer rushing attempts in a game) or just wanting the team to commit to the running game (the Packers were 2-8 in games when they had less than 30 rushing attempts in a game in 2022), there was frustration among the Packers’ faithful when it came to play calling last season. Let’s look at two stats which will…

The 2023 Opening Day is just seven weeks away. The Milwaukee Brewers will take on the Chicago Cubs in Chicago for the second straight season. Milwaukee lost Opening Day last season 5-4. The Crew had 10 hits in the game, including two each by Willy Adames, Rowdy Tellez, and Andrew McCutchen. With 54 Opening Day games in their history, who has the most career hits for the Brewers on Opening Day? Paul Molitor and Robin Yount rank 1-2 on this list As you might expect, two of the greatest Milwaukee Brewers are 1-2 in this stat. Paul Molitor had 16…

Brook Lopez on Monday led the Milwaukee Bucks in scoring with 27 points in their win over the Portland Trailblazers and in the process reached a scoring milestone for his career: He scored his 15,000th career point. Brook Lopez reaches 15,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 1,500 blocked shots for his career Lopez also became the 17th player in NBA history to reach 15,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 1,500 blocked shots in a career. Through games of February 6, 2023, Lopez has 15,007 points, 5,744 rebounds, and 1,659 blocked shots. Seventeen NBA players with 15,000/5,000/1,500 stats Here are the 17 NBA…

A pair of former Wisconsin Badgers linebackers will be on opposite sidelines as the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs face off in the Super Bowl this Sunday. One of them will become the 18th former Badger to pay in and win the Super Bowl. Edwards or Chenal will win a Super Bowl this year T.J. Edwards of the Eagles and Leo Chenal of the Chiefs are the two former Badgers who will see action in the Super Bowl this year. Edwards is a first-team All-Pro in his fourth year with the Eagles. Chenal ends his rookie year in the…

With their win over the Portland Trailblazers on Monday night, the Milwaukee Bucks upped their record to 16-4 (.800 winning percentage) against Western Conference opponents this season, the highest winning percentage of any Eastern Conference team against the West. The Bucks are tied for second with the Memphis Grizzlies for the second-best overall record at 37-17 (.685), one game behind the Boston Celtics, who are 38-16. Part of the Bucks’ 2022-23 success has been their play in non-conference games against the West. While the Bucks are a +8 in wins against teams in the Eastern Conference (21-13), they are +12…

The 2023 Milwaukee Brewers have several questions that need to be answered as spring training gets ready to begin in Arizona. One of the most interesting is which of the young everyday players might make an impact this season… if any? Names like outfielders Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell and Joey Wiemer, or infielder Brice Turang could see action at the Major League level at some time in 2023. That being said, it has been a while since a Brewers’ rookie made a significant impact on the team’s offense. In fact, a good friend and fellow Brewers’ fan recently…

In what was probably his best game of the season. Khris Middleton on Saturday night versus Miami scored a season-high 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added four assists in the Bucks 123-115 win over the Heat. He tallied those numbers off the bench in 20:28 of playing time. Since missing 18 games dating back to mid-December, the 20:28 was the most playing time Middleton has seen since his return. Khris Middleton joins these six Bucks with these stats In the process, Middleton joined a small group of Milwaukee Bucks who scored 24 or more points in a game with…

Here is a quick trivia question for you: In the last 10 seasons, only two Opening Day starting pitchers for the Milwaukee Brewers were the winning pitcher in that game. Can you name these two pitchers? In the 54-year history of the Brewers, there have been 33 different pitchers who got the honor of being the Opening Day starting pitcher for the team. There have been 12 of those pitchers who were the Brewers Opening Day starting pitcher on multiple occasions. Barring injuries or other unforeseen circumstances, there’s a good chance that Corbin Burnes will be the Opening Day starter…

Scan the Green Bay Packers’ game scores from 2022 and it’s pretty clear: Score 24 points and a victory is almost certain. Last season the Packers scored 24 or more points in eight games. The team had a 7-1 record in those games. The only loss was a 40-33 defeat at the hands of NFC Super Bowl representative Philadelphia Eagles. The difference between scoring 24 points and not In the other nine games in 2022, the Packers scored 22 or fewer points and had a 1-8 record. That’s a big difference between a 7-1 record (.875) and a 1-8 record…