Bucks’ Playoff Push: Navigating Schedules, Tiebreakers & Back-to-Backs After All-Star Break

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Milwaukee Bucks face a challenging playoff path as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s return sparks new hope. Can they climb out of the lower seeds and seize a shot at postseason glory? Hosts Justin Garcia and Camille Davis break down the Bucks’ home-heavy remaining schedule, back-to-back games, and the impact of lineup changes—including new additions Cam Thomas and Dieng. Shedding light on injury concerns, tiebreaker scenarios, and roster rotations, they chart Milwaukee’s road to the NBA play-in tournament. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo Tax For a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Quo Make this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/lockedonnba. Quo — no missed calls, no missed customers. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Use your Profit Boost on an NBA future and get entered for your chance to win a trip to the NBA Finals. Play your game with FanDuel, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Key topics include the Bucks’ struggle with back-to-backs, the importance of upcoming matchups against rivals like the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic, and how Doc Rivers’ tactics are shaping the team’s identity. Can the Bucks leverage their favorable schedule to secure an eight-seed or higher? Justin Garcia and Camille Davis weigh the odds and outline what Milwaukee needs to do to turn the season around.

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0:00.0	The playoff path for the Bucks, not as easy as you would hope, but you do get yon as.
0:05.3	How much will that factor into the second half?
0:07.4	We take a look on today's Locked on Bucks.
0:15.3	You are Locked on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast, part of the Locked-On podcast network, your team every day.
0:26.7	Welcome into Locked-on Bucks. I am Justin Garcia, joined as always by Camille Davis.
0:31.4	You can hear me on the Bucks Radio Network. You can find Camille on our Locked-on NBA coverage
0:36.7	and the technical foul podcast.
0:38.9	We thank you for making this your first listen of the day and for helping make the locked on network,
0:43.2	the number one sports podcasting network in the industry.
0:47.9	We are almost out of All-Star break, Camille.
0:51.7	We got one more day technically for the full NBA, two days for the Bucks
0:57.0	before they resume to play here.
0:59.5	And we figured what better time than now we've kind of hinted at some of these things.
1:04.5	But all right, let's just do the full deep dive on remaining schedule for the Bucks.
1:09.8	And I mean, unless there are some of you out there that are much more hopeful than we are.
1:16.5	Maybe we should have extended this.
1:17.9	I capped this at really the eight seed.
1:23.6	I still think you split with Orlando.
1:26.3	You still have a chance to win the tiebreaker with Orlando.
1:29.9	But you are still five games back of them in the lost column and in the overall standings.
1:35.1	Not impossible.
1:37.0	It's a very tall task to pull off.
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