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The Milwaukee Bucks are back in the NBA’s Draft Lottery. They were officially eliminated from the post-season last night when Indiana knocked off Washington 136-112.
The Bucks still won their game, knocking off the Miami Heat 90-85 as John Salmons scored 17 points to lead the way.
Lebron James had 29 points for Miami, which played without guard Dwyane Wade, the NBA’s 3rd leading scorer.
The Bucks have 4-games left in the season. They’re at Detroit on Friday night.
Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in his New York debut as the Knicks held off the Milwaukee Bucks 114-108 before a sold out Madison Square Garden.
Former Denver teammate Chauncey Billups chipped in 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds in the win. Toney Douglas also had 23 points off the bench for New York.
John Salmons led the Bucks with 27 points. The Bucks are off until Saturday when they host the Chicago Bulls.
The Milwaukee Bucks head into the NBA All-Star break with a loss under their belts. The Bucks fell to the Denver Nuggets 94-87 at the Bradley Center on Wednesday night.
Carmelo Anthony scored 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Nuggets.
John Salmons scored a season-high 33 points, but coach Scott Skiles said they got little else offensively.
AUDIO: Scott Skiles said the Bucks shooting woes are like a broken record :15
The Bucks lost for the 8th time in the last 10 games and they continue to be the worst-shooting and lowest-scoring team in the league.
AUDIO: Scott Skiles said it’s no secret as to what they need after the break :15
The Bucks are off for five days now. The first game after the all-star break is next Tuesday at home against Minnesota.
The San Antonio Spurs ran their NBA best record to 33-6 on Wednesday night, knocking off the Milwaukee Bucks 91-84 at the Bradley Center.
The unexpected damage to the Bucks came via Spurs reserve Matt Bonner. Bonner scored all 17 of his points in the second half to help the visitors earn the win.
AUDIO: Coach Scott Skiles on San Antonio’s Matt Bonner :16
Manu Ginobli had 23 to lead the Spurs. John Salmons had 17 and Andrew Bogut added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks in defeat. The Bucks have now dropped 4 of their last 5 games. They’ll return to the road to face the 76ers in Philadelphia on Friday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks dropped the first of their two-games against the Miami Heat this week 101-89 in Miami.
The Bucks led for most of the third quarter and it was looking like an upset was in the making. But he Heat delivered a huge 4th quarter to pull out the win. [Read more...]
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