Wisconsin News and Sports
Milwaukee Bucks guard Carlos Delfino broke out of his shooting slump, hitting six 3-pointers and scoring 22 points to help the Bucks knock off the Atlanta Hawks 111-104 before a sold out crowd at the Bradley Center. The win drew the series even at 2-games apiece.
John Salmons added 22 and Brandon Jennings led the way with 23 points and he said they continue to prove their doubters wrong.
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The Milwaukee Bucks continued to look like a team missing one of its best players. Without Andrew Bogut, the Bucks fell to the Atlanta Hawks 96-86 and now trail the Hawks 0-2 in the opening round of the NBA playoffs.
Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Josh Smith had 21 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the Hawks.
John Salmons had 21 points but is now 0 for 10 in the series from behind 3-point range. Jerry Stackhouse added 15 points and Ersan Ilyasovahad 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Bucks. Bucks coach Scott Skiles said his team clearly lacks playoff experience.
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It’s been a long time since the Bucks had a playoff team and it seems even longer. Tuesday night’s 79-74 win over the Chicago Bulls put the Bucks into the playoffs for the first time since the 2005-2006 season.
They did it without injured center Andrew Bogut, who is out for the season after undergoing surgery on his hand on Tuesday. Veteran Kurt Thomas took Bogut’s place and pulled down 14 rebounds in the 5-point win. [Read more…]
The Milwaukee Bucks snapped their 2-game losing streak on Sunday, knocking off the Memphis Grizzlies 108-103 in overtime at the Bradley Center.
Rookie point guard Brandon Jennings poured in 29 points, dished out 8 assists, pulled down 7 rebounds and added 4 steals.
Fellow point guard Luke Ridnour added 14 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds, playing together with Jennings for much of the second half and the overtime. [Read more…]
The Milwaukee Bucks entered last night’s game against Miami short-handed and left the game even more short-handed. They played without center Andrew Bogut (mid-back strain) and forward Ersan Ilyasova (flu). Then they lost forward Carlos Delfino, who left the game in the second quarter after he fell and his head was stepped on.
The result, an 87-74 loss to the Heat at the Bradley Center. That’s two straight home losses for the Bucks. [Read more…]