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Bucks pour it on the Bobcats

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The Milwaukee Bucks put together their highest scoring total in the last four years, rolling to a 131-102 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Larry Sanders had a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Monta Ellis had 19 points, a career-high 14 assists and six steals as the Bucks pulled to within 1 1/2 games of 7th place Boston in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Ersan Ilyasova added 22 points, J.J. Redick 20 and Brandon Jennings 19 to lead the Bucks in double figures.

AUDIO: Jim Boylan on the win :08

The Bucks remain solidly in 8th position in the East with a six-game cushion over idle Philadelphia with 9-games left to play.

Kemba Walker had 27 points to lead Charlotte.  The Bucks host Minnesota on Wednesday night.

 

Fast start nets a Bucks victory

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Perhaps the Milwaukee Bucks got the message when their head coach, Jim Boylan called them out following Sunday’s win against Orlando.  Boylan criticized his teams defensive play in a win over the Magic, saying his players had no interest in playing defense.

Fast-forward to last night, when the Bucks jumped out to a 58-31 halftime lead on the Portland Trailblazers and went on to win 102-95 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

AUDIO: Jim Boylan says 1st half defense was outstanding :10

The Bucks outscored Portland 31-8 in the 2nd quarter but the Trailblazers  dumped 38 on the Bucks in the fourth quarter to make things interesting.   Former Marquette star Wesley Matthews scored 20 of his game-high 28 points in the second half to lead the Portland charge. [Read more…]

Bucks comeback to win, coach upset with effort (Audio)

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The good news is the Milwaukee Bucks scored 45 fourth quarter points to come from behind and beat the Orlando magic 115-109 over the Magic at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sunday.

The red-hot Monta Ellis scored 25 of the Bucks 45 fourth quarter points to rebound for the win.

AUDIO: Jim Boylan says Monta Ellis had fire in his eyes :17

The bad news is the Bucks had to score 45 points in the fourth quarter to rebound and win. [Read more…]

Bucks fall at Washington

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The Milwaukee Bucks can’t win without defense.  They showed that again last night with a 106-93 setback against the Washington Wizards.

The Bucks gave up 60 points in the first half and despite a second half resurgence, couldn’t climb all the way back in the loss.

John Wall scored 23 points and added 10 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals in the Wizards victory.

Monta Ellis had 26 points to lead the Bucks in defeat.

The Bucks are back home to host Miami at the Bradley Center on Friday night.  The Heat has won 20-straight games after beating Philadelphia 98-94 last night.  Miami is just one of four teams to win 20 or more consecutive games in a season.  The 70-71 Bucks also accomplished the feat.

 

Bucks miss opportunity to gain ground

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Three teams in front of the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings lost on Tuesday night.  The Bucks failed to take advantage themselves, falling to the Dallas Mavericks 115-108 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

AUDIO: Jim Boylan says they’re all important now :13

Monta Ellis had 32 points and 9 assists to lead the Bucks.  Mike Dunleavy added 18 and J.J. Redick 17 for the Bucks (32-30), who lost for just the second time in the last eight games.

Dallas (30-33) won its season high fourth straight game.  Vince Carter hit three big 3-pointers in the 4th quarter to help keep the Bucks in check.  He finished with 23 to lead the Mavericks.

The Bucks hit the road tonight to face the Washington Wizards.  They’ll return to Milwaukee to host red-hot Miami on Friday night.

 

Bucks hold of late rally from Kings

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The Milwaukee Bucks built a 15-point fourth quarter lead and looked as if they would run away with an easy win.  That’s when the Kings fought back and almost pulled out a win in Sacramento.  Instead, the Bucks held on for a 115-113 victory, their 2nd straight win out west and their 6th win overall in the last 7 games.

Monta Ellis scored 29 points and dished out 9 assists, while Brandon Jennings and Mike Dunleavy added 16 points each.

The Bucks led 106-91 after Dunleavy buried a three with 3:48 remaining.  That’s when the King started their run.

Kings center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected for a flagrant-2 foul on Dunleavy in the third quarter.  That hurt the Kings, who had gotten 24 points and 10 rebounds prior to his ejection.

The Bucks return to Milwaukee to host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center.

Bucks win streak ends at 4

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Blake Griffin tallied 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as he recorded his third triple-double of his career, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-101 win and a 2-game series sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks (30-29) saw their 4-game win streak snapped.

Milwaukee kept it close until the Clippers went on a 15-3 run in the 4th quarter to go up 108-91.

Jamal Crawford scored 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting, while Matt Barnes hit 6 of his 11 three-point attempts to finish with 20 points.

Monta Ellis had 22 points to lead the Bucks, but 18 of those 22 came in the first half.  Ersan Ilyasova added 20 for Milwaukee.

The Bucks stay on the west coast and will play next, at Golden State on Saturday night.

Ellis leads Bucks past Mavericks

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The Milwaukee Bucks went with Monta Ellis at point guard down the stretch last night and he didn’t disappoint.  Ellis poured in 22 points and the Bucks held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-90 in Dallas on Tuesday night.

With point guard Brandon Jennings on the bench for the final 3+ minutes of action, Ellis, J.J. Redick, Mike Dunleavy, Ersan Ilyasova and Larry Sanders closed out the Bucks win. [Read more…]

Bucks acquire Magic guard J.J. Redick

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Looking to end a slide that has seen the Milwaukee Bucks drop 8 of their last 10 games, they have acquired Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick right at the trade line today (Thursday).

According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Bucks are sending Beno Udrih, Tobias Harris and Doron Lamb to the Magic and are also acquiring 6’10 forward Gustavo Ayon and 6-0 guard Ish Smith.

The former Duke standout is averaging a career high 15.1 points a game for the Magic this season, but he’s in the final year of his contract and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Udrih was the top backup in the backcourt for the Bucks, but he has cooled off of late.  Has was a starter at the beginning of the season but quickly fell out of favor.  Lamb hadn’t been in the playing rotation and was sent to the D-League a couple of times. [Read more…]

Bucks fall to Nets, again!

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It was one thing for the Milwaukee Bucks to fall in overtime on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, but to return to the BMO Harris Bradley Center and lose to the Nets again last night is a major disappointment.

The Bucks controlled play for the first three-quarters and led by 8-points after three-quarters.  They then proceeded to his just 2 of their first 17 shots in the 4th quarter and fell to the Nets 97-94.

AUDIO: Coach Jim Boylan on the 4th quarter :18

The Bucks twice pulled to within 2 points in the final half-minute and had a chance to tie when Monta Ellis was fouled on a three-point attempt with 2.4 seconds left and Brooklyn ahead by three. [Read more…]