By Chris Bellamy PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Ticker) - Give Yi Jianlian a mulligan. After scoring just three points and quickly fouling out of hispreseason debut, Yi made up for that in a single quarter in hissecond outing as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Utah Jazz,90-81, on Wednesday night. <div class="pre">The 7-foot rookie forward the sixth overall pick in this</div><div class="pre">year's draft scored 11 points in a five-minute span in the</div>second quarter - knocking down four long jumpers and three freethrows en route to 12 points. Utilizing his distinct size advantage and surprising speed, Yidid most of his damage on the perimeter and was the primaryoffensive threat for the Bucks' reserves. <div class="pre">After missing his first two shots of the game including an</div><div class="pre">off-balance 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down Yi</div>settled into a rhythm, burying a 21-footer moments later. Later in the quarter, he scored nine consecutive points forMilwaukee, including a long 3-pointer that cut a six-pointdeficit in half. All-Star guard Michael Redd picked up the slack in the secondhalf, scoring 15 of his 17 points in the third quarter alone. His backcourt counterparts for Utah fared even better.<div class="pre">Second-year swingman Ronnie Brewer one of four Jazz players</div><div class="pre">competing for a starting job at shooting guard scored 17</div>points on 6-of-8 shooting and had two steals to pace Utah. Morris Almond, the team's first-round pick and another candidate<div class="pre">to fill the two-guard role added 10 points and five boards in</div>his debut. Center Kyrylo Fesenko, a second-round choice tradedto Utah on draft day, added seven points and a pair of blocks. Andrei Kirilenko - who butted heads with coach Jerry Sloan inthe offseason - collected 10 points, eight rebounds and fourblocks for the Jazz.
NBA: MILWAUKEE at UTAH <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (90) AT UTAH (81) MILWAUKEE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === B SIMMONS F 27:31 4-9 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 9 C VILLANUEVA F 21:22 3-10 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 0 1 6 A BOGUT C 19:32 4-7 2-4 3 4 7 0 3 1 4 10 M REDD G 24:42 7-14 3-4 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 17 C BELL G 23:43 1-4 4-4 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 6 M RUFFIN 4:28 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y JIANLIAN 26:38 4-11 3-4 0 4 4 2 4 1 2 12 D MASON 20:29 2-4 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 D NOEL 21:27 3-5 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 8 D GADZURIC 21:08 3-4 1-2 2 5 7 3 1 0 0 7 R SESSIONS 5:00 0-2 1-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 A STOREY 2:50 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 R IVEY 18:18 2-5 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 1 1 4 J VOSKUHL 2:52 1-3 2-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 S WALKER DNP - COACH'S DECISION M WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240:00 34-79 18-26 12 29 41 19 22 5 13 90 (.430) (.692) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 14 (11 PTS) UTAH REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === A KIRILENKO F 24:21 5-7 0-0 2 6 8 3 1 1 4 10 P MILLSAP F 18:48 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 3 6 M OKUR C 18:59 3-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 7 R BREWER G 21:22 6-8 5-5 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 17 D WILLIAMS G 22:23 3-7 2-3 0 3 3 6 3 0 3 8 J COLLINS 11:40 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 C MILES 4:27 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 M ALMOND 26:38 4-7 1-1 3 2 5 0 3 0 2 10 R PRICE 7:34 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 K FESENKO 16:16 3-4 1-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 7 J HART 18:03 3-8 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 G GIRICEK 22:06 1-6 5-5 1 2 3 5 0 0 2 7 D BROWN 16:07 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 K LYDE 11:16 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 M HARPRING DNP - RIGHT KNEE INJURY D HARVEY DNP - FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS C BOOZER DNP - PERSONAL REASONS TOTALS 240:00 31-71 17-20 9 29 38 20 26 5 21 81 (.437) (.850) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 22 (26 PTS) MILWAUKEE 13 28 31 18 - 90 UTAH 19 24 29 9 - 81 BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - C VILLANUEVA 2, D NOEL, A BOGUT. UTAH - A KIRILENKO 4, K FESENKO 2, J COLLINS, D BROWN. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 4-14 (.286), B SIMMONS 1-3, C VILLANUEVA 0- 1, M REDD 0-4, Y JIANLIAN 1-2, D NOEL 2-3, A STOREY 0-1. UTAH 2-11 (. 182), A KIRILENKO 0-1, M OKUR 1-2, D WILLIAMS 0-2, M ALMOND 1-2, R PRICE 0- 2, J HART 0-1, G GIRICEK 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BILL SPOONER, DEREK RICHARDSON, DERRICK COLLINS. A - N/A. T - 2:10.</div>
NBA: MILWAUKEE at UTAH <div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (90) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp B Simmons 27:31 4-9 0-0 1-3 2 3 9 C Villanueva 21:22 3-10 0-0 1-4 2 2 6 A Bogut 19:32 4-7 2-4 3-7 0 3 10 M Redd 24:42 7-14 3-4 1-2 1 2 17 C Bell 23:43 1-4 4-4 0-3 2 1 6 M Ruffin 4:28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Y Jianlian 26:38 4-11 3-4 0-4 2 4 12 D Mason 20:29 2-4 2-4 0-0 1 2 6 D Noel 21:27 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 0 8 D Gadzuric 21:08 3-4 1-2 2-7 3 1 7 R Sessions 5:00 0-2 1-2 0-0 2 0 1 A Storey 2:50 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 R Ivey 18:18 2-5 0-0 1-5 3 3 4 J Voskuhl 2:52 1-3 2-2 1-1 0 0 4 S Walker DNP - COACH'S DECISION M Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 34-79 18-26 12-41 19 22 90 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals: 4-14, .286 (B Simmons 1-3, C Villanueva 0-1, M Redd 0-4, Y Jianlian 1-2, D Noel 2-3, A Storey 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:4 (C Villanueva 2, D Noel, A Bogut). Turnovers:13 (A Bogut 4, M Redd 3, Y Jianlian 2, D Mason, C Villanueva, C Bell, R Ivey). Steals: 5 (J Voskuhl, R Ivey, A Storey, A Bogut, Y Jianlian). UTAH (81) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp A Kirilenko 24:21 5-7 0-0 2-8 3 1 10 P Millsap 18:48 3-6 0-0 1-4 2 4 6 M Okur 18:59 3-9 0-0 0-2 1 1 7 R Brewer 21:22 6-8 5-5 1-2 1 1 17 D Williams 22:23 3-7 2-3 0-3 6 3 8 J Collins 11:40 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 3 0 C Miles 4:27 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 M Almond 26:38 4-7 1-1 3-5 0 3 10 R Price 7:34 0-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 K Fesenko 16:16 3-4 1-2 0-2 0 2 7 J Hart 18:03 3-8 2-2 0-0 0 0 8 G Giricek 22:06 1-6 5-5 1-3 5 0 7 D Brown 16:07 0-1 1-2 0-3 0 3 1 K Lyde 11:16 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 2 0 M Harpring DNP - RIGHT KNEE INJURY D Harvey DNP - FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS C Boozer DNP - PERSONAL REASONS ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 31-71 17-20 9-38 20 26 81 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.437, FT-.850. 3-Point Goals: 2-11, .182 (A Kirilenko 0-1, M Okur 1-2, D Williams 0-2, M Almond 1-2, R Price 0-2, J Hart 0-1, G Giricek 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:8 (A Kirilenko 4, K Fesenko 2, J Collins, D Brown). Turnovers:21 (A Kirilenko 4, D Williams 3, P Millsap 3, G Giricek 2, M Almond 2, K Fesenko 2, C Miles 2, J Hart, R Price, K Lyde). Steals: 5 (R Brewer 2, R Price 2, A Kirilenko). ------------------------------------------- MILWAUKEE 13 28 31 18 - 90 UTAH 19 24 29 9 - 81 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: 2:10. Officials: Bill Spooner, Derek Richardson, Derrick Collins.</div>
Re: NBA: MILWAUKEE at UTAH What is this all this shit? Update post every 3 minutes? Do you think that's necessary? Shouldn't threads be for discussion.... a final score, an article,and a boxscoreis enough...</p> Anyways, Brewer was really impressive. As was Almond. And as was Fesenko. I saw the dude play just a few minutes tonight and I saw him do a few moves that Collins has never done in his life. This guy is already better than Collins. And I've been saying for a long time what giving playing time to Brewer would do.</p>
