GAME THREAD: NBA: MILWAUKEE (7-6) at NEW YORK (4-10)

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 85
NEW YORK 87 2:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 88
NEW YORK 87 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 88
NEW YORK 91 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 91 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIL - MICHAEL REDD 27, DESMOND MASON 15,
MAURICE WILLIAMS 13
NYK - JAMAL CRAWFORD 25, ZACH RANDOLPH 25,
STEPHON MARBURY 13</div>

 

By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The boos started early, and for threequarters the New York Knicks rarely gave their fans a reason tomake them disappear before staging their best comeback of theseason.


One night after an embarrassing 45-point loss, Jamal Crawfordnailed a go-ahead jumper and reserve Fred Jones capped thevictory with stellar play on both ends of the floor as theKnicks posted a 91-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Fridaynight.


Zach Randolph scored 27 points, including a rare 3-pointer atthe buzzer in the first half, and Crawford added 25 for theKnicks, who played the final period without guard StephonMarbury (right shoulder).


New York, which outscored Milwaukee, 26-11, in the final period,has won three of its last four games despite the controversyswirling around the club.


The Knicks, who used an 18-5 run to regain the lead for thefirst time since the first quarter, needed a big effort on bothends of the court in the waning seconds by Jones, who playedcrunch-time minutes with Marbury sidelined.


Trailing, 87-85, the Bucks went to Mo Williams, who drilled a3-pointer to give them an 88-87 lead with 2:34 left. The teamsthen went scoreless until a wild final sequence.


Crawford banked in a difficult jumper and got fouled with threedefenders surrounding him to make it 89-88 with 28.7 secondsleft. He missed the ensuing free throw.


Milwaukee then went to star guard Michael Redd, who was houndedby Jones on the perimeter, forcing him into a deep, contested3-pointer which was off the mark with 7.9 seconds left.

David Lee grabbed the rebound and found a streaking Jones, whothrew down an emphatic jam with fourth-tenths of a second leftto provide the final margin. After a timeout, Redd missed ashot from the arc as time expired.


After trailing by double digits most of the night, the Knickscame storming back, making it 82-80 on Jones' three-point playwith 5:41 remaining.


After forcing a turnover, the Knicks missed a chance to tie asLee missed the first foul shot and had the second taken awaybecause one his teammates committed a lane violation.

New York tied it twice as Crawford's 3-pointer forged an 85-85tie with just under four minutes remaining. Jones then forcedRedd into missing a long 3-pointer and, after Andrew Bogutblocked a shot, Quentin Richardson intercepted his inbounds passand drove to the hoop for an 87-85 lead.


For the Knicks, their problems are a little deeper than recentlackluster losses.


Less than 24 hours after a 45-point beating in Boston in whichthey scored 59 points in front of a national televisionaudience, no Knicks starter was immune from the jeering - whichwas mostly targeted at coach Isiah Thomas and was the loudestfor Eddy Curry and Marbury.


While there were not many chants of "Fire Isiah," the fans werenot shy in displaying their displeasure as Milwaukee took a37-21 lead on a basket by Bobby Simmons early in the secondquarter.


After missing five of their first six shots to start the second,the Knicks rallied by scoring the next 11 points.


That put them within 37-32 on a basket by Randolph with 5:33remaining, but Redd scored eight of Milwaukee's next 12 points,opening up a 49-36 lead with 2:50 remaining and resulting in aloud chant for Thomas' firing.


Redd scored 27 points on 10-of-23 shooting for the Bucks.

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88) AT NEW YORK (91)

MILWAUKEE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M WILLIAMS G 43:41 6-13 0-0 0 4 4 5 5 0 1 13
M REDD G 39:23 10-23 3-3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 27
D MASON F 29:28 6-10 3-3 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 15
Y JIANLIAN F 28:45 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 8
A BOGUT C 30:45 5-6 0-0 0 9 9 0 3 0 3 10
B SIMMONS 19:44 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2
C VILLANUEVA 18:03 2-5 3-5 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 7
J VOSKUHL 8:48 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
D GADZURIC 8:27 1-2 0-1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 2
R IVEY 7:17 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
C BELL 5:39 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8 29 37 12 19 2 12 88
(.462) (.786) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12 (0 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S MARBURY G 28:55 5-12 2-6 1 3 4 6 1 1 2 13
J CRAWFORD G 42:56 10-24 3-4 0 2 2 4 2 3 1 25
Q RICHARDSON F 45:43 3-8 0-0 1 10 11 2 2 2 2 7
Z RANDOLPH F 40:36 10-16 4-6 2 6 8 0 3 1 4 25
E CURRY C 26:18 2-4 3-4 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 7
F JONES 17:45 4-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10
R BALKMAN 17:16 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 4
D LEE 12:03 0-2 0-1 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 0
J JEFFRIES 5:04 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
M ROSE 3:24 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8 29 37 14 21 7 12 91
(.474) (.565) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A BOGUT 3, D MASON, C VILLANUEVA, Y JIANLIAN.
NEW YORK - E CURRY 2, Z RANDOLPH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-16 (.313), M WILLIAMS 1-1, M REDD 4-
10, Y JIANLIAN 0-1, B SIMMONS 0-1, C VILLANUEVA 0-2, C BELL 0-1. NEW YORK 6-
16 (.375), S MARBURY 1-3, J CRAWFORD 2-6, Q RICHARDSON 1-5, Z RANDOLPH 1-
1, F JONES 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - J VOSKUHL, DEFENSIVE THREE. NEW YORK - Z
RANDOLPH, E CURRY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JIM CLARK, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 18,979. T - 2:24.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 43:41 6-13 0-0 0-4 5 5 13
M Redd 39:23 10-23 3-3 1-2 2 0 27
D Mason 29:28 6-10 3-3 2-6 2 0 15
Y Jianlian 28:45 3-7 2-2 0-2 0 3 8
A Bogut 30:45 5-6 0-0 0-9 0 3 10
B Simmons 19:44 1-5 0-0 1-3 2 0 2
C Villanueva 18:03 2-5 3-5 2-4 0 2 7
J Voskuhl 8:48 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
D Gadzuric 8:27 1-2 0-1 1-6 0 0 2
R Ivey 7:17 0-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 0
C Bell 5:39 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8-37 12 19 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (M Williams 1-1, M Redd 4-10, Y
Jianlian 0-1, B Simmons 0-1, C Villanueva
0-2, C Bell 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:6 (A Bogut 3, D Mason, C Villanueva, Y
Jianlian). Turnovers:12 (B Simmons 3, A Bogut
3, D Mason, C Bell, Y Jianlian, C Villanueva,
M Williams, M Redd). Steals: 2 (B Simmons 2).


NEW YORK (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Marbury 28:55 5-12 2-6 1-4 6 1 13
J Crawford 42:56 10-24 3-4 0-2 4 2 25
Q Richardson 45:43 3-8 0-0 1-11 2 2 7
Z Randolph 40:36 10-16 4-6 2-8 0 3 25
E Curry 26:18 2-4 3-4 0-2 0 4 7
F Jones 17:45 4-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 10
R Balkman 17:16 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 4
D Lee 12:03 0-2 0-1 3-5 0 2 0
J Jeffries 5:04 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
M Rose 3:24 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8-37 14 21 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.565. 3-Point Goals:
6-16, .375 (S Marbury 1-3, J Crawford 2-6, Q
Richardson 1-5, Z Randolph 1-1, F Jones 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:3 (E Curry
2, Z Randolph). Turnovers:12 (Z Randolph 4, S
Marbury 2, Q Richardson 2, E Curry 2, M Rose,
J Crawford). Steals: 7 (J Crawford 3, Q
Richardson 2, S Marbury, Z Randolph).

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MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 2 (J Voskuhl,
1:12 2nd; Defensive Three, 9:23 4th). New
York - 2 (Z Randolph, 1:12 2nd; E Curry, 3:38
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,979. T: 2:24.
Officials: Benny Adams, Jim Clark, Rodney
Mott.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MILWAUKEE 88
NEW YORK 91 FINAL</div>

 

By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The boos started early, and for threequarters the New York Knicks rarely gave their fans a reason tomake them disappear before staging their best comeback of theseason.


One night after an embarrassing 45-point loss, Jamal Crawfordnailed a go-ahead jumper and reserve Fred Jones capped thevictory with stellar play on both ends of the floor as theKnicks posted a 91-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Fridaynight.


Zach Randolph scored 27 points, including a rare 3-pointer atthe buzzer in the first half, and Crawford added 25 for theKnicks, who played the final period without guard StephonMarbury (right shoulder).


New York, which outscored Milwaukee, 26-11, in the final period,has won three of its last four games despite the controversyswirling around the club.


The Knicks, who used an 18-5 run to regain the lead for thefirst time since the first quarter, needed a big effort on bothends of the court in the waning seconds by Jones, who playedcrunch-time minutes with Marbury sidelined.


Trailing, 87-85, the Bucks went to Mo Williams, who drilled a3-pointer to give them an 88-87 lead with 2:34 left. The teamsthen went scoreless until a wild final sequence.


Crawford banked in a difficult jumper and got fouled with threedefenders surrounding him to make it 89-88 with 28.7 secondsleft. He missed the ensuing free throw.


Milwaukee then went to star guard Michael Redd, who was houndedby Jones on the perimeter, forcing him into a deep, contested3-pointer which was off the mark with 7.9 seconds left.

David Lee grabbed the rebound and found a streaking Jones, whothrew down an emphatic jam with fourth-tenths of a second leftto provide the final margin. After a timeout, Redd missed ashot from the arc as time expired.


After trailing by double digits most of the night, the Knickscame storming back, making it 82-80 on Jones' three-point playwith 5:41 remaining.


After forcing a turnover, the Knicks missed a chance to tie asLee missed the first foul shot and had the second taken awaybecause one of his teammates committed a lane violation.

New York tied it twice as Crawford's 3-pointer forged an 85-85tie with just under four minutes remaining. Jones then forcedRedd into missing a long 3-pointer and, after Andrew Bogutblocked a shot, Quentin Richardson intercepted his inbounds passand drove to the hoop for an 87-85 lead.


For the Knicks, their problems are a little deeper than recentlackluster losses.


Less than 24 hours after a 45-point beating in Boston in whichthey scored 59 points in front of a national televisionaudience, no Knicks starter was immune from the jeering - whichwas mostly targeted at coach Isiah Thomas and was the loudestfor Eddy Curry and Marbury.


While there were not many chants of "Fire Isiah," the fans werenot shy in displaying their displeasure as Milwaukee took a37-21 lead on a basket by Bobby Simmons early in the secondquarter.


After missing five of their first six shots to start the second,the Knicks rallied by scoring the next 11 points.


That put them within 37-32 on a basket by Randolph with 5:33remaining, but Redd scored eight of Milwaukee's next 12 points,opening up a 49-36 lead with 2:50 remaining and resulting in aloud chant for Thomas' firing.


Redd scored 27 points on 10-of-23 shooting for the Bucks.

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88) AT NEW YORK (91)

MILWAUKEE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M WILLIAMS G 43:41 6-13 0-0 0 4 4 5 5 0 1 13
M REDD G 39:23 10-23 3-3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 27
D MASON F 29:28 6-10 3-3 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 15
Y JIANLIAN F 28:45 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 8
A BOGUT C 30:45 5-6 0-0 0 9 9 0 3 0 3 10
B SIMMONS 19:44 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2
C VILLANUEVA 18:03 2-5 3-5 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 7
J VOSKUHL 8:48 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
D GADZURIC 8:27 1-2 0-1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 2
R IVEY 7:17 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
C BELL 5:39 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8 29 37 12 19 2 12 88
(.462) (.786) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12 (13 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S MARBURY G 28:55 5-12 2-6 1 3 4 6 1 1 2 13
J CRAWFORD G 42:56 10-24 3-4 0 2 2 4 2 3 1 25
Q RICHARDSON F 45:43 3-8 0-0 1 10 11 2 2 2 2 7
Z RANDOLPH F 40:36 10-16 4-6 2 6 8 0 3 1 4 25
E CURRY C 26:18 2-4 3-4 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 7
F JONES 17:45 4-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10
R BALKMAN 17:16 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 4
D LEE 12:03 0-2 0-1 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 0
J JEFFRIES 5:04 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
M ROSE 3:24 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8 29 37 14 21 7 12 91
(.474) (.565) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 13 (8 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A BOGUT 3, D MASON, C VILLANUEVA, Y JIANLIAN.
NEW YORK - E CURRY 2, Z RANDOLPH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-16 (.313), M WILLIAMS 1-1, M REDD 4-
10, Y JIANLIAN 0-1, B SIMMONS 0-1, C VILLANUEVA 0-2, C BELL 0-1. NEW YORK 6-
16 (.375), S MARBURY 1-3, J CRAWFORD 2-6, Q RICHARDSON 1-5, Z RANDOLPH 1-
1, F JONES 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - J VOSKUHL, DEFENSIVE THREE. NEW YORK - Z
RANDOLPH, E CURRY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JIM CLARK, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 18,979. T - 2:18.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 43:41 6-13 0-0 0-4 5 5 13
M Redd 39:23 10-23 3-3 1-2 2 0 27
D Mason 29:28 6-10 3-3 2-6 2 0 15
Y Jianlian 28:45 3-7 2-2 0-2 0 3 8
A Bogut 30:45 5-6 0-0 0-9 0 3 10
B Simmons 19:44 1-5 0-0 1-3 2 0 2
C Villanueva 18:03 2-5 3-5 2-4 0 2 7
J Voskuhl 8:48 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
D Gadzuric 8:27 1-2 0-1 1-6 0 0 2
R Ivey 7:17 0-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 0
C Bell 5:39 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8-37 12 19 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (M Williams 1-1, M Redd 4-10, Y
Jianlian 0-1, B Simmons 0-1, C Villanueva
0-2, C Bell 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:6 (A Bogut 3, D Mason, C Villanueva, Y
Jianlian). Turnovers:12 (B Simmons 3, A Bogut
3, D Mason, C Bell, Y Jianlian, C Villanueva,
M Williams, M Redd). Steals: 2 (B Simmons 2).


NEW YORK (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Marbury 28:55 5-12 2-6 1-4 6 1 13
J Crawford 42:56 10-24 3-4 0-2 4 2 25
Q Richardson 45:43 3-8 0-0 1-11 2 2 7
Z Randolph 40:36 10-16 4-6 2-8 0 3 25
E Curry 26:18 2-4 3-4 0-2 0 4 7
F Jones 17:45 4-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 10
R Balkman 17:16 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 4
D Lee 12:03 0-2 0-1 3-5 0 2 0
J Jeffries 5:04 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
M Rose 3:24 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8-37 14 21 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.565. 3-Point Goals:
6-16, .375 (S Marbury 1-3, J Crawford 2-6, Q
Richardson 1-5, Z Randolph 1-1, F Jones 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:3 (E Curry
2, Z Randolph). Turnovers:12 (Z Randolph 4, S
Marbury 2, Q Richardson 2, E Curry 2, M Rose,
J Crawford). Steals: 7 (J Crawford 3, Q
Richardson 2, S Marbury, Z Randolph).

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MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 2 (J Voskuhl,
1:12 2nd; Defensive Three, 9:24 4th). New
York - 2 (Z Randolph, 1:12 2nd; E Curry, 3:38
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,979. T: 2:18.
Officials: Benny Adams, Jim Clark, Rodney
Mott.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88) AT NEW YORK (91)

MILWAUKEE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M WILLIAMS G 43:41 6-13 0-0 0 4 4 5 5 0 1 13
M REDD G 39:23 10-23 3-3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 27
D MASON F 29:28 6-10 3-3 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 15
Y JIANLIAN F 28:45 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 8
A BOGUT C 30:45 5-6 0-0 0 9 9 0 3 0 3 10
B SIMMONS 19:44 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2
C VILLANUEVA 18:03 2-5 3-5 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 7
J VOSKUHL 8:48 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
D GADZURIC 8:27 1-2 0-1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 2
R IVEY 7:17 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
C BELL 5:39 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
A STOREY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8 29 37 12 19 2 12 88
(.462) (.786) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12 (13 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S MARBURY G 28:55 5-12 2-6 1 3 4 6 1 1 2 13
J CRAWFORD G 42:56 10-24 3-4 0 2 2 4 2 3 1 25
Q RICHARDSON F 45:43 3-8 0-0 1 10 11 2 2 2 2 7
Z RANDOLPH F 40:36 10-16 4-6 2 6 8 0 3 1 4 25
E CURRY C 26:18 2-4 3-4 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 7
F JONES 17:45 4-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10
R BALKMAN 17:16 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 4
D LEE 12:03 0-2 0-1 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 0
J JEFFRIES 5:04 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
M ROSE 3:24 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
M COLLINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8 29 37 14 21 7 12 91
(.474) (.565) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 13 (8 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A BOGUT 3, D MASON, C VILLANUEVA, Y JIANLIAN.
NEW YORK - E CURRY 2, Z RANDOLPH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-16 (.313), M WILLIAMS 1-1, M REDD 4-
10, Y JIANLIAN 0-1, B SIMMONS 0-1, C VILLANUEVA 0-2, C BELL 0-1. NEW YORK 6-
16 (.375), S MARBURY 1-3, J CRAWFORD 2-6, Q RICHARDSON 1-5, Z RANDOLPH 1-
1, F JONES 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - J VOSKUHL, DEFENSIVE THREE. NEW YORK - Z
RANDOLPH, E CURRY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JIM CLARK, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 18,979. T - 2:18.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 43:41 6-13 0-0 0-4 5 5 13
M Redd 39:23 10-23 3-3 1-2 2 0 27
D Mason 29:28 6-10 3-3 2-6 2 0 15
Y Jianlian 28:45 3-7 2-2 0-2 0 3 8
A Bogut 30:45 5-6 0-0 0-9 0 3 10
B Simmons 19:44 1-5 0-0 1-3 2 0 2
C Villanueva 18:03 2-5 3-5 2-4 0 2 7
J Voskuhl 8:48 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
D Gadzuric 8:27 1-2 0-1 1-6 0 0 2
R Ivey 7:17 0-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 0
C Bell 5:39 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
A Storey DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8-37 12 19 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (M Williams 1-1, M Redd 4-10, Y
Jianlian 0-1, B Simmons 0-1, C Villanueva
0-2, C Bell 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:6 (A Bogut 3, D Mason, C Villanueva, Y
Jianlian). Turnovers:12 (B Simmons 3, A Bogut
3, D Mason, C Bell, Y Jianlian, C Villanueva,
M Williams, M Redd). Steals: 2 (B Simmons 2).


NEW YORK (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Marbury 28:55 5-12 2-6 1-4 6 1 13
J Crawford 42:56 10-24 3-4 0-2 4 2 25
Q Richardson 45:43 3-8 0-0 1-11 2 2 7
Z Randolph 40:36 10-16 4-6 2-8 0 3 25
E Curry 26:18 2-4 3-4 0-2 0 4 7
F Jones 17:45 4-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 10
R Balkman 17:16 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 4
D Lee 12:03 0-2 0-1 3-5 0 2 0
J Jeffries 5:04 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
M Rose 3:24 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
M Collins DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N Robinson DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8-37 14 21 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.565. 3-Point Goals:
6-16, .375 (S Marbury 1-3, J Crawford 2-6, Q
Richardson 1-5, Z Randolph 1-1, F Jones 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:3 (E Curry
2, Z Randolph). Turnovers:12 (Z Randolph 4, S
Marbury 2, Q Richardson 2, E Curry 2, M Rose,
J Crawford). Steals: 7 (J Crawford 3, Q
Richardson 2, S Marbury, Z Randolph).

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MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 2 (J Voskuhl,
1:12 2nd; Defensive Three, 9:24 4th). New
York - 2 (Z Randolph, 1:12 2nd; E Curry, 3:38
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,979. T: 2:18.
Officials: Benny Adams, Jim Clark, Rodney
Mott.</div>

 

By Larry Fleisher
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The boos started early, and for threequarters the New York Knicks rarely gave their fans a reasonto make them disappear before staging their best comeback ofthe season.


One night after an embarrassing 45-point loss, Jamal Crawfordnailed a go-ahead jumper and reserve Fred Jones capped thevictory with stellar play on both ends of the floor as theKnicks posted a 91-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Fridaynight.


"Everytime you lose a game in New York, you're on death rowhere," New York coach Isiah Thomas said. "So tonight, theyunstrapped the belts, and I get to walk."


Zach Randolph scored 25 points, including a rare 3-pointer atthe buzzer in the first half, and Crawford added 25 for theKnicks, who played the final period without guard StephonMarbury (right shoulder).


New York, which outscored Milwaukee, 26-11, in the final period,has won three of its last four games despite the controversyswirling around the club.


This stretch comes after a chaotic eight-game losing streak thatput the team at 2-9 a week ago.


"(We wanted to play) for him (Thomas), for us, for our fans,"Crawford said. "We had 20,000 people coming out even though welost by 45 points and that shows the desire and passion of thecity, and we have to same desire."


The Knicks, who used an 18-5 run in the fourth to regain the leadfor the first time since the first quarter, needed a big effort onboth ends of the court in the waning seconds by Jones, who playedcrunch-time minutes with Marbury sidelined.


Trailing, 87-85, the Bucks went to Mo Williams, who drilled a3-pointer to give them an 88-87 lead with 2:34 left. The teamsthen went scoreless until a wild final sequence.


Crawford banked in a difficult jumper and got fouled with threedefenders surrounding him to make it 89-88 with 28.7 secondsleft. He missed the ensuing free throw.


"It was actually for myself or Zach," Crawford said. "I wasgoing to come off (a screen). If I had a look, I was going totake it and, if not, I was going to get in the lane and dump itoff to Zach. Coach and my teammates have a lot of faith in mein those situations, and I was trying to come through."

"We have to play together," Randolph added. "We are in thistogether. Right now, we are not winning. The fans want to seewins and I understand that."


Milwaukee then went to star guard Michael Redd, who was houndedby Jones on the perimeter, forcing him into a deep, contested3-pointer which was off the mark with 7.9 seconds left.

David Lee grabbed the rebound and found a streaking Jones, whothrew down an emphatic jam with four-tenths of a second leftto provide the final margin. After a timeout, Redd missed ashot from the arc as time expired.


"I am guarding a guy like Michael Redd who had it going thewhole game, so you are trying your best to not let him get atouch," said Jones, who played just over 17 1/2 minutes. "Oncehe got his shot off and we got the rebound, I saw that there wasnobody behind me, so I'm yelling to David, 'ball, ball.'

"At that point you don't know whether to dribble the clock out,but I see he is coming to foul me. So I try to duck in, to getto the rim and, luckily, I was able to get to the rim."

After trailing by double digits most of the night, the Knickscame storming back, making it 82-80 on Jones' three-point playwith 5:41 remaining.


After forcing a turnover, the Knicks missed a chance to tie asLee missed the first foul shot and had the second taken awaybecause one his teammates committed a lane violation.

New York tied it twice as Crawford's 3-pointer forged an 85-85tie with just under four minutes remaining. Jones then forcedRedd into missing a long 3-pointer and, after Andrew Bogutblocked a shot, Quentin Richardson intercepted his inbounds passand drove to the hoop for an 87-85 lead.


That sequence began to turn a hostile crowd and one that wasindifferent during the third, in favor of the Knicks, who 24hours ago were getting embarrassed in front of a nationaltelevision audience.


"They picked up some energy for sure," Milwaukee coach LarryKrystkowiak said. "Fred Jones gave them a big lift and,obviously, Jamal Crawford made some huge plays. We had a hardtime stopping both of those guys in the midst of a momentumturn. It is a tough one to swallow."


Before the comeback, no Knick starter was immune from jeering,which was mostly targeted at Thomas and was the loudest for EddyCurry and Marbury during pregame introductions.


While there were not many chants of "Fire Isiah," the fans werenot shy in displaying their displeasure as Milwaukee took a37-21 lead on a basket by Bobby Simmons early in the secondquarter.


After missing five of their first six shots to start the second,the Knicks rallied by scoring the next 11 points.


That put them within 37-32 on a basket by Randolph with 5:33remaining, but Redd scored eight of Milwaukee's next 12 points,opening up a 49-36 lead with 2:50 remaining and resulting in a loudchant for Thomas' firing.


Redd scored 27 points on 10-of-23 shooting for the Bucks. OnceJones began guarding him, he had just five points and missed6-of-8 shots in the final 12 minutes.


The collapse also sent Milwaukee to its third consecutive losswith a home game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday nightlooming.


"I am speechless," Redd said. "I am more speechless that welost three in a row, not that we lost to the Knicks. You have tobe able to defend, put your foot down and take advantage of thesituation, and we didn't do that."

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88) AT NEW YORK (91)

MILWAUKEE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

M WILLIAMS G 43:41 6-13 0-0 0 4 4 5 5 0 1 13
M REDD G 39:23 10-23 3-3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 27
D MASON F 29:28 6-10 3-3 2 4 6 2 0 0 1 15
Y JIANLIAN F 28:45 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 8
A BOGUT C 30:45 5-6 0-0 0 9 9 0 3 0 3 10
B SIMMONS 19:44 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2
C VILLANUEVA 18:03 2-5 3-5 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 7
J VOSKUHL 8:48 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
D GADZURIC 8:27 1-2 0-1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 2
R IVEY 7:17 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
C BELL 5:39 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
A STOREY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8 29 37 12 19 2 12 88
(.462) (.786) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12 (13 PTS)

NEW YORK

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S MARBURY G 28:55 5-12 2-6 1 3 4 6 1 1 2 13
J CRAWFORD G 42:56 10-24 3-4 0 2 2 4 2 3 1 25
Q RICHARDSON F 45:43 3-8 0-0 1 10 11 2 2 2 2 7
Z RANDOLPH F 40:36 10-16 4-6 2 6 8 0 3 1 4 25
E CURRY C 26:18 2-4 3-4 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 7
F JONES 17:45 4-4 1-2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 10
R BALKMAN 17:16 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 4
D LEE 12:03 0-2 0-1 3 2 5 0 2 0 0 0
J JEFFRIES 5:04 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
M ROSE 3:24 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
M COLLINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N ROBINSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8 29 37 14 21 7 12 91
(.474) (.565) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 13 (8 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A BOGUT 3, D MASON, C VILLANUEVA, Y JIANLIAN.
NEW YORK - E CURRY 2, Z RANDOLPH.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 5-16 (.313), M WILLIAMS 1-1, M REDD 4-
10, Y JIANLIAN 0-1, B SIMMONS 0-1, C VILLANUEVA 0-2, C BELL 0-1. NEW YORK 6-
16 (.375), S MARBURY 1-3, J CRAWFORD 2-6, Q RICHARDSON 1-5, Z RANDOLPH 1-
1, F JONES 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - J VOSKUHL, DEFENSIVE THREE. NEW YORK - Z
RANDOLPH, E CURRY.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNY ADAMS, JIM CLARK, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 18,979. T - 2:18.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at NEW YORK

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (88)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 43:41 6-13 0-0 0-4 5 5 13
M Redd 39:23 10-23 3-3 1-2 2 0 27
D Mason 29:28 6-10 3-3 2-6 2 0 15
Y Jianlian 28:45 3-7 2-2 0-2 0 3 8
A Bogut 30:45 5-6 0-0 0-9 0 3 10
B Simmons 19:44 1-5 0-0 1-3 2 0 2
C Villanueva 18:03 2-5 3-5 2-4 0 2 7
J Voskuhl 8:48 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
D Gadzuric 8:27 1-2 0-1 1-6 0 0 2
R Ivey 7:17 0-2 0-0 1-1 1 1 0
C Bell 5:39 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
A Storey DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-78 11-14 8-37 12 19 88
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.786. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (M Williams 1-1, M Redd 4-10, Y
Jianlian 0-1, B Simmons 0-1, C Villanueva
0-2, C Bell 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:6 (A Bogut 3, D Mason, C Villanueva, Y
Jianlian). Turnovers:12 (B Simmons 3, A Bogut
3, D Mason, C Bell, Y Jianlian, C Villanueva,
M Williams, M Redd). Steals: 2 (B Simmons 2).


NEW YORK (91)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Marbury 28:55 5-12 2-6 1-4 6 1 13
J Crawford 42:56 10-24 3-4 0-2 4 2 25
Q Richardson 45:43 3-8 0-0 1-11 2 2 7
Z Randolph 40:36 10-16 4-6 2-8 0 3 25
E Curry 26:18 2-4 3-4 0-2 0 4 7
F Jones 17:45 4-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 10
R Balkman 17:16 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 4
D Lee 12:03 0-2 0-1 3-5 0 2 0
J Jeffries 5:04 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
M Rose 3:24 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
M Collins DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N Robinson DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-76 13-23 8-37 14 21 91
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.474, FT-.565. 3-Point Goals:
6-16, .375 (S Marbury 1-3, J Crawford 2-6, Q
Richardson 1-5, Z Randolph 1-1, F Jones 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:3 (E Curry
2, Z Randolph). Turnovers:12 (Z Randolph 4, S
Marbury 2, Q Richardson 2, E Curry 2, M Rose,
J Crawford). Steals: 7 (J Crawford 3, Q
Richardson 2, S Marbury, Z Randolph).

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MILWAUKEE 29 26 22 11 - 88
NEW YORK 19 25 21 26 - 91
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 2 (J Voskuhl,
1:12 2nd; Defensive Three, 9:24 4th). New
York - 2 (Z Randolph, 1:12 2nd; E Curry, 3:38
2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,979. T: 2:18.
Officials: Benny Adams, Jim Clark, Rodney
Mott.</div>