GAME THREAD: NBA: MILWAUKEE (9-12) at BOSTON (18-2)

NBA: MILWAUKEE at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 69
BOSTON 90 5:18 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 72
BOSTON 94 3:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: MILWAUKEE (9-12) at BOSTON (18-2)

19-2 and the Celtics still haven't proven themselves!

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 78
BOSTON 99 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE 82
BOSTON 104 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MILWAUKEE 21 23 15 23 82
BOSTON 25 21 32 26 104 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: MIL - MAURICE WILLIAMS 14, BOBBY SIMMONS 11,
YI JIANLIAN 10
BOS - PAUL PIERCE 32, RAJON RONDO 17, KEVIN
GARNETT 15</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
MILWAUKEE 82
BOSTON 104 FINAL</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


<div class="pre">BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Bucks couldn't keep the</div>Boston Celtics from tying a franchise record at home.

Sharp-shooting Paul Pierce scored a season-high 32 points tolift the Celtics to their franchise record-tying 12th straighthome win, 104-82, at TD Banknorth Garden on Friday night.

Kevin Garnett added 15 points and seven rebounds for Boston,which matched the 1984-85 club for the most home victories tostart a season in franchise history. That team finished 35-6 atthe old Boston Garden before losing to the Los Angeles Lakersin the NBA Finals.


Rajon Rondo added 17 points to help pick up the scoring slackfor the injured Ray Allen, who missed his first game with a soreright ankle, for the Celtics, who also improved their overallrecord to an NBA-best 19-2.


The Bucks, who upset the Orlando Magic on the road on Wednesday,became the latest team to come close - but not close enough -against the new "Green Machine" on the parquet.


The Celtics built a 25-21 lead after the first quarter, thanksin large part to sharp shooting from the field. Boston shot 58percent from the floor in the first quarter, making 10 of itsfirst 17 shots as Garnett led the way with 10 points.

But trailing, 34-32, the Bucks went on a 10-3 run to take theirbiggest lead, 42-37, on Jake Voskuhl's layup with 3:22 remainingin the second quarter. But the Celtics scored the next ninepoints, including four by Pierce, to reclaim the lead beforehalftime.


Pierce helped the Celtics pull away in the third quarter as hedrilled four 3-pointers, accounting for all 12 of his points inthe period. Boston outscored Milwaukee, 32-15, to take a 78-59lead into the final 12 minutes.


Another key to the decisive third quarter was the turnoverbattle. Boston forced Milwaukee into seven turnovers whilecommitting only one itself and outscored the Bucks, 12-0, offthose miscues to take command of the game.


Michael Redd was held to a season-low seven points on 3-for-9shooting for Milwaukee.

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at BOSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (82) AT BOSTON (104)

MILWAUKEE

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

M WILLIAMS G 24:25 6-9 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 2 2 14
M REDD G 28:30 3-9 1-1 0 1 1 4 1 0 3 7
Y JIANLIAN F 23:40 3-5 4-4 2 3 5 2 3 0 6 10
D MASON F 16:36 2-3 1-2 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 5
A BOGUT C 23:19 1-3 2-4 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 4
B SIMMONS 30:51 5-15 0-0 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 11
C VILLANUEVA 26:52 3-11 0-0 1 6 7 0 1 1 1 7
C BELL 19:11 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 6
R IVEY 17:07 2-7 2-2 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 6
J VOSKUHL 15:20 2-4 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 4
D GADZURIC 6:50 3-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 6
A STOREY 7:19 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 34-79 10-13 13 29 42 20 23 8 20 82
(.430) (.769) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20 (0 PTS)

BOSTON

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

R RONDO G 31:44 6-13 5-5 2 2 4 8 3 1 3 17
T ALLEN G 33:12 3-7 4-4 2 1 3 2 2 4 3 11
K GARNETT F 29:02 7-10 1-2 0 7 7 4 0 2 1 15
P PIERCE F 39:04 9-22 9-9 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 32
K PERKINS C 27:19 1-2 2-2 2 3 5 0 2 1 0 4
E HOUSE 20:15 4-8 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 9
J POSEY 18:49 0-2 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 2 3 0
G DAVIS 18:58 0-3 2-4 3 3 6 0 2 1 0 2
B SCALABRINE 8:37 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
L POWE 7:42 2-4 3-4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 7
G PRUITT 5:18 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7

TOTALS 240:00 35-75 26-30 11 30 41 19 14 12 13 104
(.467) (.867) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 21 23 15 23 - 82
BOSTON 25 21 32 26 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - NONE, BOSTON - K PERKINS, L POWE, G DAVIS.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 4-19 (.211), M WILLIAMS 2-3, M REDD 0-
3, B SIMMONS 1-6, C VILLANUEVA 1-4, C BELL 0-1, R IVEY 0-2. BOSTON 8-
20 (.400), R RONDO 0-1, T ALLEN 1-2, P PIERCE 5-11, E HOUSE 1-2, J POSEY 0-
2, B SCALABRINE 0-1, G PRUITT 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - M REDD, B SIMMONS. BOSTON - P PIERCE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, DERRICK STAFFORD, ORLANDIS POOLE.
A - 18,624. T - 2:14.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at BOSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (82)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 24:25 6-9 0-0 0-3 0 3 14
M Redd 28:30 3-9 1-1 0-1 4 1 7
Y Jianlian 23:40 3-5 4-4 2-5 2 3 10
D Mason 16:36 2-3 1-2 0-5 0 1 5
A Bogut 23:19 1-3 2-4 1-3 3 2 4
B Simmons 30:51 5-15 0-0 2-4 2 3 11
C Villanueva 26:52 3-11 0-0 1-7 0 1 7
C Bell 19:11 3-7 0-0 0-1 5 1 6
R Ivey 17:07 2-7 2-2 2-4 3 2 6
J Voskuhl 15:20 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 4 4
D Gadzuric 6:50 3-4 0-0 1-3 0 1 6
A Storey 7:19 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-79 10-13 13-42 20 23 82
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
4-19, .211 (M Williams 2-3, M Redd 0-3, B
Simmons 1-6, C Villanueva 1-4, C Bell 0-1, R
Ivey 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:
0. Turnovers:20 (Y Jianlian 6, M Redd 3, B
Simmons 3, M Williams 2, A Bogut 2, J
Voskuhl, R Ivey, C Villanueva, D Mason).
Steals: 8 (J Voskuhl 2, M Williams 2, B
Simmons, C Villanueva, A Bogut, C Bell).


BOSTON (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Rondo 31:44 6-13 5-5 2-4 8 3 17
T Allen 33:12 3-7 4-4 2-3 2 2 11
K Garnett 29:02 7-10 1-2 0-7 4 0 15
P Pierce 39:04 9-22 9-9 0-3 1 1 32
K Perkins 27:19 1-2 2-2 2-5 0 2 4
E House 20:15 4-8 0-0 0-3 0 0 9
J Posey 18:49 0-2 0-0 0-5 2 2 0
G Davis 18:58 0-3 2-4 3-6 0 2 2
B Scalabrine 8:37 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
L Powe 7:42 2-4 3-4 2-4 0 0 7
G Pruitt 5:18 3-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 7

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-75 26-30 11-41 19 14 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.467, FT-.867. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (R Rondo 0-1, T Allen 1-2, P
Pierce 5-11, E House 1-2, J Posey 0-2, B
Scalabrine 0-1, G Pruitt 1-1). Team Rebounds:
4. Blocked Shots:3 (K Perkins, L Powe, G
Davis). Turnovers:13 (J Posey 3, T Allen 3, R
Rondo 3, P Pierce 2, K Garnett, B
Scalabrine). Steals: 12 (T Allen 4, K Garnett
2, J Posey 2, K Perkins, R Rondo, G Davis, G
Pruitt).

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MILWAUKEE 21 23 15 23 - 82
BOSTON 25 21 32 26 - 104
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Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 2 (M Redd, 3:53
2nd; B Simmons, 2:34 3rd). Boston - 1 (P
Pierce, 2:34 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: 2:14.
Officials: Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford,
Orlandis Poole.</div>

 

Re: NBA: MILWAUKEE (9-12) at BOSTON (18-2)

RONDO! (<font size="2">thanks Danny</font>).</p>

 

Re: NBA: MILWAUKEE (9-12) at BOSTON (18-2)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (aquaitious)</div><div class='quotemain'>19-2 and the Celtics still haven't proven themselves!</div></p>

haha, even if we go 80-2 they'll say we're from the east so it was easy for us.</p>

</p>

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<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (82) AT BOSTON (104)

MILWAUKEE

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

M WILLIAMS G 24:25 6-9 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 2 2 14
M REDD G 28:30 3-9 1-1 0 1 1 4 1 0 3 7
Y JIANLIAN F 23:40 3-5 4-4 2 3 5 2 3 0 6 10
D MASON F 16:36 2-3 1-2 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 5
A BOGUT C 23:19 1-3 2-4 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 4
B SIMMONS 30:51 5-15 0-0 2 2 4 2 3 1 3 11
C VILLANUEVA 26:52 3-11 0-0 1 6 7 0 1 1 1 7
C BELL 19:11 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 6
R IVEY 17:07 2-7 2-2 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 6
J VOSKUHL 15:20 2-4 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 4
D GADZURIC 6:50 3-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 6
A STOREY 7:19 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 34-79 10-13 13 29 42 20 23 8 20 82
(.430) (.769) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 20 (26 PTS)

BOSTON

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

R RONDO G 31:44 6-13 5-5 2 2 4 8 3 1 3 17
T ALLEN G 33:12 3-7 4-4 2 1 3 2 2 4 3 11
K GARNETT F 29:02 7-10 1-2 0 7 7 4 0 2 1 15
P PIERCE F 39:04 9-22 9-9 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 32
K PERKINS C 27:19 1-2 2-2 2 3 5 0 2 1 0 4
E HOUSE 20:15 4-8 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 9
J POSEY 18:49 0-2 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 2 3 0
G DAVIS 18:58 0-3 2-4 3 3 6 0 2 1 0 2
B SCALABRINE 8:37 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
L POWE 7:42 2-4 3-4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 7
G PRUITT 5:18 3-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 7

TOTALS 240:00 35-75 26-30 11 30 41 19 14 12 13 104
(.467) (.867) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 13 (18 PTS)

MILWAUKEE 21 23 15 23 - 82
BOSTON 25 21 32 26 - 104

BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - NONE, BOSTON - K PERKINS, L POWE, G DAVIS.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 4-19 (.211), M WILLIAMS 2-3, M REDD 0-
3, B SIMMONS 1-6, C VILLANUEVA 1-4, C BELL 0-1, R IVEY 0-2. BOSTON 8-
20 (.400), R RONDO 0-1, T ALLEN 1-2, P PIERCE 5-11, E HOUSE 1-2, J POSEY 0-
2, B SCALABRINE 0-1, G PRUITT 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - DEFENSIVE THREE, B SIMMONS. BOSTON - P
PIERCE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, DERRICK STAFFORD, ORLANDIS POOLE.
A - 18,624. T - 2:14.</div>

 

NBA: MILWAUKEE at BOSTON

<div class="pre">MILWAUKEE (82)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Williams 24:25 6-9 0-0 0-3 0 3 14
M Redd 28:30 3-9 1-1 0-1 4 1 7
Y Jianlian 23:40 3-5 4-4 2-5 2 3 10
D Mason 16:36 2-3 1-2 0-5 0 1 5
A Bogut 23:19 1-3 2-4 1-3 3 2 4
B Simmons 30:51 5-15 0-0 2-4 2 3 11
C Villanueva 26:52 3-11 0-0 1-7 0 1 7
C Bell 19:11 3-7 0-0 0-1 5 1 6
R Ivey 17:07 2-7 2-2 2-4 3 2 6
J Voskuhl 15:20 2-4 0-0 2-3 1 4 4
D Gadzuric 6:50 3-4 0-0 1-3 0 1 6
A Storey 7:19 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 1 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-79 10-13 13-42 20 23 82
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
4-19, .211 (M Williams 2-3, M Redd 0-3, B
Simmons 1-6, C Villanueva 1-4, C Bell 0-1, R
Ivey 0-2). Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:
0. Turnovers:20 (Y Jianlian 6, M Redd 3, B
Simmons 3, M Williams 2, A Bogut 2, J
Voskuhl, R Ivey, C Villanueva, D Mason).
Steals: 8 (J Voskuhl 2, M Williams 2, B
Simmons, C Villanueva, A Bogut, C Bell).


BOSTON (104)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Rondo 31:44 6-13 5-5 2-4 8 3 17
T Allen 33:12 3-7 4-4 2-3 2 2 11
K Garnett 29:02 7-10 1-2 0-7 4 0 15
P Pierce 39:04 9-22 9-9 0-3 1 1 32
K Perkins 27:19 1-2 2-2 2-5 0 2 4
E House 20:15 4-8 0-0 0-3 0 0 9
J Posey 18:49 0-2 0-0 0-5 2 2 0
G Davis 18:58 0-3 2-4 3-6 0 2 2
B Scalabrine 8:37 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
L Powe 7:42 2-4 3-4 2-4 0 0 7
G Pruitt 5:18 3-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 7

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-75 26-30 11-41 19 14 104
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.467, FT-.867. 3-Point Goals:
8-20, .400 (R Rondo 0-1, T Allen 1-2, P
Pierce 5-11, E House 1-2, J Posey 0-2, B
Scalabrine 0-1, G Pruitt 1-1). Team Rebounds:
4. Blocked Shots:3 (K Perkins, L Powe, G
Davis). Turnovers:13 (J Posey 3, T Allen 3, R
Rondo 3, P Pierce 2, K Garnett, B
Scalabrine). Steals: 12 (T Allen 4, K Garnett
2, J Posey 2, K Perkins, R Rondo, G Davis, G
Pruitt).

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MILWAUKEE 21 23 15 23 - 82
BOSTON 25 21 32 26 - 104
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Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 2 (Defensive
Three, 3:53 2nd; B Simmons, 2:34 3rd). Boston
- 1 (P Pierce, 2:34 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: 2:14.
Officials: Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford,
Orlandis Poole.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MILWAUKEE AT BOSTON
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO UPDATE POINTS OFF TURNOVERS.</div>

 

Re: NBA: MILWAUKEE (9-12) at BOSTON (18-2)

You guys can check out my game recap by clicking this link.</p>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Bucks couldn't keep the BostonCeltics from tying a franchise record at home.


Sharp-shooting Paul Pierce scored a season-high 32 points tolift the Celtics to their franchise record-tying 12th straighthome win, 104-82, at TD Banknorth Garden on Friday night.

Kevin Garnett added 15 points and seven rebounds for Boston,which matched the 1984-85 club for the most home victories tostart a season in franchise history. That team finished 35-6 atthe old Boston Garden before losing to the Los Angeles Lakersin the NBA Finals.


Rajon Rondo added 17 points to help pick up the scoring slackfor the injured Ray Allen, who missed his first game with a soreright ankle, for the Celtics, who also improved their overallrecord to an NBA-best 19-2.


"I am not trying to be smart or anything, but I am not evenaware of any of the records," Garnett said. "I mean every gameis critical for us, and we're preparing for each team like it isour last game."


Tony Allen took Allen's place in the starting lineup and helpedhold Milwaukee's leading scorer Michael Redd to a season-lowseven points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field.


"He was awesome, just terrific," Celtics coach Doc Rivers saidof Allen's replacement. "Defensively, (Allen) was as good asyou want. I mean, he was physical, aggressive. Mike Redd's anAll-Star. That's a tough matchup.


"Someone looks at the stat sheet, they're going to see (3-of-9).And if you had a game ball, you could probably give it to TonyAllen tonight."


"(Defending) Michael Redd was huge, TA (Allen) was huge for usin there and he was coming to the bench asking us about hisoffense, but we were praising him more for his defense, man, hedid a great job," Garnett added.


The Bucks, who upset the Orlando Magic on the road on Wednesday,became the latest team to come close - but not close enough -against the new "Green Machine" on the parquet.


The Celtics built a 25-21 lead after the first quarter, thanksin large part to sharp shooting from the field. Boston shot 58percent from the floor in the first quarter, making 10 of itsfirst 17 shots as Garnett led the way with 10 points.

But trailing, 34-32, the Bucks went on a 10-3 run to take theirbiggest lead, 42-37, on Jake Voskuhl's layup with 3:22 remainingin the second quarter. But the Celtics scored the next ninepoints, including four by Pierce, to reclaim the lead beforehalftime.


Pierce helped the Celtics pull away in the third quarter as hedrilled four 3-pointers, accounting for all 12 of his points inthe period. Boston outscored Milwaukee, 32-15, to take a 78-59lead into the final 12 minutes.


"Well, I wanted to be more aggressive that I have been,especially with Ray Allen out," Pierce said. "I just (tried) topick up some slack and tried to get us going, but regardlesswhat the offense does, we are going to turn games around becauseof our defense.


"I thought we made a great defensive run in the third quarter,we brought the field-goal percentage down, we made them turn itover, and that's what opened up the game."


Another key to the decisive third quarter was the turnoverbattle. Boston forced Milwaukee into seven turnovers whilecommitting only one itself and outscored the Bucks, 12-0, offthose miscues to take command of the game.


"We got out scored 9-2 to finish the second quarter," Buckscoach Larry Krystkowiak said. "And then we started the thirdquarter, obviously. It was rough as well. I think it was a20-, 22-point eight-minute period.


"We had seven turnovers in the third quarter. We turned theball over too much. And they came out with a lot more energy."