For a team fighting to make the playoffs, the absence of its second-leading scorer could have presented a huge problem. Milwaukee was 22-29 when it lost Jabari Parker and his 20.1 points per game to a season-ending knee injury last month. Yet after escaping with a 97-96 victory Wednesday night over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Bucks are a surprising 11-5 since Parker got hurt and they sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900408
