<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Ticker) -- Michael Redd made sure the Washington Wizards would not win consecutive games for the first time in more than six weeks. Redd scored 15 of his 27 points in the final 16 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks handed the Wizards their 10th loss in 12 games, 100-94. Tim Thomas added 23 points and Desmond Mason 18 for the Bucks, who avenged a 114-109 overtime home loss on Dec. 6. Washington, which was coming off Friday's 97-79 triumph over Golden State, has not posted back-to-back wins since Nov.17-19. Milwaukee had a 73-72 lead before Redd nailed a 3-pointer with 2:18 left in the third quarter. He added a runner and a pair of free throws to stretch the advantage to 80-72 with 37 seconds left in the period, and Washington got no closer than three points thereafter. Kwame Brown collected a career-high 23 points and 11 rebounds and fellow reserve Gilbert Arenas added 18 points for the Wizards. Larry Hughes, who scored 36 points in the teams' previous meeting, had 14 on 5-of-23 shooting. Washington trailed, 95-92, when Brown missed a follow dunk with 1:15 remaining. Arenas was whistled for a technical 15 seconds later for arguing a foul. The Bucks shot 53 percent (20-of-38) and the Wizards 51 percent (22-of-43) in the first half, which ended in a 55-55 tie. Thomas opened the second-half scoring with a jumper that put Milwaukee ahead for good. </div> Link:NBA.com
