Chase to 50: Bucks vs Mavericks
The Milwaukee Bucks played host to the Dallas Mavericks tonight. I will spend all of tomorrow in deep depression for not walking over to the game tonight. I had thought I should spend tonight catching up on things, which I did, but still just because it wasn't in my half-season package shouldn't stop me from seeing this game. Shame on myself, but hey, on the with summary.
It was a great game and made for an enjoyable one to watch on TV. Bobby Simmons, T.J. Ford, and Andrew Bogut carried the Bucks through the early quarters. Michael Redd (gasp, it's just a bruise, no fear) and Joe Smith were both out with injuries. The Mavericks were missing Jerry Stackhouse and Josh Howard, so we'll call it even in terms of losses. The Bucks are such a deep team this year that the losses didn't seem to really affect the total team production.
The fourth quarter proved to be a huge quarter. Lots of strong play from numerous people and most importantly the strong defense of Andrew Bogut on Dirk Nowitzki allowed the Bucks to wear down the Mavericks and take the game to overtime. Jason Terry had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but failed to convert thanks to strong defense by T.J. Ford.
In overtime it was almost all Bucks. Bobby Simmons scored early and often. Bogut chipped in a few and T.J. Ford had a huge three pointer to put the Bucks up by two in the very late stages of the game. Free throws by Bogut and a three pointer by Terry would make the score 112-111 with 5.1 seconds left. The Bucks inbounded to Ford who would make one of two free throws putting the Bucks up by two. A huge block by Bogut on Terry's shot at the end of the game sealed the game for the Bucks and there was much cheering and clapping from my dorm room.
T.J. Ford had a big game with a career-high 24 points. Ford, however was outdone by Andrew Bogut, who had a career-high 19 points, 14 rebounds - six of which were offensive, and two blocks. He had numerous brilliant passes, however he won't get assists for those passes because they ended up in free throws for the receiver. He played huge defense on Dirk Nowitzki tonight who only made 5 of his 22 shots from the field. Bogut has some speed, especially for his position, which will allow him to shut down scoring powerhouses like Dirk. He clearly proved why he was the number one draft pick tonight.
The shot selection was much improved tonight as was the free throw shooting. We score, we win.
Keep in mind folks that the Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons by 37 points a few nights ago to give the Pistons their first loss of the season just a few weeks ago. We beat a very good team tonight.
The Chase to 50: 7-6, with 69 to go!
Bucks 113, Mavericks 111 - Recap
Tags: Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks
It was a great game and made for an enjoyable one to watch on TV. Bobby Simmons, T.J. Ford, and Andrew Bogut carried the Bucks through the early quarters. Michael Redd (gasp, it's just a bruise, no fear) and Joe Smith were both out with injuries. The Mavericks were missing Jerry Stackhouse and Josh Howard, so we'll call it even in terms of losses. The Bucks are such a deep team this year that the losses didn't seem to really affect the total team production.
The fourth quarter proved to be a huge quarter. Lots of strong play from numerous people and most importantly the strong defense of Andrew Bogut on Dirk Nowitzki allowed the Bucks to wear down the Mavericks and take the game to overtime. Jason Terry had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but failed to convert thanks to strong defense by T.J. Ford.
In overtime it was almost all Bucks. Bobby Simmons scored early and often. Bogut chipped in a few and T.J. Ford had a huge three pointer to put the Bucks up by two in the very late stages of the game. Free throws by Bogut and a three pointer by Terry would make the score 112-111 with 5.1 seconds left. The Bucks inbounded to Ford who would make one of two free throws putting the Bucks up by two. A huge block by Bogut on Terry's shot at the end of the game sealed the game for the Bucks and there was much cheering and clapping from my dorm room.
T.J. Ford had a big game with a career-high 24 points. Ford, however was outdone by Andrew Bogut, who had a career-high 19 points, 14 rebounds - six of which were offensive, and two blocks. He had numerous brilliant passes, however he won't get assists for those passes because they ended up in free throws for the receiver. He played huge defense on Dirk Nowitzki tonight who only made 5 of his 22 shots from the field. Bogut has some speed, especially for his position, which will allow him to shut down scoring powerhouses like Dirk. He clearly proved why he was the number one draft pick tonight.
The shot selection was much improved tonight as was the free throw shooting. We score, we win.
Keep in mind folks that the Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons by 37 points a few nights ago to give the Pistons their first loss of the season just a few weeks ago. We beat a very good team tonight.
The Chase to 50: 7-6, with 69 to go!
Bucks 113, Mavericks 111 - Recap
Tags: Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks
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