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| Bucks' Yi out for rest of the season |
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04/04/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian will miss the final eight games of the season with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, the team announced Friday. The forward injured his knee early in the first half of Wednesday's 110-109 victory over the Washington Wizards. For the season, the seven-foot rookie from China is averaging 8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in 25.0 minutes per game. Yi was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for December when he averag |
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| Wizards try to lock up playoff berth with a win over Miami |
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04/04/2008 |
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| ts Network) - The Washington Wizards are closing in on a fourth-straight playoff berth, and will wrap up a short homestand versus the Miami Heat at the Verizon Center. Washington has lost three in a row overall, and suffered a 110-109 setback to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday in the opener of the homestand. Gilbert Arenas made his return to the Wizards after missing the past 66 games following knee surgery. Arenas had 17 points in his first game since November 16, while Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison each s |
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| Report: Wizards' Arenas cleared to play since Saturday |
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04/02/2008 |
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| ing a phone conversation with team doctor Marc Connell on Saturday. Arenas has continued to sit out, though, as the Wizards lost to the Lakers on Sunday and to the Jazz on Monday, and the Post says he will not be in uniform when Washington hosts the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. The 26-year-old played the first eight games of the season for the Wizards before needing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, the same knee that required surgery in the offseason. Arenas has missed 66 games while recove |
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| Knicks pay a visit to Grizzlies |
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04/02/2008 |
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| while Kyle Lowry and Juan Carlos Navarro came off the bench to contribute 17 points apiece. New York plays the fourth of a five-game road trip. On Tuesday, Michael Redd poured in 36 points, dished out nine assists and reeled in six rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks mounted a late comeback and outlasted the Knicks, 119-115, in overtime at the Bradley Center. Quentin Richardson recorded 22 points for New York, which has lost eight of its last nine contests overall, and five straight on the road. Zach Randolph ad |
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| Bucks stop off in Washington |
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04/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Wizards are back at home and will take on the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Verizon Center. Washington just went 2-3 on a five-game road trip against Western Conference foes and dropped the last two tests of the swing. In Monday's 129-87 blowout loss to Utah at EnergySolutions Arena, Antawn Jamison scored 22 points and Nick Young netted 18 for the Wizards, who are tied with Toronto for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Both squads are three games behind |
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| Redd leads Bucks over Knicks in OT |
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04/02/2008 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Michael Redd poured in 36 points, dished out nine assists and reeled in six rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks mounted a late comeback and outlasted the New York Knicks, 119-115, in overtime. Andrew Bogut, who wore a protective mask after having recently undergone nasal surgery, scored 24 points and pulled down 13 boards for the Bucks, who snapped a four-game skid and had dropped 10 of their last 11 games entering the clash. Bobby Simmons tallied a season-high 24 points, and Mi |
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| Top-seeded Celtics visit Bulls in Windy City |
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04/01/2008 |
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| sts on the road, but lost to the Hornets on March 22 at New Orleans Arena in the last contest away from Beantown. Chicago plays the finale of a two-game homestand tonight. Larry Hughes scored 19 points to lead the Bulls to a 114-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday at the United Center. The Bulls, who have won two in a row as the host, are 18-18 at home this season. They will visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena. On the injury front for Chicago, forward |
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| Bucks, Knicks meet at the Bradley Center |
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04/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Milwaukee Bucks will try to put the brakes on a four-game losing streak tonight, when they welcome the New York Knicks to the Bradley Center. Milwaukee has dropped four in a row and 10 of its last 11 games, including Saturday's 114-111 setback to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Michael Redd scored a game-high 33 points for the Bucks. Charlie Villanueva totaled 26 points and nine boards, while rookie Yi Jianlian dropped 14 points in defeat. The Bucks are 1-6 in their l |
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| Heat visit Indiana |
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03/31/2008 |
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| ay, Troy Murphy recorded 21 points and a game-high 17 rebounds to lead the Pacers to a huge 123-115 victory over the New Jersey Nets. The Pacers, who have won five of their last seven games overall, will visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. Indiana, which has captured six of its last seven as the host, is 17-19 at home this season. Forward Jermaine O'Neal may return tonight for Indiana, as he is probable. O'Neal, who last played on January 16 against Golden State, has been s |
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| Hughes, Bulls nip Bucks to stay in playoff hunt |
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03/29/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Larry Hughes scored 19 points to lead the Chicago Bulls in a 114-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center. Joakim Noah poured in 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Bulls, who snapped a two-game skid and sit 3 1/2 games behind idle Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. Andres Nocioni ended with 17 points and Luol Deng 16. Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon tallied 11 points each, and Tyrus Thomas had 10. "We don't really need any instructions |
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