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| Hamilton and Pistons down Bucks in OT |
NBA Basketball |
02/08/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Richard Hamilton tallied a season-high with 38 points off the bench as the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks, 126-121, in overtime in a battle of Central Division rivals. Rasheed Wallace also achieved a season-high with 27 points and set a career- mark with seven three-pointers for the Pistons, who have won two in a row. Allen Iverson chipped in 27 points and nine assists while Antonio McDyess finished with 16 points and nine boards. "I think we showed a lot of cha |
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| Bucks' Ridnour out four weeks with fractured thumb |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks injury problems continued on Friday, as starting point guard Luke Ridnour will miss approximately four weeks of action due to a fractured right thumb. Ridnour suffered the injury in practice on Thursday. The Bucks are already without swingman Michael Redd for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, and center Andrew Bogut is out eight weeks with a back problem. The setback also occurred on the same day that Milwaukee dealt guard Tyronn Lue to Orla |
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| Orlando Magic |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/06/2009 |
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| Acquired guard Tyronn Lue from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard/forward Keith Bogans and cash considerations. |
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| Report: Bucks' Ridnour breaks thumb |
NBA Basketball |
02/06/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks, already without two of their key players, will reportedly be without starting point guard Luke Ridnour for the next month due to a broken thumb he suffered in practice Thursday. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported the injury, but also said there was no comment from team general manager John Hammond because the Bucks close practices to the media. The Bucks are already without swingman Michael Redd for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, and |
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| Magic acquire Lue from Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
02/05/2009 |
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| Orlando, FL (MySportsbook) - The Orlando Magic acquired guard Tyronn Lue from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard/forward Keith Bogans and cash, the team announced Thursday. In 30 games for Milwaukee this season, Lue averaged 4.7 points, 1.5 assists and 1.2 rebounds per contest. Lue, who played with Orlando in 2003-04, is expected to see more time with Orlando now that star point guard Jameer Nelson is out with a shoulder injury. "Tyronn is a veteran point guard who fits in well with our style of play |
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| Bogut out at least eight weeks |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks revealed on Wednesday that center Andrew Bogut has sustained a back injury that will keep him out of the lineup for at least eight weeks. After undergoing a series of tests earlier this week, it was learned that Bogut suffered an incomplete stress fracture in his lower back. For now, the plan is for the Australian to rehab with rest and strengthening exercises, and he is set to be re-evaluated once the recovery time has been reached. In 36 games this year, |
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| NBA Central: O'Brien watching his back in Indy |
NBA Basketball |
02/04/2009 |
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| Rookie point guard Derrick Rose leads all first-year players with 6.3 assists per game and is second behind O.J. Mayo in scoring at 16.6 ppg. Rose's future in the Windy City is, well, rosy for now. BUCKS' VILLANUEVA TAKING ADVANTAGE OF RECENT STARTS Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva has been giving head coach Scott Skiles less stressful days than the aforementioned Jim O'Brien. Villanueva has started the last 11 games and leads the team in scoring over that span with 21.8 points per contest. Villanuev |
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| Nets welcome Bucks to Meadowlands |
NBA Basketball |
02/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets hope to build on a miraculous comeback in their last outing as they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to the IZOD Center Tuesday evening. Rookie Brook Lopez erupted for 24 points and 17 rebounds, and his putback dunk late in fourth quarter proved to be the game-winning basket, as the Nets erased a 17-point second-half deficit on Saturday to upend the Philadelphia 76ers, 85-83. The Sixers missed their last 18 shots from the field and scored a pathetic eight points in the fourth |
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| Howard takes Magic act north of the border as Orlando visits Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
02/01/2009 |
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| earlier Thursday, chipped in 18 points. Hedo Turkoglu added 19 points and 11 boards in the win. The Raptors, meanwhile, lost for the first time in four games on Friday after Charlie Villanueva recorded game-highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated Toronto, 96-85, at Air Canada Centre. Chris Bosh, who was also named an All-Star reserve, tallied 18 points and nine boards for the Raptors, who saw their season-high three-game win streak come to a conclusion and fell to 9-13 as the host o |
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| Villanueva leads Bucks to win over Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
01/31/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Charlie Villanueva posted 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists, as the Milwaukee Bucks held on to defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 110-107. Richard Jefferson and Ramon Sessions each scored 20 points with the latter handing out seven assists for the Bucks, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game win streak in late December. Luke Ridnour chipped in 12 points with nine helpers, while Charlie Bell came off the bench to record 16 points in the win. Mike |
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