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| Bucks try to keep playoff hopes alive vs. Magic |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks try to build off a much-needed home win over a top-level opponent their last time out when the formidable Orlando Magic enter the Bradley Center for a key showdown this evening. Milwaukee currently sits a half-game back of Chicago for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Bucks helped their cause greatly with Sunday's 86-77 victory over defending world champion Boston. Charlie Villanueva led the way with 19 points, while Charlie Bell draine |
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| NBA Central: Pistons trying to save face |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| e previous 10 contests. BUCKS TRY TO BUILD OFF BIG WIN Punching a bully in the face, getting a wink from an attractive woman and words of kindness are all ways to build personal confidence. Beating the Boston Celtics is another way too. Just ask the Milwaukee Bucks, whose postseason aspirations are hanging by a thread. Milwaukee (31-38) is currently tied with Chicago for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East and is coming off just its third win in 10 tries. The Bucks have missed the playoffs in each of |
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| Celtics hope to secure Atlantic Division crown vs. Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Celtics hope to secure their second consecutive Atlantic Division title on Sunday afternoon when they visit the playoff- hopeful Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. Just three years ago the mighty Celtics finished last in the Atlantic before general manager Danny Ainge made blockbuster deals for All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to turn the franchise around. The Celtics dominated the division last season finishing 25 games ahead of Toronto and clinching the Atlantic crown |
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| Streaking Hornets face Bulls in the Second City |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2009 |
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| he Hornets climbed to within two games of the idle San Antonio Spurs in the jumbled Southwest Division race on Friday when Chris Paul scored 30 points, dished out nine assists and pulled down six rebounds, leading New Orleans to a 95-86 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. David West totaled 21 points and 10 boards for the Hornets, who have won nine of their last 10 games and are 18-14 on the road this season. Rasual Butler drained four three-pointers as part of a 17-point performance, while Tys |
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| Paul helps Hornets sting Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
03/13/2009 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Chris Paul scored 30 points, dished out nine assists and pulled down six rebounds, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 95-86 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. David West totaled 21 points and 10 boards for the Hornets, who have won nine of their last 10 games. Rasual Butler drained four three-pointers as part of a 17-point performance, while Tyson Chandler grabbed 17 rebounds with eight points. Richard Jefferson had 27 points to pace the Bucks, who have lost |
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| Bulls head to Orlando for critical matchup |
NBA Basketball |
03/11/2009 |
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| from Hedo Turkoglu. Turkoglu, though, is listed as questionable against Chicago due to a sore left Achilles. Chicago, meanwhile, is barely clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, sitting just a half-game ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks and New Jersey Nets. The Bulls had a two-game winning streak stopped in Monday's 130-127 double-overtime loss at Miami, with Dwyane Wade's clutch three-pointer at the buzzer accounting for the winning margin. Ben Gordon had a season-high 43 points f |
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| Bucks play host to Knicks at Bradley Center |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The playoff-hopeful Milwaukee Bucks will resume a six-game homestand this evening versus the New York Knicks at the Bradley Center. Milwaukee opened the residency with a 127-120 victory versus Golden State on Saturday, as Richard Jefferson scored a season-high 35 points to lead seven players in double figures. Luke Ridnour totaled 17 points and five assists for the Bucks, who saw their three-game slide come to an end and sit percentage points ahead of Chicago for the final playoff spot in t |
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| Heat host Bulls in South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
03/09/2009 |
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| - The Chicago Bulls are currently flirting with a playoff berth, but they will have to solve their recent road woes Monday against the Miami Heat in the opener of a three-game trek at AmericanAirlines Arena. Chicago is just a half game ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, and has dropped four in a row away from the Windy City. It will also visit the Magic and 76ers on the swing and owns a 10-23 record as the guest this season. The Bulls, however, have won two in a ro |
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| Bucks open homestand with Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks hope a lengthy homestand will cure their recent woes, as they welcome the Golden State Warriors to the Bradley Center this evening. The Bucks, who have lost all three games in March, will host the Warriors, Knicks, Hornets, Celtics, Magic and Blazers, and are 18-12 in Milwaukee this season. In a 117-102 loss at Chicago on Friday, Richard Jefferson netted 27 points and Luc Mbah a Moute added 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Bucks, who have dropped seven of their last nin |
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| Bulls shoot down Bucks |
NBA Basketball |
03/07/2009 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Ben Gordon scored a game-high 34 points and dished out seven assists, as the Chicago Bulls used a strong fourth quarter to down the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-102, at United Center. Derrick Rose added 27 points and six helpers for the Bulls, who won their fifth straight game at home. John Salmons ended with 21 points, while Joakim Noah finished with seven points and pulled down 13 boards. Brad Miller and Kirk Hinrich had 12 and 11 points, respectively, off the bench. Miller also grabb |
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