Charlie Bell had his first career triple-double, and the Bucks hit a franchise-record 18 3-pointers in a 132-110 victory over the Suns.
GAME: Detroit Pistons (64-16) at Milwaukee Bucks (39-41).
TIME: Monday, 8 p.m. EDT.
The Milwaukee Bucks have clinched a playoff berth. They're still looking to earn the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and a series in the first round against Cleveland.
The Bucks play their final home game of the regular season when they meet the defending Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons.
Milwaukee clinched a playoff spot despite a 120-114 loss to lowly Atlanta on Saturday.
Michael Redd scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half, then the Bucks blew open the game in the third quarter of a
97-80 victory over the Knicks, who were without coach Larry Brown.
The Knicks' Larry Brown did not coach Friday night against Milwaukee because of a stomach ailment, and it wasn't known if he would be back on the bench this season.
ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Charlie Bell, shooting guard Michael Redd, small forward Bobby Simmons, power forward Andrew Bogut, center Jamaal Magloire. Bench -- center Dan Gadzuric, forward Joe Smith, forward Toni Kukoc, guard Jermaine Jackson center Ervin Johnson and Jiri Welsch. PLAYER NOTES: --Starting point guard T.J. Ford missed his third straight game with a strain in his left quad.
The Bucks took the Detroit Pistons to the limit the last time the teams met on Jan 25 at Auburn Hills, Mich. The Bucks lost to the Pistons 106-102 in overtime. The Bucks and Pistons will meet again Friday night in Auburn Hills, and the Bucks are hoping to spring an upset to enhance their chances of making the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Michael Redd and the Milwaukee Bucks didn't let up in their second game against the Portland Trail Blazers in three days. Redd had 23 points and T.J. Ford added 19 points and 10 assists to help the Bucks knock off the Blazers 100-93 Monday night. Zach Randolph had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers, who have lost five straight, but also fought back from a 15-point deficit to cut the lead to...
Milwaukee Bucks guard Mo Williams has left the team and gone to Indianapolis for further examination on his sprained left ankle. Williams traveled with the Bucks for the start of their three-game West Coast road trip, but was in street clothes on Monday night in Portland. He went through a light workout with the team on Tuesday, before leaving the team.
Michael Redd scored 27 of his 33 points in the first half to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-93 on Saturday night. The victory was Milwaukee's third straight at home, marking the Bucks (33-33) first three-game winning streak at the Bradley Center since Feb. 8-14. Redd was 12-for-21 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
The Milwaukee Bucks collapsed and cost themselves an important game. Chris Bosh had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 16-point deficit in the final 6 minutes to beat the Bucks 97-96 Friday night. Milwaukee led 94-78 with 5:41 left, before Toronto finished the game on a 19-2 run -- capped by Bosh's two free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining.
Kobe Bryant got the Los Angeles Lakers off to a fast start with his marksmanship behind the 3-point arc. He won it for them at the free throw line. Bryant scored 43 points, including six foul shots in the final 20 seconds, and the Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-96 Friday night to record their first three-game winning streak in more than two months.
Seattle coach Bob Hill bet Chris Wilcox he couldn't pull down a career high in rebounds again. Instead of rebounds, Wilcox focused on scoring Wednesday night. A night after collecting a career-high 19 rebounds, Wilcox scored a career-best 30 points, leading the SuperSonics over the Milwaukee Bucks 114-105.
The best game of his NBA career couldn't save a lousy day for Charlie Villanueva. Villanueva scored a career-high 48 points, but the Milwaukee Bucks got 35 points from Michael Redd to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-116 in overtime Sunday. That came less than an hour after Connecticut, Villanueva's college team, was upset by George Mason in the NCAA tournament.
Charlie Bell says Bucks coach Terry Stotts didn't know much about him at the start of the season. But Milwaukee didn't give up on Bell like Phoenix did, and Tuesday night he showed the Suns that the Bucks could match their fast-paced style. Bell, who played his first five NBA games with the Suns in 2001, had career highs of 19 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double,...