Box Score

 

MILWAUKEE (106)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
T Thomas            12   2-7   0-0   1-3   0   1    5
A Mason             33   2-4   4-5   0-2   2   3    8
E Johnson           16   1-1   0-0   0-1   0   4    2
S Cassell           35  6-15   2-2  0-11  16   0   14
R Allen             40 13-23   3-3   2-9   7   2   34
K Ollie             20   4-5   1-2   0-1   0   0    9
T Kukoc             30   3-6   2-2   0-3   4   1   11
M Redd              37  6-10   1-1   1-7   0   4   16
J Caffey            17   3-4   1-2   0-0   1   3    7
D Gadzuric         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
M Haislip          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Sampson          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 40-75 14-17  4-37  30  18  106
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Percentages: FG-.533, FT-.824. 3-Point Goals:
12-24, .500 (T Thomas 1-2, S Cassell 0-3, R 
Allen 5-9, T Kukoc 3-5, M Redd 3-5). Team 
Rebounds: 5. Blocked Shots:2 (A Mason, R 
Allen). Turnovers:11 (R Allen 4, A Mason 3, T
Kukoc 3, S Cassell). Steals: 3 (R Allen 2, M 
Redd).


BOSTON (97)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
K Brown             32   2-8   1-2   2-8   1   4    5
E Williams          27   3-8   3-4   3-7   3   2    9
V Baker             20   1-2   0-1   1-3   0   2    2
J Bremer            40  5-12   3-4   0-3   5   1   18
P Pierce            45 10-24   9-9   1-4   4   2   30
W Mccarty           34  8-17   1-2   1-8   5   2   22
T Delk              22   2-5   0-0   0-0   1   2    5
G Long               4   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   1    0
T Battie            16   2-2   2-2   1-5   0   0    6
A Walker           DNP  - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE                           
S Williams         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
B Sundov           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 33-78 19-24  9-38  19  16   97
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Percentages: FG-.423, FT-.792. 3-Point Goals:
12-32, .375 (K Brown 0-2, E Williams 0-1, J 
Bremer 5-9, P Pierce 1-6, W Mccarty 5-11, T 
Delk 1-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:2 
(K Brown, P Pierce). Turnovers:10 (P Pierce 
4, J Bremer 2, G Long, V Baker, T Delk, W 
Mccarty). Steals: 9 (P Pierce 3, T Delk 2, W 
Mccarty 2, E Williams, J Bremer).

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MILWAUKEE            33  23  28  22   -  106
BOSTON               26  28  22  21   -  97
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Technical fouls: Milwaukee - 1 (E Johnson, 
10:52 3rd). Boston - 1 (K Brown, 8:52 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,003. T: 1:59. 
Officials: Jack Nies, James Capers, Marc 
Davis.

Extended Box

 

MILWAUKEE (106) AT BOSTON (97)

MILWAUKEE

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
T THOMAS          F    12    2-7      0-0      1   2   3    0   1   0   0    5
A MASON           F    33    2-4      4-5      0   2   2    2   3   0   3    8
E JOHNSON         C    16    1-1      0-0      0   1   1    0   4   0   0    2
S CASSELL         G    35    6-15     2-2      0  11  11   16   0   0   1   14
R ALLEN           G    40   13-23     3-3      2   7   9    7   2   2   4   34
K OLLIE                20    4-5      1-2      0   1   1    0   0   0   0    9
T KUKOC                30    3-6      2-2      0   3   3    4   1   0   3   11
M REDD                 37    6-10     1-1      1   6   7    0   4   1   0   16
J CAFFEY               17    3-4      1-2      0   0   0    1   3   0   0    7
D GADZURIC            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
M HAISLIP             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J SAMPSON             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   40-75    14-17     4  33  37   30  18   3  11  106
                            (.533)  (.824)  TEAM REBS:  5 TOTAL TO: 12 (10 PTS)    

BOSTON

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
K BROWN           F    32    2-8      1-2      2   6   8    1   4   0   0    5
E WILLIAMS        F    27    3-8      3-4      3   4   7    3   2   1   0    9
V BAKER           C    20    1-2      0-1      1   2   3    0   2   0   1    2
J BREMER          G    40    5-12     3-4      0   3   3    5   1   1   2   18
P PIERCE          G    45   10-24     9-9      1   3   4    4   2   3   4   30
W MCCARTY              34    8-17     1-2      1   7   8    5   2   2   1   22
T DELK                 22    2-5      0-0      0   0   0    1   2   2   1    5
G LONG                  4    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    0
T BATTIE               16    2-2      2-2      1   4   5    0   0   0   0    6
A WALKER              DNP  - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE                                     
S WILLIAMS            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
B SUNDOV              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   33-78    19-24     9  29  38   19  16   9  10   97
                            (.423)  (.792)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 10 (19 PTS)    
  
   MILWAUKEE          33   23   28   22   -   106
   BOSTON             26   28   22   21   -   97
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - A MASON, R ALLEN.  BOSTON - K BROWN, P PIERCE.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 12-24 (.500), T THOMAS 1-2, S CASSELL 0-
3, R ALLEN 5-9, T KUKOC 3-5, M REDD 3-5. BOSTON 12-32 (.375), K BROWN 0-
2, E WILLIAMS 0-1, J BREMER 5-9, P PIERCE 1-6, W MCCARTY 5-11, T DELK 1-
3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MILWAUKEE - E JOHNSON. BOSTON - K BROWN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JACK NIES, JAMES CAPERS, MARC DAVIS.
A - 16,003. T - 1:59.

Game Story

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Ray Allen got his revenge against Kedrick 
Brown and turned Antoine Walker into just another disappointed
fan.

Allen scored 34 points, including a pair of jumpers down the
stretch, to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 106-97 victory over
the shorthanded Boston Celtics, their sixth straight road win.

In Saturday's 97-95 home loss to Boston, Allen was hounded by
Brown in the fourth quarter and missed all three of his shots
before being uncharacteristically benched by coach George Karl.

In this one, Allen drew a foul from Brown with 8:52 left in the
third quarter.  Brown argued the call and was hit with a
technical foul.  Allen made the free throw and seemed to be
energized by the incident, making a 20-footer less than a minute
later.

"When it gets a little aggressive, they're testing me," Allen
said.  "They're gonna test me to see what I have, and I can
either back down or step up to the challenge. I've never known
myself to back down from anything playing basketball. So I want
to do anything I can to help my team win."

"It might have fired Ray up, because it seems that he took off
from there," Bucks coach George Karl said.

Allen scored 14 points in the period, helping Milwaukee to an
84-76 lead.  The Bucks still held a 97-87 lead with 5:39
remaining before the Celtics rallied behind Paul Pierce, who
scored 30 points.

A jumper by Walter McCarty cut the deficit to 98-93 with 3:44 to
play, but Allen made a jumper just over a minute later.

After Pierce made a layup, Allen posted up Brown for a fadeaway
jumper.  With the injured Walker barking in his ear from the
Boston bench, Allen nailed the shot, then said something back to
Walker, who smiled to mask his displeasure.

"Well, he yelled out that I didn't have any post game," Allen
said.  "And then I made it and then I turned around and said,
'How 'bout that?' And then he just had this look of
disappointment on his face."

"Even (Bucks guard) Sam Cassell said to me, 'Man, even when he's
not playing, he talks,'" Pierce said.

Cassell had his second career triple-double with 14 points, 16
assists and 11 rebounds for the Bucks, who shot 53 percent
(40-of-75) from the field.  Allen made 13-of-23 shots, including
5-of-9 from the arc, and added nine rebounds and seven assists.

"This team is going as far as Ray Allen and I take it, no matter
who has some say-so in this (bleeping) organization," Cassell
said.  "If Ray's not playing well and I'm not playing well,
we're not going to win. It's that simple."

McCarty and J.R. Bremer tried to pick up the slack for Walker,
who has a sprained knee.  McCarty scored a season-high 22 points
and Bremer added 18 as each made five 3-pointers.

"I'm not happy that we lost, but I saw a lot of positives out
there," said Pierce, who made 10-of-24 shots.  "At first I was a
little concerned about how we were going to react without
Antoine. But I really saw a lot of positive things that we're
going to be good until he comes back."

Boston shot just 42 percent (33-of-78), including 12-of-32 from
the arc.

"Tonight's game reminded me of an ABA game - a lot of perimeter
shooting, making a lot of shots early," Karl said.

The Celtics never led in the second half but were within 70-69
after a 3-pointer by Tony Delk with 4:49 left in the third
quarter.  Anthony Mason converted a three-point play before
Allen had a fast-break dunk and consecutive 3-pointers, pushing
the lead to 81-71.

In the fourth quarter, Pierce took six straight shots for
Boston, making five before McCarty's jumper made it a five-point
game.  But the Celtics got no closer.

Michael Redd scored 16 points and Toni Kukoc added 11 for
Milwaukee, which won the season series, 2-1.

Allen scored 11 points in the first quarter to help build a
33-26 lead, but McCarty countered with 11 in the second period
as the Celtics closed to 56-54 at halftime.

"They were looking for me for shots," McCarty said.  "We played
a good team game, and I was fortunate to get some open looks."