Game Blog: Spurs @ Bucks - Jan. 12

[ShoogarBear]

lol fuck that.

love,
Matt Bonner

:lol

[TIMMYD!]

4 point game.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

please call 4 down again

[CFH]

Bucks back within 4, Spurs need a score, come on

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That banked fadeaway by dunk was sweeeeeeeeeet. :D

[Spurs Brazil]

Hill and Parker SUCKS

[TIMMYD!]

TP is just way off even in his lay-ups.

[WalterBenitez]

TP sucks, what is going on with TP?

[Ice009]

Bonner bringing out the AND1 defense.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Shit, Spurs have got to maintain a lead.

[TIMMYD!]

Salmons makes a 3.

1 point game. Fuck. Me.

[Supergirl]

Damn it

[CFH]

1 point game, FUCK

[Crookshanks]

oh really, are we back to the BS calls again, refs?

Spurs in danger of blowing the game open - so of course. :lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

You're supposed to feed duncan if he hits it and they don't double

god damn spurs

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

oh lord

[JohnnySixString]

Just when they were looking so good...down to one

[Spurs Brazil]

Sit Hill and Parker and bring Neal and Manu

[Crookshanks]

damn - they call a bs foul and the momentum shifts and now it's a 1 point game.

[PBEEZY]

We need Bonner back since he left, our lead has evaporated

[ezau]

God I hate the Bucks.

[TDfan2007]

You're supposed to feed duncan if he hits it and they don't double

god damn spurs

Nope. 5000 useless TP picknrolls is better :tu

[ElNono]

Really Pop? No time out to get Manu back in?

[spurs1990]

Our two best players are our two worst shooters - Duncan/Parker.

[DAF86]

Why don't call the time out earlier to get Manu back in the game?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

why the fuck does Manu ALWAYS have to come in and pull everyone's head out of their respective asses...

[ohmwrecker]

Tony Parker stinks like a fine French cheese.

[Spurs Brazil]

I hate when Hill pass shots. He had a open 3 but dribble to take a stupid 2

[Brazil]

Pop maybe tonite we need manu till the end

[NRHector]

wow just fucken wow :wow 1 point

[Ice009]

Spurs choking. I knew it. Our offense has been shit. 81 points is not good enough. We'd be down 30 if we were playing the Lakers.

[Mugen]

how do you not call a time out after the first Salmons shot?

then still no timeout after the next Salmons 3?

geez pop, wtf.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Tim should've gone to Salmons the moment George slipped.

[NRHector]

why the fuck does manu always have to come in and pull everyone's head out of their respective asses...+1

[Fireball]

Tony Parker stinks like a fine French cheese.

:lol

[TIMMYD!]

A 3 right now would be much appreciated.

[CFH]

Bucks ball, ugh...

[TDfan2007]

bad shot by Tim

[Ice009]

Spurs have played a disgustingly shit game. They went into feelgood mode when Bonner hit a few shots and stopped playing.

[Brazil]

that was weak tim

[Fireball]

Spurs choking. I knew it. Our offense has been shit. 81 points is not good enough. We'd be down 30 if we were playing the Lakers.

We have beaten the Lakers and they lost at home to the Bucks by 20 ... what are you talking about?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

why the fuck does Manu ALWAYS have to come in and pull everyone's head out of their respective asses...

Because he's MANU, and he pwns us all. :D

[TIMMYD!]

It's Manu time.

[ZoParkerHill]

Don't fck up this game Refs! >:p

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Manu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CFH]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

GINOBILI:

The Closer

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Manu clutch shot! :flag:

[Supergirl]

excellent d by RJ

[NRHector]

is Manu the only player with balls and a heart to win every game?

[TIMMYD!]

Manu is going to hit a 3.

[Brazil]

nobody except manu is moving in O

[ShoogarBear]

What the hell was that, Ilyasova? lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

rofl
ginobili with the show off

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Spurs have played a disgustingly shit game. They went into feelgood mode when Bonner hit a few shots and stopped playing.

No they haven't. They've been very good on D for most of the second half. And they didn't "stop playing" - the other team came back, it happens. Hyperbole is your specialty.

[CFH]

Damn, Manu even made that, shame it didn't count

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes TD DUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Bucks with the defensive boner

[CFH]

Duncan left wide open underneath :D

[TDfan2007]

What a SLOB play!

[TIMMYD!]

What a great fucking play from Pop!

Tim was left wide open for the dunk!

[Brazil]

nice pass TP !!!!!!!!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

i lost count of how many times manu drew fouls from a fish

[Supergirl]

5 pt lead with a minute and a half to go. What an awesome dunk by Duncan. Spurs should be able to close this one out...

[BlairForceDejuan]

lol Bucks Fail

[ezau]

fuck, let's close this shit.

[ElNono]

Manu closing the games he's supposed to close...

[Brazil]

No they haven't. They've been very good on D for most of the second half. And they didn't "stop playing" - the other team came back, it happens. Hyperbole is your specialty.

voice of the reason

[Pauleta14]

woaw Pop is a Genius (if he draw the play!)....

[Crookshanks]

Someone said a while back that first team to 80 wins... well Spurs hit 80 first and let's hope they can hold on and win this one.

[Spurs Brazil]

stupid foul

[Cant_Be_Faded]

That Duncan dunk was an example of how bad ass Pop can be.

Bogut was completely caught off guard and we had TWO spurs and TWO corresponding bucks forming a huge WALL to prevent Bogut from recovering. He finally gave up and just watched Duncan dunk the ball, dejectedly.

[Brazil]

bs call once again

[TIMMYD!]

Let's see if Salmons can miss the second FT.

[CFH]

Don't send em to the line, dammit...

[Supergirl]

Refs with their last ditch effort to try and get this game to the Spurs

[Fireball]

all Bucks players were standing in that upper circle of the zone in that play ... great execution

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Some of you seem to think that:
1. every game should be a cakewalk win;
2. every game every player will play at his absolute maximum potential.

That is a video game world. Put down the controller and join us here in the real world.

[TIMMYD!]

Bonner. Fuck yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner clutch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NRHector]

Are the fucken refs trying to make up from the last time? :bang

[CFH]

Bonner! :lol

[BoricuaCJA]

I'm loving this game. Bonner!!!!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

"oh mama!!!!"

[Brazil]

MVP magic bonner

[ShoogarBear]

Holy shit, Matt. :lol

[blkroadrunners]

:lmao Bonner

[BlairForceDejuan]

LOL Malik Rose: "Bonner...running Gingerly"

[Juanobili]

Who needs kevin love?1? Mother fuckin matt bonner!!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

bonner to the rescue!

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

OMFG Bonner!!!

[TIMMYD!]

Our defense has just been downright nasty this half.

[PBEEZY]

We need Bonner back since he left, our lead has evaporated

[spurspokesman]

REd freaking rocket

[blkroadrunners]

Dice w/ the save

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

That play was NASTAH. Pop will pull that one out at a crucial time in the playoffs, mark my words.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great D. Defense in the 2nd half is outstanding

[TIMMYD!]

LOL Malik Rose: "Bonner...running Gingerly"

:lol

Good catch. I heard it too but never put it together.

[Brazil]

game over

[CFH]

Make your free throws Dice

[Crookshanks]

GREAT defense!!!!!

[Pauleta14]

Manu is a hell of a competitor...

He carried us the whole game!

[TIMMYD!]

'Dice missing two crucial FT's. Fuck.

[Spurs Brazil]

damn FTs

[CFH]

Missed both, ouch...

[Mugen]

lol at Bonner in this game. played out of his mind.

[howbouthemspurs]

Bonner is goin cwayzay!!!

[Brazil]

game over

i hope i didn't jinx it

[spurspokesman]

Dyess is horrible offensively

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Superb defence.

As for Bonner, if only he could do this a couple of times in the first round of the playoffs and get his confidence up, he could be an post-season weapon.

[Supergirl]

Dice giving the Bucks some hope...ugh.

Spurs defense the last couple games has been so much better. Pop must be much happier.

[frodo]

Love is a stat whore, love shoots midrange poor... Bonner >>>>>>>>>> Love

[TIMMYD!]

Now it should be game over.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good win. Defense was great in the 2nd half, great

Props to Bonner, monster game

[Brazil]

now its over

[CFH]

Manu putting it away

[ohmwrecker]

Spurs gameplan:
Sleepwalk for 42 minutes, play great for 6.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Are bucks fans chanting "GINO-BILI" when Manu takes his free throws?

[Crookshanks]

Now make these freethrows Manu and we can all breathe easier.

[Ice009]

We have beaten the Lakers and they lost at home to the Bucks by 20 ... what are you talking about?

I know what you are trying to say, but I guess you haven't watched the Lakers lately. They are playing WAY better than they did against the Bucks. Why would you use their worst game in like 2 or 3 seasons to base their level of play on?

[CFH]

Dice dunk :lol

[TIMMYD!]

Spurs win 91-84.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

fuck yeah dice

TOP SHELF BABY

[PBEEZY]

Lmao dyce

[BlairForceDejuan]

haha Dice!

[janetcn12]

Yes, game over...spurs wins...another win. Congrats to all...

[Brazil]

cool Dice ! loved it

[Juanobili]

.gif of Dice's dunk!!!!

[WalterBenitez]

this team needs some good rest, Mavs here we go

[DPG21920]

Good win. Gained another game on the Mavs. Spurs need to keep building that lead while Dirk is out.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

How'd you like the D on that possession? Have we still "stopped playing".

Some Spurs fans really need to start showing this team more respect. This is by far the best team we've had since 2007, we're streeting the NBA, and yet some people behave as if we're 18-22 and 9th in the conference. This is an excellent team, and they keep showing it, especially in 2nd halves. Read the signs. :ihit

[PBEEZY]

.gif of dice's dunk!!!!

this!!!

[Crookshanks]

Dice with the monster slam - way to go! And then the steal to end the game. I love it!!!

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

Lol Manu running clock behind the back... showoff :lol

Dice with the dunk! Spurs win!

Lol Bucks team hug with only 3 players involved

[howbouthemspurs]

great way to close the game Antonio!

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Spurs are making it look easy right now!

[Fireball]

I know what you are trying to say, but I guess you haven't watched the Lakers lately. They are playing WAY better than they did against the Bucks. Why would you use their worst game in like 2 or 3 seasons to base their level of play on?

Again ... the Lakers beat the Knicks lately and nobody else ... weak ass schedule

[Spursmania]

Bonner looks like he got a little hurt. Came up gimpy. Then he was massaging his knee on the sidelines.

Did I also miss them talking about Manu holding his hip?

Anyone hear any of this?

[Mugen]

Great 2nd half D. Unbelievable play by the rocket. And Manu being manu. Good Win.


Now let's add to that Mav misery on Friday.

[ElNono]

Good, tough win on a back 2 back

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Spurs gameplan:
Sleepwalk for 42 minutes, play great for 6.

Not fair. They turned up the D at the start of the 3rd and never let up.

[DPG21920]

You will win a lot of games holding teams to 40%FG and when you only turn the ball over 5 times.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu +23

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Some Spurs fans really need to start showing this team more respect. This is by far the best team we've had since 2007, we're streeting the NBA, and yet some people behave as if we're 18-22 and 9th in the conference. This is an excellent team, and they keep showing it, especially in 2nd halves. Read the signs.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I encourage everyone who has DVR to go back and watch that play Pop called to get Duncan an open dunk.

It was 83-80 with 1:37 remaining.

Parker inbounds to Duncan, who quickly gives the ball back to Parker giving a soft screen on Parker's defender.

Bogut and Parker's defender close quickly on Parker at the top of the court, all the while Duncan has been running fast to the opposite end under the basket. Parker continues to dribble to the other side of the court, and Bogut's realized he's lost his man. By the time Bogut even realized what was going on, Duncan had the ball in his hands for an open dunk.

RJ and Hill rush to the top of the key to set two bodies on Bogut. All the bucks were only focused on their own man. There was a huge clusterfuck of bodies and Bogut could only watch through them as Duncan get his easiest score of the game.

Flawless execution by Duncan and Parker.

Pop is the fucking man.

[spyder]

Great win Spurs!!

[TDfan2007]

Great 2nd half by the Spurs. Good to see Tim alive and active at the end of the game on a back to back. This team is just looking crazy good. I want to play a legit playoff team though.

[EricB]

The defense after it was 81-80 was stifling.

Impressive defense in that second half.

Matt Bonner played one of his better games as a Spur on both sides of the ball.

[spyder]

Lol att Mat

[Cant_Be_Faded]

edit: It was Hill and Manu. They went straight up to Bogut and put their chest into him at the same time

Fucking awesome.

[ohmwrecker]

Not fair. They turned up the D at the start of the 3rd and never let up.

They started there, but didn't put the complete game together until the last 6.
Matt Bonner bailed them out tbh.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I encourage everyone who has DVR to go back and watch that play Pop called to get Duncan an open dunk.

It was 83-80 with 1:37 remaining.

Parker inbounds to Duncan, who quickly gives the ball back to Parker giving a soft screen on Parker's defender.

Bogut and Parker's defender close quickly on Parker at the top of the court, all the while Duncan has been running fast to the opposite end under the basket. Parker continues to dribble to the other side of the court, and Bogut's realized he's lost his man. By the time Bogut even realized what was going on, Duncan had the ball in his hands for an open dunk.

RJ and Hill rush to the top of the key to set two bodies on Bogut. All the bucks were only focused on their own man. There was a huge clusterfuck of bodies and Bogut could only watch through them as Duncan get his easiest score of the game.

Flawless execution by Duncan and Parker.

Pop is the fucking man.

Indeed. A thing of beauty.

We'll see that player against the Fakers in a crucial situation, I'm sure of it.

[ZoParkerHill]

Haha Bonner mad dogging Malik xD

[EricB]

Some Spurs fans really need to start showing this team more respect. This is by far the best team we've had since 2007, we're streeting the NBA, and yet some people behave as if we're 18-22 and 9th in the conference. This is an excellent team, and they keep showing it, especially in 2nd halves. Read the signs.


Yeah they are playing damn good defense and they haven't gotten back yet one of their better defenders.

Can't wait for JA to hurry back.

[Ice009]

How'd you like the D on that possession? Have we still "stopped playing".

Some Spurs fans really need to start showing this team more respect. This is by far the best team we've had since 2007, we're streeting the NBA, and yet some people behave as if we're 18-22 and 9th in the conference. This is an excellent team, and they keep showing it, especially in 2nd halves. Read the signs. :ihit

We did stop playing for a stretch there in the 4th quarter. Offensive execution went down the toilet after Bonner got hot for a little bit.

Spurs have usually played sloppy and lacked energy at times on back to backs this season and they did play sloppy again tonight for a lot of the game.

The D was a lot better in the second half though so that is a good thing. Bonner played a great game so I'll give him that. Any win is a good win.

[EricB]

Great 2nd half by the Spurs. Good to see Tim alive and active at the end of the game on a back to back. This team is just looking crazy good. I want to play a legit playoff team though.


Tim looks fresh on back to backs.

The cutting of his minutes way down is working.

[BlairForceDejuan]

LMFAO, Malik calls Bonner GINGER to his face again without knowing what he's doing hahaha

[timaios]

Manu is really amazing this year !

Now, if Tony & RJ could stop sucking ! :bang

[ohmwrecker]

Malik is eating shit right now in the postgame interview with Matty B.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

They started there, but didn't put the complete game together until the last 6.
Matt Bonner bailed them out tbh.

I didn't say they did, I said they turned up the D at the start of the second half, which they did, and that pretty much carried them to the win.

As for the idea that a player who gets hot "bails out" his team, isn't that his job? Also, Bonner got some of those looks off nicely executed plays.

Certainly not a complete game by our guys, but coming from behind with D to win on the 2nd of a b2b... I'll take it. It's what the team has done a lot this year, and shows how composed and confident they are.

[DPG21920]

Spurs are winning games, but in my opinion, they are not playing all that well. This has been ongoing for the last 10-12 games (as a whole overall). They are not playing smooth. They are not meshing (meaning with all of their best players playing well on the same nights).

They are playing good. It also says a lot that you can watch them play, get frustrated with their level of play and then realize they are winning a ton of games.

But from what I can see, the Spurs really aren't putting together many solid, full games.

[ohmwrecker]

Malik with the Mengke Bateer shout out.

Stronger than Shaq!

[spyder]

Can I marry the beautiful girl in your sig?
Sure..after I divorce her but I don't think that will happen..lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

We did stop playing for a stretch there in the 4th quarter. Offensive execution went down the toilet after Bonner got hot for a little bit.

Spurs have usually played sloppy and lacked energy at times on back to backs this season and they did play sloppy again tonight for a lot of the game.

The D was a lot better in the second half though so that is a good thing. Bonner played a great game so I'll give him that. Any win is a good win.

Actually, that period in the 4th you're talking about, I remember then messing up one play and getting good shots which they missed on a number of others.

Anyway, as I said at half-time, this team always turns it up at one end or the other (sometimes both) in the second half when they need to, the sign of a team that knows how to win. Give them more credit, and work on your anger! :lol

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

aw man, how old are you?

I'd ask the same of you if you think she's beautiful. She's a plastic brunette barbie doll with a big nose. Synthetic does not equal beautiful, but you generally learn that in your 30s... ;)

[Ice009]

Again ... the Lakers beat the Knicks lately and nobody else ... weak ass schedule

Let's use a take like your Milwaukee one. The same Knicks team that smashed the Spurs got destroyed by the Lakers. The same Amare that has been dominating every Spurs big man not named Tim Duncan the last 5 years got stifled by Bynum when the game was up for grabs.

[EricB]

Let's use a take like your Milwaukee one. The same Knicks team that smashed the Spurs got destroyed by the Lakers. The same Amare that has been dominating every Spurs big man not named Tim Duncan the last 5 years got stifled by Bynum when the game was up for grabs.


Hey how bout that.

[Ice009]

Spurs are winning games, but in my opinion, they are not playing all that well. This has been ongoing for the last 10-12 games (as a whole overall). They are not playing smooth. They are not meshing (meaning with all of their best players playing well on the same nights).

They are playing good. It also says a lot that you can watch them play, get frustrated with their level of play and then realize they are winning a ton of games.

But from what I can see, the Spurs really aren't putting together many solid, full games.

Thank you. That is pretty much what I am trying to say. Pretty good take as usual.

[spyder]

aw man, how old are you?
30

[Ice009]

Give them more credit, and work on your anger! :lol

lol yeah I thought I was doing better with that this season, but I am slipping back into bad habits with that the last week or two which I need to get out of.

[spyder]

Does anyone know if there's an app for spurstalk for iPhone? Just wondering

[silverblk mystix]

Let's use a take like your Milwaukee one. The same Knicks team that smashed the Spurs got destroyed by the Lakers. The same Amare that has been dominating every Spurs big man not named Tim Duncan the last 5 years got stifled by Bynum when the game was up for grabs.

Bullfuckin' shit.

The knicks had a red-hot night against the spurs...it happens once in a while...

against the lakers...amare struggled for most of the game -couldn't hit a shot until late in the 3rd qtr and the knicks were still in it...

Felton played the game of his life against the spurs and against the lakers the motherfucker disappeared...was a non-factor....knicks still had a shot until they faded late in the game...

the knicks were just ice-cold all night against the lakers...it happens...it doesn't mean shit...

the lakers (with bynum) got blown out by the spurs AFTER kobe PRACTICED and vowed to beat toughness into his teammates skulls...

stop sucking off the lakers already--it is getting pretty fuckin pathetic...

[frodo]

blair can be quite a beast when/if used against the right opponent at the right timeimho. its just too hard for triggas to make up their natural deficiencies imho. Boykins would be so much better than kobe if he were of a legit height.

[Ice009]

Bullfuckin' shit.

The knicks had a red-hot night against the spurs...it happens once in a while...

against the lakers...amare struggled for most of the game -couldn't hit a shot until late in the 3rd qtr and the knicks were still in it...

Felton played the game of his life against the spurs and against the lakers the motherfucker disappeared...was a non-factor....knicks still had a shot until they faded late in the game...

the knicks were just ice-cold all night against the lakers...it happens...it doesn't mean shit...

the lakers (with bynum) got blown out by the spurs AFTER kobe PRACTICED and vowed to beat toughness into his teammates skulls...

stop sucking off the lakers already--it is getting pretty fuckin pathetic...

Thanks for breaking that down with stuff I already knew. Waste of time even posting that. Sorry that you went ahead and typed that up.

I was using that example because he used the Bucks win over the Lakers by 20 points in LA to base LAs level of play on.

I just thought I'd show him how that can work both ways in making a team look really good or really bad by using the Knicks game as a similar example to what he used. I was trying to say that there is no way Milwaukee is some super team after they beat the Lakers by 20 recently and that is not why we struggled at times tonight because Milwaukee are not that good.

[Cane]

Spurs only allowed 33 points in the second half and it was the 2nd game of a back to back. Not bad.

Boykins circus shot :wow That really got the crowd going :lol

[Cessation]

What did malik say to bonner? How did he call him ginger exactly?

[The Truth #6]

I love that 5 step travel by Dice for that last dunk...and no call right even though it was right in front of the ref. Gritty gutty Scott Skiles kept freaking out about it, which was amusing.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

lol yeah I thought I was doing better with that this season, but I am slipping back into bad habits with that the last week or two which I need to get out of.

Self-awareness is the doorway to happiness. ;)

[DesignatedT]

What did malik say to bonner? How did he call him ginger exactly?

After Bonner tweeked his hamstring or groin or something Malik made a comment about him running "gingerly" down the court the next possession. Or something along those lines.

[Dex]

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http://www.jsonline.com/sports/bucks/113419964.html

Another tough loss for Bucks at home
By Charles F. Gardner
Jan. 12, 2011

Another marquee opponent came calling at the Bradley Center on Wednesday night.

This time it was the San Antonio Spurs, a poised outfit carrying the best record in the National Basketball Association.

And the result was a familiar one for the Milwaukee Bucks: an agonizingly close defeat.

Manu Ginobili again had a big hand in beating the Bucks as the Spurs rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to grab a 91-84 victory.

The veteran guard finished with a game-high 23 points and seven rebounds and four assists and helped stymie Bucks guard John Salmons in the final 3 minutes after the Bucks had trimmed a nine-point deficit to one point.

"Defensively we were very solid the whole second half," Ginobili said. "We knew they were going to look for him (Salmons) on pick-and-rolls; he's a good player.

"We didn't blitz, but we really helped on him. They were lacking some shooters at that point, so we really collapsed the defense on him. Everybody was shifting so he couldn't see the whole floor or take easy shots."

The Bucks scored just 33 points in the second half after bolting to a 51-43 lead at intermission.

And the Spurs (33-6) got a huge lift from sharpshooter Matt Bonner, who scored all 17 of his points in the second half when he went 7 for 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from three-point range.

"He had a good game," said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "He played under control, took the shots that were available and drove it when necessary. He made one shot with his eyes closed at the nail (end of the clock)."

Popovich referred to Bonner's 15-footer with 57.2 seconds left that boosted San Antonio's lead to 87-82. The Bucks couldn't get any closer as center Andrew Bogut missed shots on their next two possessions.

Tim Duncan added 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as the Spurs beat the Bucks for the fourth straight time.

Milwaukee (14-22) lost to the Miami Heat in overtime on Friday night in its previous Bradley Center appearance. The defeat Wednesday dropped the Bucks' home record to 8-9.

"It's not like you're going to start the second half and run away from a team like San Antonio," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. "That may happen one out of 50 times you play them.

"But you've got to come out and make sound, professional plays. We just turned it, turned it (over). We stared down our teammates and threw it right to San Antonio.

"We still had our chances. We just weren't able to make the plays."

The Bucks committed nine of their 11 turnovers in the second half and shot just 31.4% (11 of 35) after intermission.

"San Antonio is one of the few teams, they don't have the peaks and valleys," Bucks guard Earl Boykins said. "They just play consistent basketball for 48 minutes.

"Tonight we didn't do that, and it showed. A lot of shooting comes from defense. We weren't able to get the stops. Every time down the court you're going against the half-court set. They're one of the best half-court defensive teams in the league."

Salmons led the Bucks with 17 points and Bogut added 15 points and 14 rebounds while playing 38 minutes.

"We had trouble getting him (Bogut) the ball a little bit," Skiles said. "We got him the ball enough in the second half.

"I thought he made some nice plays out of there. They were coming down and doubling him pretty aggressively. He moved the ball. We just didn't get anything out of it."

The Bucks held a 66-65 lead after three quarters Wednesday, but three-pointers by Gary Neal, Bonner and Ginobili helped the Spurs take a 76-70 advantage and prompted a timeout by Skiles with 9:04 remaining.

San Antonio extended its margin to 81-72 before the Bucks responded with a three-point play by Ilyasova and two baskets by Salmons, including a three-pointer, to make it 81-80.

But Salmons missed a potential go-ahead jumper, and the Spurs took control with a basket by Ginobili on a drive in the lane and a dunk by Duncan with 1:22 left.

[TampaDude]

Easy win...NEXT!

GO SPURS GO!!!!!