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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.
What did malik say to bonner? How did he call him ginger exactly?
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.
Self-awareness is the doorway to happiness.
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.
Views from the Other Side:
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.
Easy win...NEXT!
GO SPURS GO!!!!!
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