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Jefferson helps Bucks edge Warriors
posted 03/08/09
12:17 am
Luke Ridnour totaled 17 points and five assists for the Bucks, who saw their three-game slide become history. Charlie Bell racked up 16 points and Ramon Sessions 15 with nine helpers.
Charlie Villanueva chipped in 14 points and seven boards in the win.
Jamal Crawford went 6-for-10 from three-point range en route to 32 points for the Warriors, who have dropped three in a row and six of seven overall. Stephen Jackson added 23 points and 11 helpers while Corey Maggette totaled 22 points.
Two free throws from Maggette brought the visitors within 122-118 with 63 ticks left to play.
After winding the clock down, Sessions had his layup bid blocked and the Warriors brought the ball upcourt. Maggette's three-pointer, though, was an airball and the Bucks held on for the win.
"When you play against teams like Golden State, you want to play up tempo but you don't want to get too crazy jacking up shots with them," said Jefferson. "I thought Ramon (Sessions) and Luke (Ridnour) did a good job of playing at the pace that we needed."
The Bucks led 33-28 after the first quarter and were on top 62-53 heading into the break.
The teams traded baskets and the deficit hovered around 10 points, before Marco Belinelli hit a three to make it 94-85 heading into the final 12 minutes.
Trailing by 13 in the fourth frame, Maggette hit a jumper and Crawford nailed a three to spark an epic 15-2 run that knotted the game at 104. Crawford's three and Jackson's free throw closed it out with 5:55 left in the tilt.
It stayed a one-possession game until Jefferson's layup, Villanueva's two free throws and Sessions' three-pointer made it 119-111 with 2:07 showing on the clock.
Game Notes
The Bucks are 19-12 in Milwaukee this season...Golden State closed out a four- game road trip at 1-3...The Warriors are only 6-27 away from Oakland this season...The Warriors defeated the Bucks, 119-96, on December 10 this season at ORACLE Arena and had won three straight in the series...Milwaukee is 21-6 over the past 27 contests as the host in this series.
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