MILWAUKEE – It’s been an up-and-down season for Ersan Ilyasova, but his season-high 21-point, 12-rebound performance Friday in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 108-93 victory over Charlotte may be the latest sign that a turnaround is underway.
MILWAUKEE – Ersan Ilyasova set season highs with 21 points and 12 rebounds, providing an off-the-bench spark in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 108-93 runaway victory Friday night against the Charlotte Bobcats in Milwaukee.
Playing the team with the Eastern Conference’s longest losing streak might be just what the Milwaukee Bucks need to break out of their recent funk.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Scott Skiles wanted to insert Larry Sanders into the Milwaukee Bucks’ starting lineup for Saturday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. The coach relented when the high-energy forward said he preferred a reserve role.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alexey Shved scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Love overcame a nasty stomach bug to collect 15 points and 14 rebounds in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 95-85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
WHAT IT MEANS: Just call Steve Novak the Homecoming King.
Novak, a Wisconsin native, returned home Wednesday night and put on a show for the locals. He poured in a season-high 19 points and five 3-pointers in the Knicks’ blowout road win, 102-88 over the Milwaukee Bucks.
It was Novak’s second strong game in the Knicks’ past three; he also had five threes in the Knicks’ win Sunday over Detroit. He seems to have shaken his early-season slump — a good sign for the short-handed Knicks.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 102-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
The Dallas Mavericks (7-8) travel to United Center to face the Chicago Bulls (6-7) at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 28.
With former MVPs Derrick Rose and Dirk Nowitzki sidelined, this is a matchup of two franchises struggling to find an identity without their leaders.
Chicago is hoping to eliminate the sour taste following Monday night’s debacle against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls surrendered a 27-point second-half lead in a 93-92 home loss to the same Bucks team they had beaten in Milwaukee just two nights before.
Dallas enters tonight’s game in the midst of a two-game skid. They were obliterated by Mike D’Antoni’s Lakers 115-89 on Saturday night, then suffered a crushing 100-98 loss to the 76ers in Philadelphia last night.
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The NBA schedule for Nov. 28 through Nov. 30 features the New York Knicks, who have fallen from first to sixth place in the power rankings, against the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards. The following schedule has a complete list of the games.

