The Bucks Fall Short In Overtime Thriller
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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 31 -- The Bucks put up a very strong effort against one of the Best sides in the league but just fell short in overtime. The Bucks go on with a Record of 0-1. While the Pistons go 1-0 up.
Chauncey Billups scored 29 points and had 6 assists while Rasheed and Tayshaun Prince put up 16 and 12 points and 11 and 12 rebounds respectively.
The Bucks got off to a really active and quick start in the first with Michael Redd shooting 3/3 from Downtown to give the Bucks a 3 point lead at the Break. The Pistons came back with some hot shooting by Billups narrowing the gap to 3 at the Break. But from the end of the 2nd and to the start of the 3rd, The bucks just couldnt shoot missing 11 consecutive shots. The pistons just couldnt take advantage and by the end of the quarter the Pistons were 2 points up.
The Last quarter was a struggle at most with no team leading by more than 6. The Bucks were down by 6 with 2:12 left and by the 47 second mark the game was tied up. One of the most important moments in the game lead to chauncey billups turning over the ball with 29 secs but Redd couldnt hit the shot which gave them the lead. Mcdyess shot the last shot of regular time but it wouldnt go in. Bogut showing his clutch game with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 blk in 4th including 4 offense rebounds. Overtime.
The Bucks showed will in the last to try to stay with the Pistons in Overtime But the pistons got up by 5 with 2:34 left. The bucks got within one with 1:02 left but that was the closet they ever got again.
Bogut scored 24 points, had 10 rebounds and had 6 blocks for the Bucks. Redd with 22 points and T.J Ford had 21 points and 4 assists. Theo Ratliff added 5 blocks and 6 points in 23 minutes
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Redd Shoots from Downtown
Ratliff comes up big in the Defensive side and Blocks Big Ben
Bogut shows that he can block