National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 99, Dallas 87
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 1, 2011
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Curtis Blair, #25 Tony Brothers, #43 Dan Crawford
Attendance:
13194
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Earl Boykins came off the bench to score 26 points as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks, 99-87, on Saturday night.
Playing without superstar Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas dropped its third straight game.
John Salmons added 21 points for Milwaukee, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
The Bucks led by as many as 13 in the second quarter before Dallas went on a late 15-4 run to close the gap to 52-50 at the half.
Dallas' Jason Terry hit a jumper late in the third quarter to tie the game at 69-69.
Milwaukee (13-18) led 73-71 at the start of the fourth quarter and extended the lead to eight points after a pair of field goals by Andrew Bogut. The Mavericks never got closer than six points the rest of the way.
Jose Juan Barea led Dallas (24-8) with 29 points, and Jason Kidd had 14 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and six steals.
Nowitzki injured his knee earlier in the week against Oklahoma City.
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Milwaukee |
|
JoseJuan Barea 29 |
Scoring |
Earl Boykins 26 |
|
Jason Kidd 9 |
Assists |
Earl Boykins 6 |
|
Jason Kidd 7 |
Rebounds |
Ersan Ilyasova 17 |
|
JoseJuan Barea 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Earl Boykins 7 |
|
Jason Kidd 6 |
Steals |
John Salmons 2 |
|
Brendan Haywood 1 |
Blocks |
Andrew Bogut 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Dallas
|
87 |
37.5 |
9-32 |
18-22 |
16 |
31 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
| Milwaukee
|
99 |
49.4 |
4-16 |
19-25 |
24 |
51 |
4 |
4 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Bucks have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .421 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .792 after a win and .625 after a loss.