Bucks Break Thunder 5-Game Win Streak In OT
Written by Adam Papageorgiou    Sunday, 03 January 2010 00:35   

The Milwaukee Bucks kicked off their 2010 with a 103-97 overtime victory at the Bradley Center Saturday night, breaking their 4-game losing streak and ending the Oklahoma City Thunder's 5-game winning stretch. Kevin Durant hit a jumper for the travelling Thunder to make the score 88-88 with 2:33 remaining in regulation. The rest of the fourth period was a blur of each team missing several changes to change the game's outcome. Alas, the contest went into overtime.

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Michael Redd led the now 13-18 Bucks with 27 points, six of which came in the overtime period. Luke Ridnour only scored 12 points off the bench, but he put up four crucial extra time points including a huge lay-up with 21.9 seconds left that put Milwaukee's lead at 100-97 and was enough to hold off the Thunder. Andrew Bogut posted a very nice 23-point, 15-rebound double-double. Hakim Warrick poured in a mediocre 14 points off the pine considering he shot 5 of 15 from the field. Coach Scott Skiles' squad heads to New Jersey on Tuesday to take on an almost full-strength Nets team that's slowly getting its act together.

Russell Westbrook scored seven of his 17 points in the five-minute period. Westbrook also ended his night with 13 assists and 9 rebounds in a heartbreaking defeat on the road. Kevin Durant's 31 points and 4 blocks were somewhat negated by a rare 7 turnovers. No other player from Coach Scott Brooks' men scored in double digits. The Thunder stay on the road and hit Chicago on Monday to play a Bulls team that's won four straight contests.


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