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January 14, 2012

NBA Milwaukee Bucks at Dallas Mavericks


Milwaukee Bucks 76
Dallas Mavericks 102




SCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 T
Milwaukee Bucks 23 22 18 13 76
Dallas Mavericks 32 28 23 19 102
The Milwaukee Bucks suffered their 7th road-loss this season Friday night, facing the World champion Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee again playing without center Andrew Bogut, out of the starting lineup with a possible concussion.

After leading 32-23 in the opening quarter, the Mavericks cruise to a 60-45 advantage at the break, Dallas guard Vince Carter setting the pace with 14 points and guard Jason Terry adding 11 off the bench, converting 2-of-4 three's.

Falling behind 63-83 starting 4th period action, Milwaukee sinks to new lows in the final quarter, failing to convert a basket for three minutes as the World Champion Mavericks cruise to a 90-65 lead, en route to a lopsided 102-76 win.

Top game scorer, Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings dropped in 19 points and guard Shaun Livingston added 15 off the bench.

The Bucks shot a disappointing 37.2% on the night, converting only 29-of-78 shot attempts, and making 5-of-24 three point attempts.

Carter and Terry finish with 16 and 17 points, respectively, for the Mavericks.

Milwaukee (4-7) takes on the Philadelphia 76ers (8-3) Monday, January 16; tipoff time from the Wells Fargo Center is 1:00pm.

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