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Bucks get 30 points from Williams in win
(AP)
Updated: 2005-12-31 14:03
MILWAUKEE - Mo Williams scored 30 points and Michael Redd added 22 to lead
the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-108 victory over the struggling New York Knicks on
Friday night.
Williams, staring at point guard while T.J. Ford misses two
weeks with a sprained foot, led the Bucks' dynamic backcourt as Milwaukee
improved to 14-1 when scoring more than 100 points.
Bobby Simmons had 18 points and Jamaal Magloire added 15 for the Bucks.
The Knicks dropped to 7-21 ¡ª matching their worst start since 1986-87 ¡ª and
fell into last place in the Atlantic Division, percentage points behind Toronto
(8-22).
Stephon Marbury had 23 points and 12 assists one game after he didn't hit a
shot from the field and was criticized by coach Larry Brown. Maurice Taylor
scored 18 points, Channing Frye added 15 and Eddy Curry 12.
Taylor picked up his fifth foul with 7:36 left, and the Knicks were in the
penalty with 5:03 remaining after Curry also picked up his fifth.
Milwaukee took a lead just before the start of the fourth after a 9-0 run,
and the Knicks had a 4-minute stretch early in the fourth without a field goal.
New York cut the Bucks' lead to 97-96 after Nate Robinson, who finished with
19 points, hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws.
Simmons answered with a fadeaway jumper and added a breakaway dunk, while
Williams scored on another fast break layup to give Milwaukee a 103-96 lead with
2:09 left.
The Knicks never had the ball with a chance to tie after that.
Before the game, Brown said the situation with Marbury wasn't an issue. He
was critical of his point guard after the Knicks' loss Wednesday to the Orlando
Magic for not being aggressive enough.
Marbury finished that game with five points and was 0-for-7 from the field,
but Brown said general manager Isiah Thomas hasn't asked about the dynamic and
emotional playmaker.
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