Bucks Outlast Pacers, Avoid Embarassment: Bucks 112 – Pacers 110
“We need multiple guys doing the damage out there. That’s our formula right now, that’s the way our team is constructed. We spread the ball around, I say it all the time, they’re unselfish and try and hit the open man and play good team basketball. When we’re playing well and we’re clicking we are gonna have four or five guys in double figures.”
- Scott Skiles 2/24/2010
Yes, one night before the Bucks put seven players into double figures, Scott Skiles was singing the praises of his teams unselfishness and insisting that it would take a lot of different scorers for the team to have success. And he always claims he doesn’t know what’s coming next.
You fooled us all Coach, you fooled us all.
The Bucks got double figure points from seven different players Thursday night.
John Salmons 20
Brandon Jennings 18
Ersan Ilyasova 17
Andrew Bogut 15
Luke Ridnour 12
Jerry Stackhouse 11
Carlos Delfino 10
And they needed every last point to get past the pesky Pacers in the fourth quarter. After taking control of the game in the second and further exerting their collective wills in the third, the Bucks let things get away from them a little in quarter four. After grabbing a 14-point lead, two Pacer threes sandwiched around a layup brought Indiana back within six points with four minutes to go.
But the Bucks kept one play ahead of the Pacers.
A Troy Murphy three to close the gap to just three points? Meet a Jennings jumper. An Earl Watson tip shot to make it a two point contest? Meet two free-throws for Salmons. The Bucks were losing it, without losing it and ultimately stopped before they lost it. Simple enough? Read more…




