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The Bucks limited Dwight Howard to 11 points and 14 rebounds, but had no defense for Richardson, who unleashed a barrage of 3-pointers in the second half that helped Orlando erase a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and pull ahead.

Jason Richardson scored 28 of his season-high 31 points in the second half and made nine 3-pointers to lead the Orlando Magic to a 99-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.

Bucks guard Brandon Jennings took just four shots, including one in the first half as his team fell behind by 17 points at intermission.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Stephen Jackson has got into a little bit of trouble this season with his coaches and the league which has resulted in him being benched for several different games.

Material for this post was a lot more clear-cut last Thursday. The Bucks were riding a three-game win streak buoyed by victories over the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat .

And that's a good thing, because he's stuck with it now that Andrew Bogut is missing eight to 12 weeks with a fractured left ankle.

ON THE COURT PLAYER OF THE GAME: Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings continued on his all-star campaign, daring the Eastern Conference coaches to keep him off the team with another sterling performance.

Brandon Jennings scored 31 points, including three 3-pointers in a critical stretch of the fourth quarter, and Milwaukee beat Miami 105-97 on Wednesday night for the Bucks' second win over the Heat this season.

It is a supposed truism that no one feels sorry for a team beset with injuries. In reality, though, plenty of players, coaches and front-office types will feel sorry for a rival when it hits an especially rough patch of health, as the Milwaukee Bucks have for the better part of two calendar years now.

But now it was time to close the game in the fourth quarter, with the Washington Wizards creeping within 11 points after trailing by 26 early in the third quarter.

Yes, there were plenty of Los Angeles fans in the Bradley Center. But veteran Drew Gooden led a balanced effort as the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off the Lakers, 100-89, before a crowd of 18, 027.

The Bucks led by 11 points at halftime and nearly overcame a nine-point Charlotte lead in the fourth quarter, but the bottom line was a 96-95 loss to the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena on Monday night.

The decision to extend Kevin Love's contract was an easy one for Minnesota Timberwolves President David Kahn.

Funny, but Kelvin Sampson coaching against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight has not garnered the attention that Kevin McHale coaching against the Timberwolves did on Monday.

Atlanta Hawks' Jeff Teague drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks' Beno Udrih, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan.

The jettisons of Corey Maggette and John Salmons were two of the most important transactions the Milwaukee Bucks made during the off-season. General manager John Hammond, who had a golden personnel touch before those moves, whiffed on both players.

Brandon Jennings scored 23 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 16 off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks held Miami to 37 percent shooting on the way to beating the Heat 91-82 on Sunday night.

The Milwaukee Bucks handed the New York Knicks their fifth straight loss by defeating them in Madison Square Garden by a score of 100-86 on Friday night.

Bogut Philadelphia - Finally, the Milwaukee Bucks received some encouraging injury-related news Sunday.

Since coming over in an offseason trade from the Charlotte Bobcats, Stephen Jackson has displayed the toughness and leadership that resulted in the Bobcats first playoff appearance.