Milwaukee Bucks News

After jumping out to a 17-2 lead, the Cavaliers worked really hard to blow the lead and managed to end the first quarter down by 3 points.

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 Bucks on Saturday night.

Jared Dudley had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Phoenix Suns, who never trailed in defeating the Sacramento Kings 98-84 on Saturday night.

Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan all had double-doubles after three quarters as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the dreadful Charlotte Bobcats yet another lopsided loss, 111-86 on Saturday night.

What's that you ask? The average production of player in the NBA for the 2011-12 season as of all games played by February 9th.

Last Thursday, Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng officially punched his ticket to Orlando as he was named a reserve for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game .

Last night the NBA packed in the action scheduling 12 games from coast-to-coast as the season continues towards the mid-point at breakneck speed.

Finishing the game was critical for the Milwaukee Bucks as they went down to the wire with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

A tough game of an already brutal schedule awaits. Magic fly to Wisconsin after facing the Hawks for a one-game trip.

Reggie Williams of the Charlotte Bobcats watches teammates Bismack Biyombo hit Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls in the face during their game at Time Warner Cable Arena on February 10, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The coaches' picks were announced in a TNT telecast Thursday night before the game between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.

In their lone national television performance of the season, the Sacramento Kings pulled off a 106-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder , the Western Conference's best squad.

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving probably won't play again tonight after suffering a concussion earlier this week, but Ramon Sessions will be there to pick up the slack.

Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics Time: 8:00PM EST, Thursday, February 9, 2012 Game #: Regular Season Game #25, Home Game #17 TV: TNT, TSN2 Radio: WEEI, KSPN, ESPNR Venue: TD Garden Officials: Derrick Stafford, Marat Kogut, Gary Zielinski The Line: The Celtics have won 5 straight, and 9 of their last 10.

The 2012 NBA All-Star game reserves were announced tonight, and the league's best and brightest will be meeting in Orlando on February 26th in a battle of the East vs.

Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry each scored 12 points, and the Rockets used a 57-13 edge in scoring from their backups to win their third straight and fourth in five games.

Stephen Jackson has been highly regarded as aA great teammate , but he alsoA has a reputationA of having a bad temper and being aA hothead.

For more thoughts and info on the Raps, plus plenty more sports ramblings, give me a follow on Twitter: @RealBenFisher. There are going to be nights this season where the Raptors just have to shrug their shoulders and acknowledge that they were simply the second-best team on the floor .

Eric Koreen reports that Amir's struggles lately have been partly due to "personal problems".A I'm guessing those problems are caused by the realization that he's being outplayed by a 7-foot Justin Bieber in Aaron Gray.

As the March 15 NBA trade deadline approaches, teams that need help will be actively searching for players that will help convert them from pretenders to contenders.