Bucks grab road win
4/12/2006
Australian Andrew Bogut has scored 11 points and dragged down eight rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks surprised the Golden State Warriors with a 115-110 road victory.
Guard Charlie Bell top-scored for the Bucks with 28 points, while Michael Redd scored 24 points, and Ruben Patterson chipped in with 18 points of his own.
Troy Murphy led the Warriors with 23 points and all-star guard Baron Davis scored 19 points and dished out 11 assists.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers continued their dominance over city rivals the Clippers with a 97-88 victory.
Kobe Bryant was once again dominant, scoring a game-high 29 points, while forward Lamar Odom was steady with 18 points and eight boards.
Elton Brand and Cuttino Mobley both tried hard for the Clippers, scoring 18 points apiece, but once the Lakers found the front in the second quarter they never relinquished the lead.
In other matches, Vince Carter scored 41 points as the New Jersey Nets held off the Philadelphia 76ers 112-107, the Miami Heat edged past the Memphis Grizzlies 98-97, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Sacramento Kings 100-98, the Toronto Raptors proved too strong for the New York Knicks 103-100, the Chicago Bulls thrashed the Washington Wizards 112-94, the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Indiana Pacers 121-101, the Utah Jazz continued their good recent form with a 109-107 victory over the Seattle Supersonics and in a low-scoring affair the Houston Rockets were too good for the Cleveland Cavaliers 81-63.
NBA results from Saturday (US)
Nets 112 76ers 107
Grizzlies 97 Heat 98
Spurs 100 Kings 98
Knicks 100 Raptors 103
Bulls 112 Wizards 94
Rockets 81 Cavaliers 63
Nuggets 121 Pacers 101
Jazz 109 Sonics 107
Clippers 88 Lakers 97
Warriors 110 Bucks 115