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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Reserve point guard Chris Whitney scored eight
of Washington's final 13 points Saturday night to lift the Wizards
to a 107-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Juwan Howard scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the
Wizards snapped a two-game losing streak and dropped the Bucks'
road record to 0-5.
Richard Hamilton added 18 points off the bench for Washington,
which got a career-high 13 rebounds from reserve forward Cherokee
Parks.
Ray Allen led Milwaukee (3-9) with 37 points, shooting 8-of-18
from the field and 19-of-20 at the line. Sam Cassell, who fouled
out with 59.4 seconds left, added 22 points, nine rebounds and five
assists.
The Bucks, who won their final three road games last season,
play at Miami and Orlando before returning to Milwaukee.
The Wizards went through one of their familiar lapses midway
through the third quarter. After failing to draw a foul on Tim
Thomas, who blocked his shot, Felipe Lopez was whistled for a
technical at the other end for protesting a blocking call on Jahidi
White.
Thomas answered with a steal and assisted Allen on a running
dunk for a 70-62 lead with 5:33 remaining in the third.
The Bucks hit five of their first eight shots and took an 18-6
lead on Ervin Johnson's layup with 5:09 left in the first quarter.
After the Wizards missed seven of their first 10 shots, Hamilton
gave them a lift off the bench with a 3-pointer. Following a slam
by Jahidi White, Rod Strickland then scored seven straight, capped
by a three-point play with 1:35 left, pulling the Wizards an 18-18
tie.
Lindsay Hunter's driving layup with 1 second left gave Milwaukee
a 50-48 halftime lead.
Game
notes
Bucks forward Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson, who did not make
the trip, missed his second consecutive game with the flu . . .
Wizards guards Hamilton and Whitney distributed 400 turkey baskets
to disadvantaged families in Washington . . . Washington forward
Felipe Lopez, a native of the Dominican Republic, was one of 46
international players from 28 countries and territories to adorn
the NBA's opening-night rosters.
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RECAPS
Toronto 79
New York 75
Charlotte 109
Cleveland 98
Houston 91
Miami 80
Orlando 114
Atlanta 92
Dallas 108
Denver 84
Washington 107
Milwaukee 100
San Antonio 96
Philadelphia 76
Portland 86
New Jersey 84
Golden State 114
Minnesota 93
Phoenix 95
LA Clippers 89
Sacramento 125
Seattle 101
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