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Bucks down Hawks for second straight win

The Bucks improved their record to 4-4 on Saturday night with a 105-96 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Bucks have now beat the Grizzlies and Hawks in back-to-back outings. Hey, at least they can beat the bad teams!

Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut each scored 21 points to lead Milwaukee. Bogut also pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the team.

The bench played a large role in the victory as well. Charlie Villanueva decided to play like he has talent and scored 17 points while grabbing 7 rebounds. Bobby Simmons scored 10 also giving the team a boost off the bench.

Mo Williams had another solid all-around game. Williams scored 11 points, dished out 10 assists and pulled down 8 boards. More importantly, Mo only took 9 shots from the field which is a good thing for the Milwaukee offense.

Yi Jianlian had his worst game as a pro scoring only 5 points. Yi went 0-4 from the field; scoring all of his points from the free throw line. Since CV was able to pick up the slack it isn’t a big deal, but Yi still needs to be consistent on a regular basis to become the player he has the ability to be.

The defense once again left something to be desired. Atlanta was able to shoot 47.6% from the field. Josh Smith led the Hawks with 38 points. Atlanta fell to 3-6 with the loss.

Milwaukee will take the court again on Tuesday night when the travel to Cleveland to face LeBron and the Cavaliers. The Cavs are without point guard Larry Hughes and this is a game that the Bucks need to pull out if they want to compete for a playoff spot.

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