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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- George Karl didn't like the win. He didn't like
his players. And he didn't like the officials.
"I thought our team and the referees should be fined," the
coach fumed after his Milwaukee Bucks frittered away a double-digit
lead and had to hang on for a 99-91 victory Saturday night against
the Washington Wizards.
The Wizards lost their seventh in a row.
"I thought our team was awful and the referees were awful," he
said.
The combination of Washington making 15 of 17 free throws and 17
points from Richard Hamilton in the fourth quarter left Karl in an
ornery mood.
The Bucks were called for 32 fouls while the Wizards were tagged
with 27. Milwaukee shot only four free throws in the final period.
Sam Cassell scored 19 points for Milwaukee before fouling out in
the fourth.
"Some of the fouls in the third and fourth quarters were
incredible," Karl said.
"It's hard to play basketball sometimes when the referees are
just blowing the whistle," he said. "They look at the scoreboard
and try to even out the fouls. It makes the game ugly."
Hamilton, who had 18 points off the bench against the Bucks two
weeks ago, sparked the Wizards again. In the fourth quarter, he was
5-for-12 from the field and 9-for-10 from the line.
He had two free throws, a three-point play, a jumper and steal
during a 15-0 run that trimmed down a 22-point deficit with 5:58
left to play.
But Glenn Robinson, who had 22 points, fed Tim Thomas for a
layup and then Robinson added a dunk as Milwaukee momentarily
stopped the surge.
"We have to do a better job down the stretch, closing the game
out," Robinson said. He had seven assists and 12 rebounds.
The Wizards made a final run when Hamilton sandwiched a pair of
free throws around a technical free throw by Chris Whitney to pull
Washington to 92-86 with 3:07 left.
"It was a valiant effort," Whitney said. "But we can't get
down by 20 points and expect to comeback like that tonight."
Ray Allen scored 22 points and reserve Scott Williams had a
season-high 11 for Milwaukee. Rod Strickland added 16 points and 11
assists for Washington.
Allen and Robinson each had six points as the Bucks outscored
Washington 29-16 in the second quarter. Milwaukee built a
double-digit lead as the Wizards made just six of 18 shots.
Robinson's layup late in the second quarter gave the Bucks a
19-point lead, their biggest of the half.
Game notes
The Wizards are winless since beating the Bucks 107-100 at
the MCI Center on Nov. 25. ... Milwaukee's Jerome Kersey played
nine minutes in his first action since breaking his left wrist in a
game against Indiana last Sunday. He had missed two games. ... It
was the Bucks' fifth victory in a row at home against the Wizards.
... Milwaukee's Jason Caffey left the game with a migraine headache
and did not return. ... The Wizards had 38 points in the paint to
the Bucks' 32.
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RECAPS
Indiana 99
Charlotte 96
Cleveland 97
Atlanta 90
New York 96
Denver 88
Minnesota 85
LA Clippers 73
Milwaukee 99
Washington 91
San Antonio 105
Chicago 81
Utah 125
Golden State 114
Portland 114
Detroit 83
Houston 111
Seattle 104
Philadelphia 83
Vancouver 79
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