Shaq: still a force from coast to coast, but
Fitzie was just as good!
Tuesday, December 14
Milwaukee 96, Miami 90 at the Bradley Center
Another hard-fought home win against another quality upper-crust NBA team for the Bucks! Yeah! The Bucks defeated the Heat 96-90 tonight at the Bradley Center, as Michael Redd scored 40 points to pace the Purple and Green. However, he fouled out late in the 4th, but 7'1" rookie forward/center Philip Fitzpatrick was equally great with a 19 point, 9 rebound, 4 block performance. Fightin' Fitzie had a far better performance than Miami's Shaq O'Neal, who had 13 points, 6 rebounds and NO blocks. In fact, the Bucks' Jamaal Magloire had more rebounds (12) tonight than the Diesel. Also, Bobby Simmons was excellent, with 14 points and 8 rebounds. The Bucks did their best in stopping Dwyane Wade, but he had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. And Gary Payton, filling in for an injured Jason Williams (who was hurt in today's game, he'll be out for 5 contests) was superb from the bench with 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Even though Miami outrebounded the Bucks (46 to 42) and outdistributed them (24 to 13), the Bucks forced Miami to commit 11 turnovers while they only made 6. Now that's how you play winning defensive basketball! Now the Bucks travel to Boston, where they will play the Celtics on Friday, and Philip Fitzpatrick will be visiting his friend Fr. Harold Feeney, who used to be his grade school principal at Notre Dame Catholic School in New Hyde Park... should be an interesting visit to one of Philip's favorite cities, Boston...
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