Quick recap of the next 3 games during the holiday stretch.

December 20 at Bradley Center
Spurs 99 Bucks 95
Tim Duncan and the defending world champs were to much for the Bucks as San Antonio won a close one tonight. Duncan had 34 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and 2 blocks to lead the winners. Manu Ginobili had 19 pts and 7 rebounds while Tony Parker had 17 points and 6 assists. The Bucks were led by Michael Redd and Bobby Simmons, who each tallied 27 points. Simmons was also Milwaukee's top rebounder with 11 boards. Philip "Fightin' Fitzie" Fitzpatrick had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, but he was no match for the much more experienced Duncan head-to-head. Even though the Bucks out-rebounded the Spurs 43-42, Milwaukee's weakness tonight was committing fouls. They committed 30 fouls, which led to 25 Spurs free throws made, compared to 16 Bucks points on 18 San Antonio hacks.


12/23/05 at the Bradley Center:Bucks beat Hornets, 96-82.
Michael Redd poured in 41 points to help the Bucks snap their 3-game losing streak. He had big help from Philip Fitzpatrick, who had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists plus 3 blocks. His rookie counterpart, New Orleans point guard Chris Paul, also did well:22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Kirk Snyder had 15 points while David West scored 13.

NEWS FLASH!
On December 24, the Bucks' owner, Sen. Herb Kohl announced that a meet and greet will be at the Calatrava, officially welcoming Bucks forward Philip Fitzpatrick to Milwaukee, that will be on December 31st, more details to come.


12/26/05 at TD Waterhouse Center
Bucks 86, Orlando Magic 71
Once again, Michael Redd and Bobby Simmons teamed up to score the majority of Milwaukee's points as Redd scored 36 and Simmons tallied 20 while the Bucks defense held Orlando to 71 points, Milwaukee's fewest points yielded this season. Fightin' Fitzie only scored 7 points, but grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked 6 shots! Dwight Howard had 21 points and 10 boards along with 2 blocks, also Jameer Nelson had 19 points and 5 assists to lead the Magic.The Bucks are now 15-9 this season, and with 2 more games left in 2005 (12/27 at Miami & 12/30 vs. New York) the Bucks look to impress everyone when '06 rolls around!