Ramon Sessions inspires Charlotte Bobcats to a 102-98 comeback win over Milwaukee Bucks: NBA Recap
Monta Ellis scored 31 points for Milwaukee Bucks but Ramon Sessions’ 23 points led the Charlotte Bobcats to a 102-98 comeback win here at Time Warner Cable Arena Monday night.
Bobcats are a much improved side this season compared to last year as they are 5-4 up already. In comparison, it took them 36 games to score their 5th win.
Kemba Walker scored 19 points; Byron Mullens posted 19 points and grabbed 9 rebounds while Michael Kidd Gilchrist added 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winning cause.
A Byron Mullens jumper for the Bobcats tied the score at 4 early in the first period. Milwaukee kept Charlotte in check early in the quarter and a Brandon Jennings layup made it 10-12 for the Bucks. Bobcats started pulling ahead slowly though and a Ramon Sessions jump shot put them up by 18-12. Ellis knocked down a three pointer for the Bucks to reduce the deficit down to 18-20 before the Bobcats went for an 8-0 spree to go up 28-18. They were leading 30-23 by the end of the period.
Milwaukee started slashing the Bobcats lead in the second period and a Mike Dunleavy layup made it a one basket game at 31-34. The score was tied at 36 and a John Henson jumper put the Bucks up 38-36. It was pretty close in the second period as both teams kept on exchanging leads and the score was tied on 40, 42, 44, 46, and 48. A deuce by Mullens put the Bobcats up again on 53-52 and they went into the locker room leading by 55-54.
The Bobcats were up 66-62 early in the third period but Milwaukee stayed within striking range and a Jennings floating jumper for the Bucks bridged the gap down to 67-69. Sessions made a jump shot to tie the score on 71; however the Bucks started pulling ahead later in the period and were leading 81-77 going into the final quarter.
Bucks pushed their lead to 85-77 early in the final period and were holding a comfortable 92-81 lead around the halfway mark. The Bobcats had some fight left in them and responded with a 10-2 burst to reduce the deficit down to 91-94.
In the ensuing passage, Sessions sank one in from downtown to tie the score at 96. An Ellis free throw tied the score at 98 before Walker added two from free throws to hand the lead to Bobcats again. The Bobcats then defended well in the last minute of the game and Bucks gave away a foul in desperation. That move backfired and the Bobcats went on to complete a 102-98 win.
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