Sacramento Kings vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Second half analysis
Third Quarter
Carl Landry grabbed a turnaround jump shot at the beginning of the third quarter, as the ball was in possession of the Kings after Donte Greene had grabbed a rebound for them. Andrew Bogut made a dunk, and then sealed a lay-up shot after an assist from John
Salmons to extend the Bucks to four at 45-41. Greene then made a jump shot to score, while Keyon Dooling tricked a three pointer with an assist from John Salmons.
Landry made another jump shot that was assisted by Semih Udrih for the Kings to level the scores at 50-all. Dooling then missed a three-pointer for the Bucks with over eight minutes on the clock. Soon after that Tyreke Evans committed an offensive foul for
the Kings, and then gave away a turnover as well.
Ersan Ilyasova was substituted by Larry Sanders with eight minutes remaining, and Andrew Bogut tried a hook shot, which was blocked by Samuel Dalembert. Sanders then committed a shooting foul, and Udrih grabbed both free throws for the Kings. In the dying
minutes of the quarter Sanders made a dunk shot for the Bucks, as Chris Douglas- Roberts added an assist, and once again the scores were tied at 54-all.
The quarter ended with the Kings holding a two point advantage at 64-62.
Fourth Quarter
The Bucks Earl Boykins gave away a turnover at the start of the quarter, while Salmons gave an out of bounds ball turnover. Omri Casspi then missed a three pointer with eleven minutes left on the clock. Sanders grabbed a rebound for the Bucks soon after,
and Salmons committed an offensive foul for the Bucks.
Boykins clinched a three pointer for the Bucks after Salmons assist, and the Kings were leading 67-65. Francisco Garcia made a three point shot for the Kings, and Jackson gave him an assist to produce a five-point lead over the Bucks 70-65. Boykins went
for a jump shot and scored 15 points in the process.
Sanders made a jump shot to cut the Kings lead to just one at 69-70. The Kings however responded with a tip shot from DeMarcus Cousins to give them a three point edge over the Bucks at 72-69.
The game was tied with just six minutes left in game, and Dalembert’s foul changed the direction of the game for the Kings. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute grabbed one of the free throws that came their way to give the Bucks a 76-75 lead. After a series of turnovers,
bad passes, fouls and jump shots, the Bucks won the game 84-79.
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