He played only 14 minutes. Jose Horne had his best game of the season, scoring 6 points and blocking two shots in 7 minutes. Crawford and Hinrich each had solid performances, while KG had his first truly fine game of the season.

The Bucks led most of the way, a couple of times by double digits. A 10-2 run late in the fourth gave me the lead, which I extended in the final minute when they put me on the line.

The second game in the back-to-back matchup resulted in a win for the Bucks. The game was close throughout, with several lead changes. KG struggled at the offensive end, scoring 17 points but shooting a dismal 6/17 from the field. I probably should have won this game, but Iruns spurred by playing a full court press as well as a couple of threes from Jon Barry late in the quarter reduced the deficit to single figures by the end of the period. KG remained hot throughout the third, scoring 16 points. Stack slowed up, scoring only 6 points in the third.

I thought that taking the lead in the fourth would be easy. I was wrong. I squandered a couple of opportunities and let the Wizards continue to score points in transition. The lead was soon back to double digits, and with 2:19 left in the game I finally admitted defeat. It was an ugly loss that probably should have been much worse if not for some inspired play in the third quarter. My defense was just