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Sunday, Mar. 12 3:30pm ET
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Tim Thomas scored 22 points and Ray Allen and Sam Cassell added 18 apiece as Milwaukee held Cleveland to a nine-point second quarter and cruised to a 103-72 victory Sunday. In a matchup of two slumping teams, the Bucks returned to the fluid passing and accurate shooting that were their trademarks before a 3-12 skid knocked them from fourth place to ninth in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks, who were blown out at home by New Jersey on Friday, won at the Bradley Center for just the third time in 12 games. Cleveland shot 39 percent, made 20 turnovers and went 0-for-12 on 3-pointers while losing at Milwaukee for the fifth straight time. The Cavaliers had just three field goals in the final 15 minutes of the first half, while the Bucks passed the ball skillfully and hit as many open shots as the Cavs missed. Milwaukee made an 18-2 run to begin the second quarter, capped by consecutive three-point plays from Darvin Ham and Allen. Lamond Murray had 16 points and Andre Miller added 15 to lead the Cavs, who have lost three straight and six of their last nine. Leading scorer Shawn Kemp looked bored, scoring six of his 11 points in garbage time after spending much of the middle quarters on the bench in foul trouble. The loss was the second-worst of the Cavaliers' dismal season. Cleveland's 72 points were the fewest the Bucks have allowed this season. Milwaukee outrebounded Cleveland 49-33 while holding Murray, Wesley Person and Bob Sura to a combined 7-of-32 shooting. Outside of Miller's aggressive play, the Cavaliers only showed life early in the fourth quarter when Danny Ferry and Thomas exchanged hard shoves and had to be separated. The two continued trash-talking as Thomas scored the Bucks' next six points and assisted on another basket by Cassell, which put Milwaukee up 80-55. Thomas, who has picked up his offensive play recently, led the Bucks in scoring for the second time in three games from his sixth-man role.
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