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Ilyasova shines as Bucks rout Clippers
By ESPN.com
Posted Dec. 20 2014

Good: Ersan Ilyasova. Ersan Ilyasova has had his career rejuvenated the past few weeks since being put in the starting lineup. Ilyasova led the Bucks with 23 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocked shots in the rout of the Los Angeles Clippers. Ilyasova finished 7-og-16 from the field in the 35 minutes.

Bad: Chris Paul. CP3 struggled with the defense of Reggie Jackson and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two defenders were able to hold Paul to 8-of-18 shooting from the floor. Paul got his scoring up after Jackson fouled out after only 17 minutes of game action.

Rookie Watch: Jabari Parker. Parker bounced back from a terrible 3-of-14 shooting night against the Kings. The former Blue Devil put up 19 points with 5 assist while shooting 50% from the field in 33 minutes.

X-Factor: Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak had another strong outing against the Clippers. Antetokounmpo did a little of everything finishing with 21 points, 10 boards, 5 assist in the blowout victory.

On Tap: Charlotte Hornets

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Jackson takes over in OT as Milwaukee tops Charlotte
By ESPN.com
Posted Dec. 23 2014

Good: Reggie Jackson. Since being traded to the Bucks, Jackson has played like one of the top point guards in the league. He continued that play against the Bucks as he racked up 29 points (10 in overtime), 7 rebounds, and 10 assist in 41 minutes. Jackson shot 8-of-15 and went a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line in the overtime victory, completely outplaying Kemba Walker.

Bad: Kemba Walker. The former NCAA MOP shooting woes on the season continued. Coming into the game, Walker was shooting 39% from the floor and 32% from three. Against the Bucks he finished with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assist. But he needed 20 shots to score his points. he also went a mid boggling 1-of-11 from three in the loss.

Rookie Watch: Jabari Parker. The number two overall pick also had struggles finding his shot. Parker finished with 22 points but he only went 8-of-20 and 3-of-11 from three in 38 minutes of action. He did pull down 6 rebounds and had 2 blocked shots.

X-Factor: John Henson. SInce returning from his concussion, Henson has racked up back to back double-doubles in the two games he's played. Against the Hornets, henson scored 11 points and hauled in 10 rebounds off the bench in 20 minutes.

On Tap: Atlanta Hawks

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Magic Fire Vaughn

12/26/14 --The Orlando Magic have fired coach Jacque Vaughn, sources told ESPN.com Friday night.

The Magic are sitting dead last in the Eastern conference with a 7-25 record, only the Los Angeles Lakers have a worse record then the Magic.

Even though up and coming shooting guard Victor Oladipo missed time with an eye injury to start the season, But the Magic "expected more," and there was "no incident" that led to Vaughn's ouster, one source told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

Assistant coach Logan Schmidt will serve as the team's interim head coach

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Bucks trio shine in win over Hawks
By ESPN.com
Posted Dec. 26 2014

Good: Reggie Jackson. Reggie Jackson showed once again why it was a bad idea for the Thunder to move him. Jackson notched a triple double in the 118-104 win over the Hawks putting up 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assist while finishing 6-of-11 from the field and 12-of-16 from the charity stripe.

Bad: Jeff Teague. At first glance, it looks like Teague had a great game, 29 points, 4 rebounds, and 10 assist. But once you look further down that stat sheet you see his terrible shooting numbers. Teague went 13-of-33 from the floor including 1-of-9 from behind the arc in the loss.

Rookie Watch: Jabari Parker. Parker was one of three Bucks to net 20 points against the Hawks. Parker finished the night with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assist in 30 minutes. Hemade 9 of his 19 shot attempts.

X-Factor: Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak got in on the scoring and filled up that stat sheet against the Hawks. Giannis went 8-of-13 for 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assist, 5 steals, and 3 blocked shots!

On Tap: Atlanta Hawks

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Mayo drops 40 off the bench in win over Hawks
By ESPN.com
Posted Dec. 27 2014

Good: O.J. Mayo. Mayo came off the bench and put on a scoring clinic against the Atlanta Hawks. In just 22 minutes, Mayo dropped a season high 40 points on 13-of-19 shooting including going 11-of-16 from behind the arc. In a game where go to score Jabari Parker struggled, Mayo carried the scoring load for the Bucks as they won their 5th straight game.

Bad: Jeff Teague. For the 2nd night in a row, point guard Jeff Teague took a 30+ shots in a losing effort against the Bucks. Teague led the way with 34 points and 9 assist, but that 31 points never look good when you need 31 shots to get them. Teague was doing this while Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver, and Al Horford combined for 27 shots all together.

Rookie Watch: Jabari Parker. Parker had a quiet game in the victory scoring 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the floor. he also pitched in with 3 rebounds and 3 assist in 26 minutes of action.

X-Factor: Reggie Jackson. Jackson once again baited Teague into playing hero ball while he controlled the game efficiently. Jackson finished with 23 points and 8 assist while going 7-of-12 from the floor and 8-of-13 from the free throw line in the win.

On Tap: Charlotte Hornets

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Bucks make it six straight after 109-99 win over Hornets
By ESPN.com
Posted Dec. 29 2014

Good: Reggie Jackson, It was just another day at the office for Reggie Jackson against the Charlotte Hornets. Jackson finished with 25 points 2 rebounds and 10 assist. Jackson did this while shooting a scorching 10-of-12 from the field in the victory.

Bad: Kemba Walker. Walker played absolutely no defense against Jackson as he got past Walker all night with ease for easy lay up after easy lay up. Walker scored 23 points but he had a sub-par night shooting the ball going 7-of-19 from the floor and 1-of-5 from three.

Rookie Watch: P.J. Hairston. Hairston made the kost of the 13 minutes he saw off the bench for the Hornets. The Hornets 1st round pick put up 9 points and 3 rebounds while going 3-of-4 from behind the arc in the loss.

X-Factor: Jabari Parker. Parker notched another 20 point outing as he stretched out his lead in the rookie of the year race. Parker had a team high 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assist, and 2 steals in 35 minutes.

On Tap: Cleveland Cavaliers