11.07.2003

DETROIT (79) AT MILWAUKEE (94)
Stats

The Bucks shot 58.6 percent from the floor, and defeated Detroit, 94-79, in Day Four 
of the Pepsi Orlando Pro Summer League. Rookie T.J. Ford and Norm Richardson led the 
way for Milwaukee with 16 points each. Willie Deane scored 12 points to pace the Pistons. 

Milwaukee (2-2) came out of the gates fast, shooting 53.8 percent from the field during 
the first quarter. They also went to the free throw line 13 times in the opening stanza. 
Terrell McIntyre scored five points for the Bucks, as they led, 22-15. 

Marcus Haislip added to the Milwaukee lead after a layup with 4:34 remaining in the first 
half pushed the advantage to 35-25. Detroit (2-2) scrapped its way back into the contest, 
cutting the deficit to four points on several occasions. However, a pair of free throws 
by Lamont Barnes capped off a 6-0 run with just over a minute remaining, pushing Milwaukee's 
lead back to 10, 44-34. Ford, the eighth overall pick in this past NBA Draft, led all 
scorers in the first half with 10 points, and the Bucks held a 48-39 edge at halftime. 

After a Richardson trifecta and a pair of Pistons turnovers early in the third quarter, 
Milwaukee increased the lead to 55-39, after Ford drove through the defense and finished 
a layup with his right hand at the 7:52 mark. Richardson finished with nine points in the 
quarter, all on three-point baskets, and Milwaukee shot 66.7 percent (10-of-15) from the 
floor. The Bucks posted a 71-57 lead heading into the fourth. 

Alex Scales put the nail in the Pistons' coffin with 6:43 left in the contest, as he 
drove through the lane and powered down a right-handed dunk that shook the gym, then 
hit an ensuing free throw, pushing Milwaukeeâs advantage to 81-62. Scales finished 
with 11 points on the afternoon.