The Milwaukee Bucks snatched their fifth victory in a row on Saturday after holding off the Dallas Mavericks 97-95 at the Bradley Center.
Neither team led by more than five points in a game that saw 15 lead changes and 10 ties.
Rookie Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee's top pick in this year's NBA draft, had nine points, seven rebounds and two assists, shooting 2/9 from the field and 5/6 from the three throw line in 32 minutes. The Chinese was instrumental in the win by playing strong defence against last year's league MVP Dirk Nowitzki.
"I thought Yi was big at the end of the game on Dirk. Yi did a a real commendable job," said Bucks coach Larry Krystkoviak
With under a minute left in the game Yi tipped a loose ball to Andrew Bogut who put the Bucks up by 91-87.
At the 4:40 mark of the fourth quarter, Yi, who was posting up against Nowitzki, took the entry pass down on the block, quickly spun and then dunking over him and DeSegana Diop, giving the Bucks a 79-76 lead.
"According to the match boxscore, I really did a good job on defence and I am very happy about it," Yi said.
Jason Terry got hot for Dallas in the fourth quarter hitting 6 three pointers, but several big plays from the Bucks allowed Milwaukee to hold on.
Milwaukee continues to out rebound the opponents, winning the battle of the boards on this night 42-38.
The Bucks, with seven wins against four losses, are to take on Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night at home, a game that starts a tough four game in five night stretch.
Questions:
1.What is the name of the location where the match took place?
2.How many times during the game did the lead change?
3. What opponent did China’s Yi play on?
Answers:
1.The Bradley Center.
2.15 lead changes.
3.Dirk Nowitzki.
（英语点津 Celene 编辑）
About the broadcaster:
Brendan is an Australian who has been involved in education and writing for over a decade. He has been published most recently for the Tiger Airways Inflight magazine, The Bangkok Post, The Taipei Times and Japan's Hiroshima Outside Magazine. He holds a Masters Degree in Community Development and Management and has resided in China for over 3 years.
