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Boston Celtics and
Milwaukee Bucks both look to rebound from losses when the teams meet at the Bradley Center on Saturday.
The Celtics had a six-game winning streak snapped by Dallas on Friday, falling to the Mavericks at the FleetCenter, 97-86.
Antoine Walker paced the Celtics with 22 points, while Shammond Williams and Tony Delk added 19 apiece for Boston, which lost for the first time since falling at Washington on October 31.
Boston's leading scorer, Paul Pierce, continued his shooting woes, as he finished 4-of-20 from the field for the second straight game. Pierce had a season-low nine points.
Boston is 3-1 on the road this season, winning its last three, and 3-2 against the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks had their two-game winning streak halted on Friday, as they lost to the Pacers in overtime, 103-100, at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Ray Allen scored 24 points and Sam Cassell added 20, as the Bucks lost for only the second time in their last six games. Milwaukee came from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to send the game into an extra session.
Allen hit a running jumper in the lane with 27 seconds remaining in overtime to give Milwaukee a 100-99 lead. After a timeout, Ron Artest received the to give Milwaukee a 100-99 lead. After a timeout, Ron Artest received the inbounds pass and hit a turnaround shot while being fouled. Artest completed the three-point play and gave the Pacers a 102-100 lead with 13.1 seconds to play.
Cassell then missed a jumper with two-tenths of a second remaining, sealing the win for Indiana.
The Bucks are 3-1 at home this season and 4-3 versus the East.
Milwaukee won the first three meetings with Boston last season before the Celtics claimed the final tilt. The Bucks have won seven of the last nine and 12 of the last 15 overall against Boston. The Celtics have dropped six straight and nine of their last 10 at Milwaukee.