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Celtics and Bucks hope to get untracked

Nov 25, 2006 - 2:52 PM Boston (4-8) at Milwaukee (4-8) 9:00 pm EST

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- A pair of teams aim to improve on identical 4-8 records as the Boston Celtics visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

The Bucks will try to continue their recent success against the Celtics. Milwaukee won all three games last season, and has beaten Boston 14 of its last 17 times at home.

Milwaukee beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday to snap a three-game losing streak. Michael Redd scored 11 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to give the Bucks just their second win in their last nine games.

Ruben Patterson added 18 points and seven rebounds while Andrew Bogut had 14 and nine for Milwaukee, which is trying to record back-to-back victories for the first time this season.

Boston has lost two in a row, including a 101-77 rout to the New York Knicks. Wally Szczerbiak scored 16 points and Paul Pierce added 12, on 4-of-10 shooting for the Celtics, who were outscored, 48-26 in the paint, and outrebounded, 48-30.

The 77 points were a season-low as was the 38 percent (29-of-76) shooting percentage.

The Celtics have lost three of four on the road this season.