Double-Digit Man 03.01.10 - 12:29am

Apparently, Stack’s season-high 16 points in a 94-71 Milwaukee rout of the Miami Heat Saturday night wasn’t good enough for him.

So No. 24 came back and topped it Sunday with 20 points in an overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Though Milwaukee's six-game win streak ended Sunday, No. 24 knows that the Bucks’ teamwork will help them continue their success.

“The confidence level is very high, and we’re really playing well as a team,” Stackhouse said. “Everyone is sharing the ball and getting it done at both ends of the court.”

STREAK STOPPER

After falling to a quick 10-point deficit Sunday versus the Hawks, Bucks’ Head Coach Scott Skiles acted fast, putting his subs. Stack proved it was the right decision. Said Brew Hoop:

“The Hawks flew to a 12-2 start and the Bucks looked like the team that started 6-19 on the road. Then, spurred on by Jerry Stackhouse, the Bucks looked a lot more like the team that had gone 6-0 away since. Stackhouse poured in 10 first-quarter points as Scott Skiles quickly had subbed in second-stringers Stackhouse, Ridnour, and Ilyasova with great results.”

They continued:

“Coming off a personal season-high 16-point day in the win over the Heat, Stackhouse dropped 10 points in the first quarter alone, effectively bringing the Bucks back in what looked like a lost game early...This makes four straight games in double figures for Jerry, for whom the Bucks were repeatedly running fourth quarter plays. And it’s not as though the team didn’t have other options. Overall, 20 points on 7-14 from the field and 6-6 at the line along with four rebounds.”

EXTINGUISHING THE HEAT

A Dwayne Wade-less Heat were no match for streaking Bucks Saturday. Stack connected on four of his seven three-pointers and finished February shooting almost 43% from beyond the arc.

Said Brew Hoop of his performance:

“On a night when Bogut was starved of possessions the burden of scoring fell to the Bucks’ guards and forwards, and whenever they needed a big shot they got it. The Heat must have felt like they were running up an escalator the wrong way—anytime they let up, the Bucks just kept pushing them down. Aside from his hot shooting, Stackhouse put an exclamation point on his best night as a Buck by volleyball spiking a Miami shot in the fourth.”

NEXT UP

Stack and the Bucks gear up for back-to-back games against the recently shaken-up Washington Wizards. Catch the action on FSN Wisconsin.

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