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WED., APR 9, 2008 - 9:49 PM
Bucks: Villanueva stars in another loss
By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press

TORONTO -- Charlie Villanueva did his part to help the Milwaukee Bucks get a win but he didn't get a lot of help.

Villanueva had a season-high 38 points and a career-high seven 3-pointers but the Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors 111-93 Wednesday night.

Chris Bosh Bosh had 32 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors ended a three-game losing streak. Anthony Parker added 18 points for the Raptors, who have struggled despite clinching a playoff spot last week. Toronto lost 15 of its previous 21 games.

Fans booed the Raptors after their last home loss and didn't make much noise Wednesday night.

"It was quiet. Could you hear yourself talk?" Bosh asked reporters. "We're getting ready for the playoffs. I'm just saying I'm excited. I don't know if anybody else is excited, but I'm excited. I'm not waiting for next week. I'm trying to do it right now and that's the mentality we need to take, the whole organization, the whole building."

Bosh said a loud building makes a difference.

"When you go to places like Dallas, Utah, Detroit and Cleveland it's loud," Bosh said. "It really gives them an advantage."

The Raptors won the Atlantic Division last season, but are 39-39 this season.

"We needed a win," Jose Calderon said. "Everybody has a little more confidence. We have to take it one at a time, step by step. We have four games left. We're going to be all right."

Villanueva, traded to Milwaukee after Toronto drafted Andrea Bargnani with the No. 1 pick in 2006, scored 25 of Milwaukee's first 29 points. He had 27 points and nine rebounds in the first 16 minutes, but wasn 't a factor again until it was too late in the fourth quarter. He also grabbed 12 rebounds.

"Every time I come here I feel like I got something to prove. It's just the way I feel," Villanueva said. "I was having fun out there. I was having a good time. It definitely feels good to go at the team that traded you."

Bosh gave Toronto a 12-point lead in the third by capping an 11-0 run with a 16-foot jumper and a 3-pointer.

Former Bucks point guard T.J. Ford, acquired in the Villanueva trade, had 10 points in the third as Toronto outscored Milwaukee 33-20. Parker's driving layup and 3-pointer gave Toronto a 16-point lead with 2:45 left in the fourth.


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