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AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The recovering big men bumped and banged around the basket all night, and a beat-up Andrew Bogut got the better of Al Jefferson.
Bogut gave the defense-first Bucks plenty of muscle at both ends with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Milwaukee used a third-quarter surge to top the worn-down Jefferson and the Minnesota Timberwolves 87-72 on Friday.
Returning to form after a lower back injury cost him half of last season, Bogut was consistently aggressive at taking the ball to the rim and hounding Jefferson in the lane.
‘‘He looks much more like himself. He’s moving around well, facing up people,’’ Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. ‘‘He’s got a quick first step, is making some nice reads, some nice passes. We’re going to him, and he’s being productive right now.’’
That’s just the opposite of what’s happening with the Timberwolves and their star cente.
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