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MILWAUKEE - The Charlotte Hornets may have found the formula for success —turning up the defensive pressure. It worked against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night and led to their fourth straight victory.Kemba Walker scored 27 points and Gerald Henderson added 16 as Charlotte took advantage of 20 turnovers to hold off the Bucks 108-101, extending the Hornets winning streak to a season-high of four games.We just turned the ball over too many times and then we didnt get stops, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd. That was pretty much the game.Brandon Knight had a season-high 34 points for the Bucks, who were prevented from matching last seasons victory total of 15, the lowest in franchise history.The Hornets won despite being outscored 25-2 in points off the fast break and being outshot 47.6 per cent to 43.9 per cent from the field.They beat us in transition. But, in the fourth quarter, when they needed to be, our defence was good, said Hornets coach Steve Clifford.Charlotte outscored the Bucks 34-24 in the third quarter — making 11 of 17 shots — to take an 88-80 lead into the final period. The Hornets extended the lead to 96-84 as the Bucks went 3:39 without scoring.Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored on a put back to put the Hornets up 102-91 with 2:46 left, but Knight scored Milwaukees next eight points, pulling the Bucks within 103-99 on a 3-pointer with 25.9 remaining.The Hornets held on with five free throws down the stretch as the Bucks fell to 4-12 when allowing 100 or more points.We just got stops, said Walker, who has scored 20 or more points in each of his last four games against the Bucks.It was a point where both teams really didnt score. We continued to get stops and we stuck with the game and at one point we were able to score and continue to get stops.In addition to the turnovers, the Hornets also attempted a season-high 36 free throws, making 28, while the Bucks were 15 of 20 from the line.Were making progress and, in this league, thats what good teams do, Clifford said. The last three or four games weve been moving the ball well.The Bucks opened a 49-43 lead with 4:57 left in the half on a jumper by Jerryd Bayless, but Walker scored nine consecutive points, capping the run with a 3-pointer to put the Hornets up 52-49. Knight scored the final five points of the half to put Milwaukee back in front 56-54.The Bucks, coming off a split of a four-game West Coast road trip, held a players-only meeting for 50 minutes after the game.Just trying to figure things out, said Bucks forward Khris Middleton. Nothing drastic. No fights, no arguments. Just in there talking trying to get better.____TIP-INSHornets: With Tuesday nights win, Charlotte has beaten Milwaukee seven consecutive times.Bucks: Injured rookie forward Jabari Parker, the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA draft, said no date has been set for surgery on his injured left knee. Theres no timetable because I have to get the swelling off before I get surgery, Parker said prior to Tuesday nights game. Parker, mentioned as a Rookie of the Year candidate prior to his injury, started the first 25 games, averaging 12.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game.UP NEXTHornets: Friday night at Oklahoma CityBucks: Friday night at AtlantaPRE-GAME PROTESTDozens of demonstrators marched around the BMO Harris Bradley Center prior to the game to protest the death of Dontre Hamilton, who was fatally shot by a Milwaukee police officer in April. Protests have escalated following the decision Monday by the Milwaukee County district attorney not to charge the former police officer involved in the shooting. Law enforcement personnel shielded arena entrances, allowing ticket holders to enter. The organized demonstration consisted mostly of chants directed at police. There were no reported physical confrontations and protesters dispersed just prior to game time.MASKED MANBucks forward Ersan Ilyasova returned after missing nine games and wore a plastic mask to protect his broken nose, suffered Dec. 2 at Cleveland. Ilyasova played 16 minutes, scoring four points on 2-of-8 shooting and had four rebounds. Negozio Online Nike Air Max . PETERSBURG, Fla. Air Max 270 Bianche Scontate . Howard hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. http://www.airmaxscarpescontate.it/. Tokarski, a somewhat controversial choice -- with his 10 games of NHL experience and all -- to replace an injured Carey Price in Game Two had a night to remember, turning back a Rangers team that was dominating play from the get-go, outshooting the Canadiens 14-4 in the first period and 37-25 overall. Air Max 720 Donna .Y. -- In a span of three days, Shabazz Napier and Connecticut knocked out both Philadelphia schools in the NCAA tournament. Vapormax 2019 Scontate . The injury will keep the Finnish forward out of the Olympics. The 29-year-old has 20 goals and 41 points in 56 games this season, his first with Tampa Bay.PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf has been suspended two games for his hit from behind on Kevan Miller of the Bruins. Phaneuf boarded Miller, who clearly had his back turned, during Torontos loss to Boston on Sunday night at Air Canada Centre. No boarding penalty was called on the play. In announcing the suspension, NHL vice-president of player safety Brendan Shanahan said that Miller should never have been eligible to be hit like he was. "At no point during his approach does Phaneuf see anything but Millers numbers, so the onus is on him to either avoid the hit completely or at the very least minimize it more than he does," Shanahan said. Miller left the game, but Claude Julien told reporters that he wasnt worried about the defencemans condition. That factored into the two-game suspension, as did the fact that Phaneuf has no previous history of discipline in nine NHL seasons. The suspension is the Leafs fourth during the regular season. David Clarkson got an automatic 10 games for leaving the bench to join an altercation during the pre-seaason, Nazem Kadri got three games for elbowing Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom in the head last month, and Carter Ashton was suspended two games for boarding Flames forward Derek Smith.dddddddddddd Phil Kessel was suspended three pre-season games for slashing Sabres forward John Scott during the brawl between the teams in September. Phaneuf told reporters at the teams practice facility in Toronto that he was not happy about the decision but had to accept it. Coach Randy Carlyle said the team had a difference of opinion with the league on the ruling. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli did not have much more than that to add. "I accept the ruling," he said after the board of governors meeting. "Im just happy Miller wasnt hurt and hes able to play." Miller is expected to be in the Bruins lineup Tuesday night when they visit the Calgary Flames. Phaneuf will miss the Leafs game against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday and their game at the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Hell forfeit $66,666.66 in salary as a result of the suspension. ' ' '