Redd keys Bucks past Cavs

Cleveland was held to a season-low nine points in the fourth quarter.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Michael Redd scored 23 points, including 13 in the decisive third quarter, to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
Desmond Mason and Brian Skinner each had 18 points to help the Bucks take sole possession of fourth place in the Eastern Conference -- a half-game ahead of New Orleans and a game in front of Miami.
Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and LeBron James added 20 points for Cleveland, ninth in the conference -- 21/2 games behind New York and Boston.
Cleveland, which lost for the seventh time in the last eight games, scored 35 points in the second half and a season-low nine in the fourth quarter. They had 11 in the fourth quarter against Philadelphia on Nov. 15.
Stayed in race
The Bucks finished March with five wins in 16 games, but managed to stay in the race for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and home-court advantage in the first round.
Leading 89-78 at the start of the fourth, the Bucks started to pull away. Brevin Knight, the Cavs' top selection in the 1997 draft, started an 11-3 surge with a basket and a free throw, and Skinner capped it with a hook shot that gave Milwaukee a 100-83 lead with 7:17 left.
Redd had 13 points in the third quarter, including three 3-pointers, to help the Bucks take an 89-78 lead.
Mateen Cleaves, signed to a 10-day contract by the Cavaliers on Monday, made his first start and had eight points and eight assists.
Notes
Cleveland has lost 10 of the last 12 games at the Bradley Center. ... Bucks F Keith Van Horn came off the bench late in the first quarter. He missed the last three games because of a left ankle sprain and left calf contusion. ... The Cavaliers placed F Eric Williams on the injured list because of a bruised right wrist, and activated F Jason Kapono.