MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Vladimir Radmanovic scored 10 of his season-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, leading the surprising Seattle SuperSonics to a 104-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Radmanovic made a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, when the SuperSonics made four shots from the arc in just over four minutes to take the lead for good.
"We were open," he said. "They didn't pick up in transition and we knocked down some big shots. ... We hit, I think, four threes in a row, and that's hard to come back from."
"It's only a matter of time before he gets back on track," Sonics guard Brent Barry said. "For him to shoot the way he did, especially some of the bigger shots he (made) down the stretch, is good for us."
Seattle made 10-of-15 3-pointers overall. Radmanovic, Barry and Rashard Lewis made three each and Ron Murray added one.
"Lewis starts knocking down shots (and) the next thing you know, Murray is knocking down shots, Barry is hitting shots, Radmanovic is hitting shots," Bucks swingman Desmond Mason said. "That's just tough to deal with."
Lewis scored 31 points and Murray added 20 in a triumphant return to Milwaukee. Last season, the rookie guard was an extra in the Gary Payton-Ray Allen trade. He has been filling in for the injured Allen and is one of just two players to score at least 20 points in every game this season.
Michael Redd and Toni Kukoc scored 20 points apiece for the Bucks, who could not keep pace on the perimeter. Milwaukee made just 5-of-23 3-pointers, none in the fourth quarter.
"We just shot so poorly, that really hurt us," said Bucks coach Terry Porter, whose team shot 38 percent (36-of-95).
Radmanovic's first 3-pointer of the fourth quarter forged an 87-87 tie with 6:50 to go. Back-to-back shots from the arc by Lewis and Barry gave Seattle the lead for good and Radmanovic's 3-pointer made it 98-93 with 2:39 left.
"In the fourth quarter, we were clicking," Murray said. "Vladimir hit some big shots, Rashard hit some big shots. That opened the game for us a little bit."
Murray's jumper kept the lead at five points. Murray and Radmanovic each made two free throws in the final minute as the Sonics improved to 2-0 on a four-game road trip.
"We know we are a pretty good shooting team, but we depend on that a little too much," Sonics coach Nate McMillan said. "We think we can get back into a game by making shots. We need to realize that defense will get you in a rhythm and allow you to win games."
