Article: BUCKS' PLAYOFF HOPES GET A RAY OF LIGHT RAY ALLEN'S CAREER-HIGH 47 POINTS HELP MILWAUKEE WIN A MUST-WIN GAME.(SPORTS)

Byline: Eric Anderson Wisconsin State Journal

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks' season essentially rested on Ray Allen's balky left knee.

But nothing, not the tendinitis that has hampered the All-Star guard and certainly not any Charlotte Hornets defenders, could slow him down Sunday afternoon.

Allen set a franchise record with 10 3-pointers, tied the NBA record by hitting eight of them in the second half and poured in a career-high 47 points to lead the Bucks to a crucial 98-91 victory over the Hornets in front of an announced crowd of 18,717 at the Bradley Center.

"He put the team on his back today," Milwaukee forward Glenn Robinson ...

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