WHO: (4-1) @ (3-1) WHERE: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI WHEN: Saturday Nov 12th 7:30 PM Central TV-Radio MILWAUKEE: TV: FSN North RADIO WTMJ 620 INDIANA: TV: WB4 PREVIOUS MATCHUPS Bucks: Warriors 110 @ Bucks 103 Pacers: Nets 90 @ Pacers 102 Streaks Bucks: Lost 1 Pacers: Won 2 Injuries Bucks: NONE Pacers: Jonathan Bender- PROBABLE (Knee) David Harrison- PROBABLE (Back) Jeff Foster- OUT (Achillies) Probable Starters C: Jamaal Maglorie/Jermaine O'Neal PF: Andrew Bogut/Austin Croshere SF: Bobby Simmons/Ron Artest SG: Michael Redd/Stephen Jackson PG: TJ Ford/Jamaal Tinsley 6th Men: Mo Williams/Sarunas Jasikevicius Coaches: Terry Stotts (1st yr 3-1, 3rd ov. 55-86) Rick Carlisle (2nd yr 47-39, 5th yr ov. 209-124) Matchup to Watch Bobby Simmons vs Ron Artest Bobby: 14.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.5 APG 48.9% FGs 33.3% 3ptFGs Artest: 21.4 PPG 5.4 RPG, 3 APG, 46.4 % FGs, 53.3% 3ptFGs . GMan's Predictions Bucks haven't played in forever... Pacers are coming off a road win at home against the Nets yesterday, back to back may slow them a bit. This is a big test for the Bucks. The Pacers are an elite East team, so lets see how they stack up. Bucks have always matched up well against Indy...I expect another good game, with Indy prevailing Pacers 107 Bucks 99
I would be very surprised if we won this game, so what I'm looking for tonight is some defense and hustle. This team did not play a lick of D against the Warriors, and you just can't do that to a dangerous offensive team. Indiana is no exception. I want to see hands up in guys' faces when they shoot a three, I want to see guys shadowing their men around picks, and I want to see Bogut step up and defend O'Neal and whoever else is in the post, because his biggest deficiency (as well as the teams') has been defense so far. I am not expecting a win, but I damn sure want to see a better defensive effort this time out. Prediction: Pacers 96 Bucks 92
I would also be very suprised if the Bucks pull out a victory, but if they do they will definetly be contenders for a high playoff spot, IMO. Pacers-99 Bucks-91
I like our chances in this game. I wouldn't be be surprised if Indiana won, but I think we'll be ready for them! Prediction: Milwaukee 102 Indiana 94
What a collapse. But I still have a case against the refs in the 3rd quarter. Completely terrible calls, like a offensive foul on Jasikavichus when Ford ran into him.
Wow, I can't believe we won! I didn't get to see any of the game because I was at work, but I heard the halftime score and gave up the game. Am I glad I was wrong!!! Sounds like we still didn't play a lick of defense, and I have the feeling that defense is going to be a thorn in our side all year, but wow, what an improbable win. Great to see us get the better of a very good team, and hopefully we can hang with the big boys all year long
They were down a lot in the beginning and made a comback to come close and then went down again late in the 4th and then made another comeback and won. Bucks are now 4-1 and could have been 5-0 easily. It'll be interesting to see how they progress though, I don't think they can keep up with all these continuous comeback wins.
Indiana 32 24 18 28 102 Final Milwaukee 22 18 31 32 103 Bucks Top Scorer-Michael Redd 28 pts Others: Williams 19, Ford 19, Simmons 12, Maglorie 9, Bogut 8, Smith 4, Welsch 4 Pacers Top Scorer-Jermaine O'Neal 27 pts Others: Artest 24, Jackson 20, Jones 17, Jasikevicius 9, Pollard 5 Bucks Top Reb.-Jamaal Magloire 14 boards Others: Smith 8, Simmons 8, Bogut 7, Redd 6, Ford 5, Welsch 3, Williams 2 Pacers Top Reb.- Jermaine O'Neal 10 boards Others: Artest 6, Pollard 6, Jackson 6, Jones 5, Croshere 4, Jasikevicius 4 Bucks Top Assists- TJ Ford 9 assists Others: Simmons 3, Bogut 2, Maglorie 1, Redd 1, Williams 1 Pacers Top Assists- Fred Jones 5 Assists Others: O'Neal 4, Jackson 4 , Johnson 3, Croshere 1, Artest 1, Jasikevicius 1 GMan's Thoughts WOW WOW....Thank you Indy....They blew the game, Bucks didn't deserve to win this. They shot crappy, missed a ton of FTs, but....The Pacers missed 10 FTs down the stretch...10!! Mo Williams takes the ball off a Freddy Jones missed FT with 7 seconds left, no timeouts, pulls up and hits a 29 ft 3 at the horn to win...did I say WOW? MVP: Mo Williams NEW RECORDS Bucks 4-1 Pacers: 4-2 Next Games Bucks @ LA Clippers Tuesday Pacers @ Charlotte Wednesday
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Great to see us get the better of a very good team, and hopefully we can hang with the big boys all year long </div> Get the better of them? They really didn't do anything to win, and they won't beat the Pacers again this year
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Jpas:</div><div class="quote_post">Get the better of them? They really didn't do anything to win, and they won't beat the Pacers again this year</div> Uh, well they won I guess that's what I'd call getting the better of them. I'm getting pretty sick of the following scenario happening: upstart Bucks beat a team, team's fans come in the Bucks forum and say something to the effect of "you didn't deserve it" or "it won't happen again" or "Bucks got lucky". Oh well, you lost, deal with it. Did I say the Bucks are a better team than the Pacers? No chance. We got the better of them for one game, and there are still 70+ more to go. Don't worry about it.
Nice pic gmanspack, I'm very suprised with this victory. The Bucks are officially contenders in my book. Great win Bucks.
