WHO: (7-6) @ (7-7) WHERE:MCI Center, Washington DC WHEN: 6 PM Central TV-Radio MILWAUKEE: TV: UPN 24 RADIO WTMJ 620 Washington: TV: CSN RADIO: WTEM 980 PREVIOUS MATCHUPS Bucks: Mavs 111 @ Bucks 113 OT Wizards: Blazers 89 @ Wizards 96 Streaks Bucks: Won 1 Wizards: Won 1 Injuries Bucks: Joe Smith- OUT (Knee) Michael Redd- Questionable (Quad) Bobby Simmons- Questionable (Ankle) Wizards: NONE Probable Starters C: Jamaal Maglorie/Brendan Haywood PF: Andrew Bogut/Jarred Jeffries SF: Bobby Simmons/Antawan Jamison SG: Michael Redd/Jarvis Hayes PG: TJ Ford/Gilbert Arenas 6th Men: Mo Williams/Caron Butler Coaches: Terry Stotts (1st yr w/ Bucks, 3rd ov. 59-91) Eddie Jordan (3rd yr 77-101) Matchup to Watch TJ Ford vs Gilbert Arenas Texas Tornado: 12.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 7.2 APG, 39.7% FG, 40.0% 3 Pt Gil: 26.6 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 6.1 APG, 42.3% FG, 39.0% 3 pt GMan's Predictions I think this matchup boils down to 1 thing...If Mike plays or not. I think we should win if Michael plays, but I don't think we'll win if he doesn't. Bogut should dominate Jeffries...Haywood vs Big Cat will be fun to watch. Washington has a good bench with Daniels and Caron playing major minutes. I think Mike plays, we win. Bucks 116 Wizards 107
Bobby Simmons added to the injury list, he's questionable with a sprained ankle Redd, Smith, Simmons may be out...not good
Wow, lotta injuries hitting all at once here. At least we have some solid depth, and Toni was big off the pine against the Mavs. I think we'll really have to D up on Arenas, when he gets going that team becomes much more dangerous. This will be a tough game, even if we had all our guys healthy. Wizards 112 Bucks 107
Milwaukee 33 22 22 28 105 Final Washington 27 29 17 29 102 FYI: BOBBY SIMMONS MISSED THE GAME WITH A SPRAINED ANKLE Bucks Leading Scorer-Mo Williams 35 pts Others: Magloire 17, Redd 16, Ford 10, Bell 10, Welsch 7, Bogut 4, Kukoc 4, Gadzuric 2 Wizards Leading Scorer-Gilbert Arenas 34 pts Others: Butler 27, Jamison 15, Haywood 12, Thomas 5, Jeffries 5, Atkins 3, Daniels 1 Bucks Leading Reb.-Jamaal Magloire 13 boards Others: Bogut 6, Gadzuric 5, Redd 5, Bell 4, Kukoc 4, Williams 3, Ford 3 Wizards Leading Reb.- Antawn Jamison 9 boards Others: Haywood 8, Thomas 8, Butler 5, Jeffries 4, Hayes 3, Daniels 2, Atkins 1 Bucks Leading Assists- TJ Ford 9 assists Others: Williams 6, Bogut 5, Redd 4, Kukoc 2, Bell 1, Welsch 1 Wizards Leading Assists- Antonio Daniels 7 Assists Others: Jamison 3, Atkins 3, Arenas 2, Butler 2, Jeffries 2 GMan's Thoughts Great win for the Bucks on the road, without Bobby Simmons. Mo Williams hit a 3 as the buzzer sounded, for his 2nd game winning shot at the horn of the season. Magloire had his best game as a Buck with 17 and 13. Mo had a career high 35 pts starting in the place of Bobby Simmons. TJ and Charlie Bell added 10, Redd had 16, 14 in the first half. MVP: Mo Williams NEW RECORDS Bucks 8-6 Wizards 7-8 Next Games Bucks vs Orlando Saturday Wizards vs Toronto Tuesday
Wow, Mo continues to be a great, great spark plug for us. Big win on the road against a playoff type team, the kind of team we'll need to beat to get to the playoffs.
