WHO: (21-19) @ (34-5) WHERE: The Palace at Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI WHEN: Wednesday January 25th, 2006, 6:30 PM TV-Radio MILWAUKEE: TV: FSN North HD RADIO: WTMJ 620 DETROIT: TV: WB 20 RADIO: WDFN 1130 PREVIOUS MATCHUPS Bucks: Rockets 97 @ Bucks 80 Pistons: Pistons 107 @ TWolves 83 Streaks Bucks: Lost 1 Pistons: Won 8 Season Series 11/26 Pistons 85 @ Bucks 76 1/25 Bucks @ Pistons 3/31 Bucks @ Pistons 4/17 Pistons @ Bucks Injuries Bucks: Joe Smith- OUT (Knee) Charlie Bell-OUT (Knee) Pistons: Lindsey Hunter- OUT (Ankle) Probable Starters C: Jamaal Maglorie/Ben Wallace PF: Andrew Bogut/Rasheed Wallace SF: Bobby Simmons/Tayshaun Prince SG: Michael Redd/Richard Hamilton PG: TJ Ford/Chauncey Billups 6th Men: Mo Williams/Antonio McDyess Coaches: Terry Stotts (1st yr w/ Bucks 21-19, 3rd ov. 73-104) Flip Saunders (1st yr w/Pistons 34-5, 11th ov. 445-333) Matchup to Watch Michael Redd vs Rip Hamilton Redd: 25.1 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 44.3% FG 41.6% 3pt 84.6 FT Rip: 21.7 PPG 3.3 RPG 3.1 APG 50.9% FG 49.1% 3pt 87.0 FT Predictions The Bucks come off argueably their worst game of the season Monday vs Houston. The 4th quarter was terrible. If the play like this Wednesday, they'll lose by 40. I think this could be like the Spurs game a week ago....where they'll play very well, but its not enough to beat the best team in the league on the road. I don't think thats the case. Take the Pistons big. Pistons 99 Bucks 78
mike vs hamilton, good matchup and mike was big in the second half and haha stupid rasheed missed a 3
mike played his heart out and tried to do everything he could, but damn his defense on billups was just to weak, and billups was big in ot... this sucks 2 of my favorite teams lost in ot today
This is what I'm talking about. We can take the 34-5 Pistons to OT on their home floor, where they romped on the Spurs earlier this year, but we lose by 10+ to Houston at the BC. This is very frustrating. If we got stomped on by the elite Pistons but took care of business against the teams that are below us, it wouldn't make me mad. That's to be expected with a young, maturing team. The problem is that we're showing signs of challenging the leauge's elite, but then we go out and just bellyflop on some nights. We've got to find some consistency