WHO: (29-28) @ (38-17) WHERE: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ WHEN: Wednesday March 1st, 2006, 8:00 PM TV-Radio MILWAUKEE: TV: UPN 24 RADIO: WTMJ 620 PHOENIX: TV: FSN AZ RADIO: KTAR 620 PREVIOUS MATCHUPS Bucks: Bucks 110 @ Nuggets 89 Suns: Suns 111 @ Rockets 94 Streaks Bucks: Won 2 Suns: Won 7 Season Series 3/1 Bucks @ Suns 3/28 Suns @ Bucks Injuries Bucks: None Suns: Amare Stoudemire- OUT (Knee) Brian Grant- OUT (Knee) Kurt Thomas-OUT (Foot) Dijon Thompson- OUT (Knee) Nik Tskitishvili- OUT (Ankle) Probable Starters C: Jamaal Maglorie/Boris Diaw PF: Andrew Bogut/Shawn Marion SF: Bobby Simmons/Raja Bell SG: Michael Redd/Leandro Barbosa PG: TJ Ford/Steve Nash 6th Men: Joe Smith/Eddie House Coaches: Terry Stotts (1st yr w/ Bucks 29-28, 3rd ov. 81-113) Mike D'Antoni (3rd yr w/ Suns 121-77, 4th ov. 135-113) Matchup to Watch Jamaal Magloire vs Boris Diaw Big Cat: 10.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 0.6 APG, 47.1% FG 54.3% FT Diaw: 12.5 PPG 6.7 RPG 5.8 APG 50.1% FG 73.8% FT Predictions The Bucks head to Phoenix to take on the red hot Suns. Stotts gameplan for tonight should be simple. INSIDE, INSIDE, INSIDE....Jamaal is matched up on 6'8 215 Boris Diaw. The matchup I am concerned about is Bogut on Marion. The Suns aren't a big physical team, so they must pound inside to win. They won't, and they'll lose Suns 112 Bucks 99
I'm pretty much resigned to the fate that we're going to get pounded on tonight, but can I just take a moment and say something? No one on our team is injured. For once Has a nice ring, don't it?
