(17-25) (15-25) TV: Fox Sports Net North Radio: 620 AM WTMJ WHEN: Friday January 28th, 2005 TIME: 7:30 PM Central WHERE: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI Previous Game Nuggets 70 @ Pistons 87 Suns 121 @ Bucks 115 Streaks Nuggets: Lost 3 Bucks: Lost 1 Probable Starters C: Dan Gadzuric/Marcus Camby PF: Joe Smith/Kenyon Martin SF: Desmond Mason/Carmelo Anthony SG: Michael Redd/Greg Buckner PG: Mo Wlliams/Andre Miller 6th Man:Mike James/Nene Coaches: Terry Porter (second season, 56-66) George Karl (first game with Nuggets; 708-499 overall). Injuries Bucks- Marcus Fizer- OUT (Elbow Laceration) TJ Ford- OUT (Neck) Zendon Hamilton- OUT (Knee) Nuggets- Marcus Camby- Questionable (Ankle) Voshon Lenard- OUT (Achilles) THE SERIES First meeting this season. Denver has won three straight against the Bucks but Milwaukee has won three of the last four in Milwaukee. Matchup to Watch Desmond Mason vs. Carmelo Anthony Mason: 16.7 PPG 4.3 RPG 2.4 APG 45% FG Anthony: 20.2 PPG 5.8 RPG 3.0 APG 39% FG Prediction George Karl makes his Nuggets debut coincedentally where he last coached in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nuggets are a bad road team, and combined with the new head coach coming in, I'll take the Bucks in a close good game. Bucks by 5
Bucks should pull this one off... even though the nuggets have a better lineup this year, they are nothing special and are terrible this year. Karl got a job with em too I see, haha... he aint that good of a coach. Nuggets will still have a losing season.
You see those dunks by Mason? He is the best in the game when it comes to dunking that ball. I dont care what anybody says!
What a dissapointing game, led by 14 in the 3rd quarter.....this team can choke with the best of them Nuggets 20 29 19 38 106 Bucks 31 19 30 20 100 Bucks Leading Scorer- Michael Redd 26 pts Nuggets Leading Scorer- Carmelo Anthony 25 pts Bucks Leading Rebounder- Dan Gadzuric 14 rebounds Nuggets Leading Rebounder- Nene 12 Rebounds Bucks Leading Assists- Desmond Mason 8 Assists Nuggets Leading Assists- Andre Miller and Earl Boykins 8 Assists Bucks 15-26 Nuggets 18-25 Next Games: Bucks: @ Cleveland Sunday Nuggets: vs New York Tuesday GMan's MVPs: Earl Boykins Bucks MVP: Dan Gadzuric Notes: Dan Gadzuric had his best game of his career with 19 pts 14 rebounds. Desmond Mason added 18 pts and 8 assists. Joe Smith had 12 pts 9 boards and Mo Williams had 13 pts 7 assists and 5 rebounds. The Nuggets came out on fire in the 4th quarter, the Bucks defense was awful and they missed a ton of wide open shots. The Nuggets really didn't impress me much, I'm really getting sick of these late collapses.
I know how you feel man. The Bobcats and Bucks are tied for first in the league with 11 games decided by 3 points or less. Unfortunetly for both of us, the 'Cats and Bucks usually come out on the losing side.
