WHO: (16-11) @ (12-17) WHERE: United Center, Chicago, IL WHEN: Monday January 2nd, 7:30 PM Central TV-Radio MILWAUKEE: TV: UPN 24 RADIO: WTMJ 620 CHICAGO: TV: WGN RADIO: ESPN 1000 PREVIOUS MATCHUPS Bucks: Knicks 108 @ Bucks 113 Bulls: Suns 107 @ Bulls 98 OT Streaks Bucks: Won 1 Bulls: Lost 6 Injuries Bucks: Joe Smith- OUT (Knee) Charlie Bell-OUT (Knee) TJ Ford- OUT (Ankle) Bulls: None Probable Starters C: Jamaal Maglorie/Tyson Chandler PF: Andrew Bogut/Luol Deng SF: Bobby Simmons/Kirk Hinrich SG: Michael Redd/Ben Gordon PG: Mo Williams/Chris Duhon 6th Men: Toni Kukoc/Michael Sweetney Coaches: Terry Stotts (1st yr w/ Bucks, 3rd ov. 68-96) Scott Skiles (3rd yr w/ Bulls 78-101, 6th ov. 194-180) Matchup to Watch Michael Redd vs Ben Gordon Mike: 24.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.8 APG, 44.0% FG 45.5% 3Pt FG Ben: 13.2 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 2.6 APG, 37.8% FG 41.3% 3Pt FG Predictions The Bucks head down I-94 to take on the struggling Chicago Bulls. Scott Skiles said he was going to retool the starting lineup, and boy did he ever. For the Phoenix game, Tyson Chandler and Ben Gordon came into the lineup...but it looks very small. Deng at PF? Hinrich at SF? If thats how it is against the Bucks, hmmmm Bucks 106 Bulls 97
Milwaukee 23 20 30 20 93 Final Chicago 23 29 18 22 92 Bucks Leading Scorer-Michael Redd 29 pts Others: Magloire 14, Williams 13, Simmons 10, Kukoc 9, Welsch 7, Bogut 6, Jackson 3, Gadzuric 2 Bulls Leading Scorer-Ben Gordon 28 pts Others: Harrington 19, Deng 16, Duhon 9, Sweetney 7, Songaila 6, Nocioni 4, Hinrich 3 Bucks Leading Reb.-Andrew Bogut 10 boards Others: Kukoc 7, Simmons 5, Magloire 4, Williams 4, Redd 3, Welsch 3, Jackson 2, Gadzuric 1 Bulls Leading Reb.- Luol Deng 10 boards Others: Sweetney 9, Duhon 7, Hinrich 4, Nocioni 3, Songaila 3, Chandler 2, Gordon 1, Pargo 1, Harrington 1 Bucks Leading Assists- Mo Williams 9 assists Others: Simmons 4, Kukoc 3, Redd 2, Jackson 1, Gadzuric 1 Bulls Leading Assists- Chris Duhon 7 Assists Others: Songaila 4, Gordon 3, Pargo 3, Hinrich 2, Deng 2, Harrington 1, Sweetney 1 GMan's Thoughts Big 3rd quarter for the Bucks and Michael Redd propelled them to yet another comeback win. They were down 9 at half. Up 2 with 9 seconds left, Jiri Welsch stole the ball, and got fouled, sank both sealing the game up 4 with 1.5 seconds left.. Duhon hit a meaningless 3 at the buzzer. GMans MVP: Michael Redd NEW RECORDS Bucks 17-11 Bulls 12-18 Next Games Bucks vs Cleveland Wednesday Bulls vs Seattle Wednesday
Good to see that we held an opponent to less than 95 points! Solid road win for the Bucks, another good comeback. We'll have to be tough with TJ sidelined, and this is a good start.
