(39-38) (45-31) Where: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford,NJ When: 6:30 Central Milwaukee TV: UPN 24 NJ TV: None Previous Game Bucks 90 @ Raptors 83 Hawks 89 @ Nets 106 Streaks Bucks: Won 2 Nets: Won 3 Probable Starters: Center: vs. Jason Collins/Brian Skinner Power Foward: vs. Rodney Rogers/Joe Smith Small Foward: vs. Richard Jefferson/Keith Van Horn Shooting Guard: vs. Kerry Kittles/Michael Redd Point Guard: vs. Lucious Harris/Damon Jones Head Coach: vs. Lawrence Frank/Terry Porter Sixth Men: vs. Aaron Williams/Desmond Mason Injury Report Bucks TJ Ford- OUT Nets Jason Kidd-OUT Hubert Davis- OUT Kenyon Martin-Questionable Matchup to Watch: vs. Keith Van Horn/Richard Jefferson Van Horn: 16.7 Points, 1.8 Assists, 7.1 Rebounds Jefferson: 18.6 Points, 3.9 Assists, 5.8 Rebounds Keys To The Game <u>Bucks</u> Attack the Basket Go Inside to Smith and Skinner if Martin is out Contain RJ Keep it close on the road Don't let Rogers or Kittles get hot <u>Nets</u> Get RJ rolling Rogers and Collins play solid D Get scoring from other sources other than RJ KMart won't play because they have locked up the 2 seed, will the be slacking? GMan's Prediction Bucks visit New Jersey Tuesday. The Nets are injured and have already locked up the 2 seed in the East. For the Bucks every game is important now in the race for the 4th seed. I sense a Buck letdown Nets by 5
After clinching a playoff berth, the Bucks are fighting for the 4th seed and homecourt advantage. This will be a chance for Van Horn to stick it to his former team. He seems to have finally found a team where he fits in and has rediscovered his confidence. Without Kidd or K-Mart playing, the Bucks should be able to get a win. They need to take advantage of their athleticism and attack the rim. Collins is foul prone, and once he's out of the game the Nets won't have much on an inside presence at all. The Bucks have a slight edge with their bench play, especially with Dez Mason coming in for instant energy. The Bucks need to prove to themselves they can beat one of the top Eastern teams, and with a weakened Nets team, I expect a 4 point margin of victory for the Bucks.
The Nets even without Martin and Kidd are playing good basketball, Bucks will need to slow down Jefferson and not let him get going early on. He is the energy guy for that Nets team that gets them to get out and run, stop his running game and Bucks will get the win.
Kidd is said to be returning today, but RJ has been on fire, he's shut up everyone that said he couldn't do anything without Kidd. His averages have been: Last 5 games: 25.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.60 steals, 58.4% FG, 66.7% 3PT, 85.3% FT. Last 10 games: 23.9 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.40 steals, 50.3% FG, 37.0% 3PT, 82.4% FT. Watch out for RJ is all I need to say, get Desmond on him to make him work hard for his points. We are on the road, so I say the Nets by 7
i disagree <div class="quote_poster">Quoting gmanspack:</div><div class="quote_post"> (39-38) (45-31) Where: Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford,NJ When: 6:30 Central Milwaukee TV: UPN 24 NJ TV: None Previous Game Bucks 90 @ Raptors 83 Hawks 89 @ Nets 106 Streaks Bucks: Won 2 Nets: Won 3 Probable Starters: Center: vs. Jason Collins/Brian Skinner Power Foward: vs. Rodney Rogers/Joe Smith Small Foward: vs. Richard Jefferson/Keith Van Horn Shooting Guard: vs. Kerry Kittles/Michael Redd Point Guard: vs. Lucious Harris/Damon Jones Head Coach: vs. Lawrence Frank/Terry Porter Sixth Men: vs. Aaron Williams/Desmond Mason Injury Report Bucks TJ Ford- OUT Nets Jason Kidd-OUT Hubert Davis- OUT Kenyon Martin-Questionable Matchup to Watch: vs. Keith Van Horn/Richard Jefferson Van Horn: 16.7 Points, 1.8 Assists, 7.1 Rebounds Jefferson: 18.6 Points, 3.9 Assists, 5.8 Rebounds Keys To The Game <u>Bucks</u> Attack the Basket Go Inside to Smith and Skinner if Martin is out Contain RJ Keep it close on the road Don't let Rogers or Kittles get hot <u>Nets</u> Get RJ rolling Rogers and Collins play solid D Get scoring from other sources other than RJ KMart won't play because they have locked up the 2 seed, will the be slacking? GMan's Prediction Bucks visit New Jersey Tuesday. The Nets are injured and have already locked up the 2 seed in the East. For the Bucks every game is important now in the race for the 4th seed. I sense a Buck letdown Nets by 5</div> I think that the Bucks will win, unless the pressure really gets to them.
Bucks 103 @ Nets 98 Bucks 22 26 24 31 103 Nets 27 30 23 18 98 Bucks Points Leader: Damon Jones 23 pts Nets Points Leader: Rodney Rogers 26 pts Bucks Rebounds Leader: Michael Redd 9 boards Nets Rebounds Leaders: Rodney Rogers and Jason Collins 8 boards Bucks Assists Leader: Damon Jones 11 Assists Nets Assists Leader: Richard Jefferson and Lucious Harris 6 Assists Other Notes: Michael Redd 21 pts 9 boards, Dez Mason 18 pts, Keith Van Horn 13 Jefferson 25 and 6 assists, Kittles 12 pts KMart and Kidd both played 21 minutes 12-2 Bucks Run over the final 2 1/2 minutes to win Damon Jones GMans MVP Bucks go to 40-38 Nets fall to 45-32 Next Games: Milwaukee vs Washington Wednesday New Jersey vs Orlando Thursday
Good win for the Bucks, Michael Redd really came up huge in the clutch..Huge performance from Damon Jones. He couldn't seem to miss from deep. I reckon the Bucks should be red hot favourites to clinch that 4th seed now.
nice game what a comeback. The bucks cant get down 10 like that in the playoffs, where its all or nothing.