WHO: (11-7) @ (10-7) WHERE:Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI WHEN: 7:30 PM Central TV-Radio MILWAUKEE: TV: FSN North RADIO: WTMJ 620 CLEVELAND: TV: WUAB RADIO: WTAM 1100 PREVIOUS MATCHUPS Bucks: Bucks 88 @ Sixers 85 Cavs: Nets 109 @ Cavs 100 Streaks Bucks: Won 1 Cavs: Lost 1 Injuries Bucks: Joe Smith- OUT (Knee) Cavs: Ira Newble- OUT (Foot) Sasha Pavlovic- OUT (Ankle) Anderson Varejao- OUT (Shoulder) Probable Starters C: Jamaal Maglorie/Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF: Andrew Bogut/Drew Gooden SF: Bobby Simmons/LeBron James SG: Michael Redd/Larry Hughes PG: TJ Ford/Eric Snow 6th Men: Mo Williams/Donyell Marshall Coaches: Terry Stotts (1st yr w/ Bucks, 3rd ov. 62-92) Mike Brown (1st yr) Matchup to Watch Michael Redd vs Larry Hughes Redd: 25.1 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.3 APG, 45.2% FG 51.4% 3Pt FG Hughes: 17.6 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 4.0 APG, 39.6% FG 44.0% 3Pt FG Predictions Bucks come off a road win at Philly where they actually played D. Cavs will be playing a back to back, playing the Nets at home Friday night. This will be a true test for our team...this should be a great game. Because its at home, I'll take the Bucks Bucks 110 Cavs 107
man lebron is a monster, 21 point in the start of the second quarter bucks better find a way to stop him before it's too late edit:lebron 31 at halftime, and its really surprising to see michael redd never took a shot in the second quarter
LeBron finished with 52 points, but the Bucks won the game with a balanced attack. Three starters scored 20+ points for the Bucks, Redd (23), Bogut (21), and Ford (24). The Bucks backcout dominated the Cavs tonight and was the difference in the game. What's ironic is Stotts was brought in here to improve the Bucks defensively, but their defense is terrible and their offense is outstanding.
Cleveland 32 23 27 24 106 Final Milwaukee 28 24 34 25 111 Bucks Leading Scorer-TJ Ford 24 pts Others: Redd 23, Bogut 21, Simmons 16, Williams 14, Magloire 8, Kukoc 5 Cavs Leading Scorer-LeBron James 52 pts Others: Illgauskas 20, Hughes 9, Marshall 9, Gooden 7, Snow 6, Wilks 2, Henderson 1 Bucks Leading Reb.-Jamaal Magloire 15 boards Others: Bogut 6, Simmons 6, Ford 4, Gadzuric 4, Bell 3, Kukoc 2, Redd 1 Cavs Leading Reb.- LeBron James, Donyell Marshall 7 boards Others: Hughes 4, Snow 3, Henderson 2, Ilgauskas 2, Jones 1 Bucks Leading Assists- TJ Ford 9 assists Others: Redd 4, Kukoc 4, Williams 2, Simmons 2, Bell 1, Magloire 1 Cavs Leading Assists- LeBron James 7 Assists Others: Snow 5, Ilgauskas 3, Marshall 1, Hughes 1 GMan's Thoughts What a game....first off, LeBron James was hitting everything tonight...he shot oh..66%, and it wasn't bad D...he hit tough shots. But he was it for the Cavs, Z was ok, but 2 boards? Shouldn't at least 5 fall in a guys hands that big? Cavs shot 70% until mid 2nd quarter, Bucks really turned up the D, and got the offense rolling. Cavs still hit 55%, Bucks only 45%. But they CRUSHED the Cavs on the boards, Big Cat had 15, Bucks outrebounded them 41-28. Ford played great with 24 pts, 9 assists. Bogut added a career high 21 pts with 6 boards. Redd had 23 and Bobby 16. Toni Kukoc played good, his passing and creating skills helped tremendously tonight. GMans MVP: TJ Ford, Honorable Mention to Bogut NEW RECORDS Bucks 11-7 Cavs 11-8 Next Games Bucks @ New York Monday Cavs vs Atlanta Tuesday
As much as I've been down on the Bucks for their D, it wasn't all that bad by their standards tonight; it was more that LeBron was absolutely on fire in the first half. That dude couldn't miss, and as a team in the first half they shot like over 60%. Back to the Bucks, Bogut was looking good, and Toni had some very nice plays in his time on the court. I really like what he brings to this team as a crafty veteran. Big time win for us, a tough fought victory. We still need to get better on defense, though. Even if LeBron was inhuman today, we've got to stop letting people score 100+ on us. At least we are continuing to dominate the glass
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting gmanspack:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't care if he scored 110....as long as we had 111</div> I am one of a dying breed that enjoys defense
