02-06-2008, 06:06 AM
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Re: Game Thread, Bucks vs Grizzlies
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Villanueva strong in victory
By Tom Enlund
Tuesday, Feb 5 2008, 11:02 PM
Memphis - Milwaukee Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak was happy, and so was forward Charlie Villanueva.
The Bucks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 102-97, Tuesday night at FedExForum, and life was good in the visitors' locker room afterward.
Villanueva, who had questioned his role with the team recently, got his first start of the season when rookie Yi Jianlian couldn't play because of a shoulder injury and Villanueva made the most of his opportunity. He played 32 minutes and finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds, the most he has gathered in a Bucks uniform.
"He was in around the basket an awful lot ...16 points and 16 boards," said Krystkowiak. "He was playing great. It's really encouraging from our point of view to get him as active as he was tonight."
Yi, who suffered a shoulder injury in last Saturday's game against Houston, missed his first game of the season.
He is listed on the team's injury report as day-to-day but Krystkowiak did not sound as if he thought Yi would be able to play against Dallas on Wednesday night and that Saturday's home game against New York might be a better target date for his return.
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