Game Thread, Bucks Vs Clippers, LA, Dec 4 FSN, bucks +2
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Re: Game Thread, Bucks Vs Clippers, LA, Dec 4 FSN, bucks +2
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Broadcasts: TV - FSN Wisconsin cable. Radio - AM-620.
About the Clippers: Their home loss to Indiana on Sunday was their fifth straight. After playing Milwaukee, the Clippers will play eight of 10 on the road. Including Indiana, all four of their games this week are against teams with losing records. "You can look at certain opponents and say that some will be harder to win but in our (injured) condition, there's not a game on our schedule you can point out and say this is a win for us," coach Mike Dunleavy said.
PLAYER TO WATCH
CHRIS KAMAN, Clippers
He's off to a great start, averaging 18.7 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.7 blocks. He ranks third in the league in rebounding and fourth in blocks. Kaman, the team leader in playing time (38.0 minutes per game) and the only player to start in every game, finished with 22 points and 22 rebounds against Indiana. He has had three games in which he has had 20 or more rebounds.
LINEUPS
PROBABLE CLIPPERS STARTERS
Player Ht. From
G-Brevin Knight 5-10 Stanford
G-Cuttino Mobley 6-4 Rhode Island
F-Corey Maggette 6-6 Duke
F-Tim Thomas 6-10 Villanova
C-Chris Kaman 7-0 Central Michigan
Coach: Mike Dunleavy (fifth season, 158-185; 15th overall, 556-575).
Injury report: Elton Brand (left ankle), Shaun Livingston (left knee) and Sam Cassell (left calf) are out. Al Thornton (left ankle) and Maggette (right hamstring) are questionable.
PROBABLE BUCKS STARTERS
Player Ht. From
G-Mo Williams 6-1 Alabama
G-Michael Redd 6-6 Ohio State
F-Desmond Mason 6-5 Oklahoma State
F-Yi Jianlian 7-0 China
C-Andrew Bogut 7-0 Utah
Coach: Larry Krystkowiak (second season, 12-21).
Injury report: Michael Ruffin (left wrist) is out. David Noel (sprained right wrist) is day-to-day.
THE SERIES
The Clippers have won five straight overall against Milwaukee. The Clippers will visit the Bradley Center on Feb. 11.
NUMBERS GAME
7 Length in games of the Bucks' losing streak against the Clippers in Los Angeles.
2-9 The Clippers' record since a victory at Indiana on Nov. 7 capped their 4-0 start.
50 Shooting percentage the Clippers have yet to make in a game this season.
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St. Francis - Effort will not be optional for the Milwaukee Bucks on their weeklong trip that opens tonight.
Coach Larry Krystkowiak made that point clear after the team's 2-hour practice Monday.
"Maybe you try to massage people and coerce them into doing stuff," Krystkowiak said. "But I had a great weekend myself and said, 'What are you thinking?' If a guy isn't playing hard and isn't trying to make plays for his teammates and laying it on the line, then I'm not going to play him.
"It's not a threat to anybody. It's just simple basketball."
Krystkowiak said he had no plans to change the starting lineup.
"I'm just going to evaluate each game and try to make the best decisions based on who is giving the effort," he said.
The message apparently was heard by the players.
"If you go out and play hard, Coach is going to give you the benefit of the doubt," forward Desmond Mason said. "But if you don't, the bench will become your best friend. I think that motivates guys a lot."
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St. Francis - Finding their way on a trip west is critical for the Milwaukee Bucks, who are trying to shake off the bad vibes of a four-game losing streak.
The Bucks will play five games in seven nights on their longest road swing of the season, starting with a game tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center.
"The first thing is for us to go out and get one early, get off on the right foot," forward Desmond Mason said. "It's always important to win the first road game, get a little confidence about yourself.
"It's all about performing, bringing energy and intensity. When we were winning games, we were playing the style of basketball we developed in training camp. During the losing streak, we did some things out of character and they cost us games."
The Bucks will take no solace in the knowledge that four of their Western Conference opponents on the trip are sub-.500 teams. After all, Milwaukee sagged last week with three straight defeats to sub-.500 teams in the East (Philadelphia, Atlanta and New York) before dropping a home game Saturday to Central Division leader Detroit.
"Life has a way to jump up and bite you right in the rump when you get comfortable," coach Larry Krystkowiak said of his team's disappointing week, after an encouraging 7-4 start.
"And we just didn't have any gas in our tank on Saturday night against a really good team. We were demoralized. Hopefully we can go out and try to get some of this taste out of our mouths."
Re: Game Thread, Bucks Vs Clippers, LA, Dec 4 FSN, bucks +2
I went to bed last night thinking no way the Bucks were coming back but I'm glad they proved me wrong!
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Michael Redd hit some big shots late and led Milwaukee with 25 points, with all but five coming in the second half. Corey Maggette scored 20 for the Clippers.
The score was tied, 64-64, going into the fourth quarter and two layups by Andrew Bogut were part of a 6-0 run that gave the Bucks a 72-67 lead with 6 minutes 28 seconds left. The Clippers rallied to take a 74-73 lead with 3:59 left on a three-point basket by Tim Thomas, but Redd answered with a three-pointer and the Bucks held on from there.
The Clippers gained the upper hand early, scoring nine straight points to take an 18-9 lead. After a layup by Bogut, Clippers center Chris Kaman hit a jumper and Thomas added two free throws for a 22-11 lead. The Clippers later stretched their lead to 26-14 but the Bucks then scored the final four points of the quarter.
The Clippers scored the first four points of the second quarter and again held a 12-point lead, 36-24, after three-pointers by Maggette and Cuttino Mobley. The Bucks later closed to within six but a layup and rebound-basket by Mobley were part of a 9-0 spurt late the quarter that helped Los Angeles to a 49-36 halftime lead.
The Bucks shot 35.9% in the first half, passed for only six assists and turned the ball over nine times. Maggette had 14 points at the break.
The Bucks began to heat up in the second half as Yi Jianlian, Mo Williams, Desmond Mason and Redd each hit a jumper in a 12-1 run that trimmed the Clippers' lead to 52-48 with 6:59 left in the third quarter. Mason converted a three-point play to cut the lead to 56-53 lead with 3:32 left but Maggette answered with a three-point play 17 seconds later.
Game Thread, Bucks Vs Clippers, LA, Dec 4 FSN, bucks +2
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