[narek]

Teams: Milwaukee Bucks (13-20) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (14-20).

When: 6 tonight.

Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia.

Broadcasts: TV - FSN Wisconsin cable. Radio - AM-620.

About the 76ers: Philadelphia concluded a 2-4 western trip with a loss Sunday in Denver. The schedule gets no easier for the 76ers. After playing the Bucks, they will play four of their next five on the road. Philadelphia was 3-9 before its victory over the Bucks on Nov. 27 at the Bradley Center but has gone 11-11 since then. The 76ers have lost three straight.

PLAYER TO WATCH
THADDEUS YOUNG, 76ers

Philadelphia's first-round draft choice from Georgia Tech finished the western trip with two strong performances. After scoring 16 points against the Lakers, Young had 11 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench against the Nuggets. In the past 11 games, the 6-foot-8 forward has made 24 of 47 shots (51.1%). In 26 games, he's averaging 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per game.

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PROBABLE 76ers STARTERS

Player Ht. From
G-Willie Green 6-3 Detroit
G-Andre Miller 6-2 Utah
F-Andre Iguodala 6-6 Arizona
F-Reggie Evans 6-8 Iowa
C-Samuel Dalembert 6-11 Seton Hall

Injury report: Herbert Hill (left knee) is out.

PROBABLE BUCKS STARTERS

Player Ht. From
G-Mo Williams 6-1 Alabama
G-Royal Ivey 6-4 Texas
F-Bobby Simmons 6-6 DePaul
F-Yi Jianlian 7-0 China
C-Andrew Bogut 7-0 Utah

Coach: Larry Krystkowiak (second season, 18-33).

Injury report: Desmond Mason (left thumb) and David Noel (right wrist) are out. Michael Redd (left thigh) and Jake Voskuhl (right hip) are questionable.

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[apelman42]

Keep feeding Andrew...

Bucks win 102-95...

[roux2dope]

CV's dunk was nasty!

[NewAgeBaller]

Yea HUGE dunk by CV.

I want to see more of Bogut, he was doing a lot of intangible things nicely and had 2 blocks.

How do Bogut + Yi play when they're on the court at the same time?

[MB30]

if yi could hit a shot, well.

bogut needs to get more lift on his hook. dalembert got a few easy blocks on it.

Nice half by the Bucks, good 2 c Bell get his stroke back.

[roux2dope]

3 straight without redd, all three on the road...

[narek]

Originally Posted by roux2dope

3 straight without redd, all three on the road...

With Charlie Bell coming alive. That's a good thing.

CV's been doing well, too.

[narek]

PLAYER OF THE GAME: It was a rather leisurely night for Bucks guard Mo Williams as coach Larry Krystkowiak found him 6 whole minutes of rest over the course of the game. Williams scored 21 points and hit a crucial step-back, three-pointer that just beat the 24-second clock and gave Milwaukee an 81-75 lead with 3:26 left. "I've made that shot in my mind 100 times," Williams said. "It's not a shot that's unheard of. I'm pretty comfortable shooting it."

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Buy a link herePLAY OF THE GAME: Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva took the ball hard to the hoop but couldn't get the ball to drop. But center Andrew Bogut was there to tip it in and give Milwaukee an 83-79 lead with 25.5 seconds left. "That was huge," Krystkowiak said. "We were trying to get (Bogut) post touches to begin with on the block. Charlie V. made a nice aggressive move - he couldn't feed Andrew - and then Andrew cleaned up the miss off the glass."

STATISTICS SHEET: After turning the ball over seven times in the first half, the Bucks committed eight in the third quarter in helping Philadelphia rally back.

OFF THE BENCH:Charlie Bell and Villanueva outscored the Philadelphia bench, 36-20.

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