[narek]

Teams: Milwaukee Bucks (24-46) vs. Orlando Magic (46-27).

When: 7:30 tonight.

Where: Bradley Center.

Broadcasts: TV - FSN Wisconsin cable. Radio - AM-1250.

About the Magic: Orlando can set a franchise record for road victories in a season by beating the Bucks. The Magic is 23-13 on the road and only Boston (26) and the Lakers (25) have more road victories. Orlando, which set a team record for consecutive road victories by winning its first seven this season, was 15-26 on the road last season.

PLAYER TO WATCH
DWIGHT HOWARD, Magic

He threw down the Superman dunk that was one of the highlights of all-star weekend. Howard leads the league in rebounding (14.5) and is fifth in blocked shots (2.3). He finished with 24 points and 21 rebounds Tuesday in a loss to San Antonio, his eighth 20-20 game of the season.

LINEUPS
PROBABLE MAGIC STARTERS

Player Ht. From
G-Jameer Nelson 6-0 St. Joseph's
G-Maurice Evans 6-5 Texas
F-Rashard Lewis 6-10 Alief, Texas
F-Hedo Turkoglu 6-10 Turkey
C-Dwight Howard 6-11 Atlanta

Coach: Stan Van Gundy (first season; fourth overall, 158-100).

Injury report: Tony Battie (left shoulder) is out. Turkoglu (right wrist) is questionable. Nelson (jaw) is probable.

PROBABLE BUCKS STARTERS

Player Ht. From
G-Mo Williams 6-1 Alabama
G-Michael Redd 6-6 Ohio State
F-Desmond Mason 6-5 Okla. State
F-Charlie Villanueva 6-11 Connecticut
C-Andrew Bogut 7-0 Utah

Coach: Larry Krystkowiak (second season, 29-59).

Injury report: Charlie Bell (right knee) is out. Bogut (nasal bruise) is probable.

THE SERIES
The Bucks are 1-1 against the Magic this season. This is these teams' final meeting of the season.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=733023

[narek]

A game I kenw wasn't going to be competitive halfway into the first quarter when it was clear no one on the Bucks could lay a hand on Dwight Howard. Not that I expected anything different, I just wanted to be surpried.

A disappointing Wisconsin basketball night.

What the heck is up with FSN's sound? The crowd noise was drowning out Johnny Mac and Paschke. At one point when I turned from the Badger game, their sideline guy was interviewing one of the 11 former Bucks players being honored that night, and I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I couldn't figure out who it was. It might have been Terry Cummings.

PLAYS OF THE GAME: Howard set an ominous tone early by scoring the Magic's first four points on two thunderous dunks.

STATISTICS SHEET: Howard was 11 for 14 from the foul line in the first half, when the Bucks as a team were 6 for 10. Orlando was 19 for 25 from the line in the first half.

OFF THE BENCH: Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak says he wants to give rookie point guard Ramon Sessions more playing time and Sessions played the entire fourth quarter.

I think Sessions has now played a hole 26 minutes or so.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=733418