Game 48: Bucks/Knicks
by Frank Madden on Feb 5, 2010 12:44 AM CST
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Jennings began building his NYC street cred at Rucker Park four years ago
| 2009/2010 NBA Season | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 19-29 (12-14 home) | vs. | 21-26 (6-19 road) |
| February 5, 2010 | ||
| Madison Square Garden |
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| 6:30 PM | ||
| Radio: WTMJ AM 620 TV: FSN-Wisconsin | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Chris Duhon |
PG | Brandon Jennings |
| Jared Jeffries |
SG | Charlie Bell |
| Wilson Chandler |
SF | Carlos Delfino |
| Danilo Gallinari |
PF | Luc Mbah a Moute |
| David Lee |
C | Andrew Bogut |
| (17th) 106.4 - OFFENSE - 103.8 (23rd) |
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| (20th) 108.5 - DEFENSE - 104.0 (8th) |
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| (7th) 93.8 - PACE - 93.2 (10th) |
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Gunnin' for that #8 spot. The Bucks come to NYC just 1.5 games behind the Heat for the 8th spot in the East and 2.5 games ahead of the 10th-ranked Knicks. MIami has dropped four in a row, the first two against the Bucks and the last two courtesy of a rough road back-to-back that saw him visit Boston and Cleveland the last two nights. Not fun.
Meanwhile, New York snapped a three game losing streak by thrashing the Wiz 107-85 at home on Wednesday. Nate Robinson scored 23 points along with six boards and eight assists off the bench, making a clear case for Duhon's starting PG job.
Duhon's bricks. Finally Brandon Jennings gets to face an opposing PG who converts at a worse rate from the field than he does. Never known for his scoring prowess (39.0% career fg%), Duhon is shooting a career-worst 34.8% this year including a head-scratcing 31.2% at MSG. Much to the delight of most Knicks fans, Mike D'Antoni has increasingly relied on Robinson as an offensive spark off the heightening speculation that D'Antoni may finally make a change--a far cry from December, when he played the diminuitive combo guard a grand total of 10 minutes all month. Don't be surprised if Robinson cracks the starting lineup for the first time this season on Friday night.
Best of the Non-Stars. Andrew Bogut and David Lee both had pretty good cases for the all-star slot that went to Al Horford, joining Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan and Joakim Noah as the only centers averaging double-doubles. Still, Bogut has a clear size advantage down low and shouldn't have too much trouble getting his shot over the undersized-and-not-really-a-center Lee. The question becomes whether the Knicks can bring enough help and gimmick defenses to keep the ball out of Bogut's hands, while Lee will look to use both his offensive rebounding around the hoop and burgeoning mid-range game to match his gaudy 19.7 ppg/11.5 rpg averages. For more on Bogut, check out some video courtesy of the Down Under version of ESPN:
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Duhon Out.
Check out this blog from the NY Times http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/point-guard-shuffle-robinson-in-duhon-out/
D’Antoni made the call yesterday, Robinson will be in. Though Robinson has been a spark plug for the Knicks, I feel that this is a better match-up for Jennings. Jennings has been a ball-hawk lately and Robinson coughs up the ball a ton. almost three times per 36 minutes. besides that, Jennings is going to be cheered the whole game.
The Knicks’ weak D is going to make Bogut look like a Superstar tonight in the Garden.
This is going to be a fun game to watch
Go Beer, I mean Bucks
by Take Back Our Bucks on Feb 5, 2010 8:54 AM CST reply actions
Gotta beat these guys...
I’m still hoping for that 8th seed…
About time we had a game again… it’s been ages
i'm looking for a knick rumpus
pause. now that the worst player on the team is going to ride the pine, i think we could cause some trouble for the playoff’s bottom feeders. and what better place to start than in new york against milwaukee. let’s see if you punks pack a punch.
i’ll go ahead and call this one for the knicks. 117-98
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And the Knicks were a +4 in the 15 minutes Duhon played.
by Frank Madden on Feb 6, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
that was the most inspired duhon has played in longer than you can even imagine
and it wasn’t very inspirational. he still lobs every pass, and is not a threat to make a lay up or drive to the rim. but i can see your defense licking their chops ready to get in the passing lanes. if he played 35 minutes, you guys would have won by a shit ton more than you did. jennings would have gotten off to a great start, would have canned 40 or better.
trust me, the knicks are worse with duhon playing. numbers be damned. and like i said- duhon played all bets were off. super elk man owes me money tho.
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So it's alliterations you want?
Bucks bombard the boys from the boroughs..118-112
by enfilade on Feb 5, 2010 6:44 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Migraine-->done for the night
Big, big loss in a game you really don’t want to lose. The only good news is that it’s not a knee, back or ankle injury…
Warrick vs. Lee
Hakim showcasing his horrible defense on that dunk. Sans Bogut this defense is weeeeeeaaaak.
Ridnour
So it looks like the Bucks won’t have a chance unless Ridnour goes off for 30 or something. No help anywhere on defense and the lack of shot-creators all the more evident with Bogut in the locker room.
Wide open
Getting physical here in the third…Jennings warming up and putting Mbah a Moute on Lee has made a big difference. But without Bogut it’s still looking like an uphill battle.
Wife's got me watching a movie on HBO
Leatherheads… not bad. Keeping an eye on the score though. Hang in there Bucks!!
So far so good
I’m not counting on anything, but really impressed by the way they’ve come out and dominated the second half. Knicks aren’t great but Bogut-less Bucks on the road should be pretty terrible on talent-level alone. Skiles’ guy hanging in there so far.
That's what I was thinking
when I saw he went down.
Shaky but I feel good about it.
George Cloony and Renee Zelweiger just hooked up by the way… the movie is getting boring.
I really thought the Bucks would fade and lose in the end
Glad to see they didn’t. I hope Bogut’s migraine clears up by tomorrow night.
Ersan & BJ
Classic team win, but great to see Ersan hopefully get back on track and Brandon once again come through with a big second half. Good to see them win after losing Drew.
Skiles is a genius
Migraine was just a cover so Bogut will be 100% rested for the Pacers game!
I look forward to seeing Jennings play these little revenge games in the Garden for the rest of his career. Hakim Warrick taking charges, baby!
The Bucks did a lot of things well in the 2nd half. I hope that carries over to the next game.
Very nice win without Bogut....
I am really, really impressed with how the Bucks moved the ball in the second half and for the greater portion of the last few games…
this team is fun to watch… i haven’t been able to say that about a bucks team for a long time
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