2012/2013 NBA Season | ||
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vs. | ||
March 15, 2013 | ||
BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, WI |
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7:30 CT | ||
FS Wisconsin HD | 620 WTMJ | ||
Probable Starters | ||
Brandon Jennings | PG | Mario Chalmers |
Monta Ellis | SG | Dwyane Wade |
Marquis Daniels | SF | Lebron James |
Ersan Ilyasova | PF | Udonis Haslem |
Larry Sanders | C | Chris Bosh |
2012/13 Advanced Stats | ||
94.7 (3rd) | Pace | 94.5 (6th) |
103.6 (21st) | ORtg | 105.3 (16th) |
104.7 (11th) | DRtg | 106.3 (17th) |
On the Heat: Hot Hot Hoops | Heat Index
Heat update. 20-0, and some shot charts from the streak:
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Efficiency vs. shot volume. Miami is third in the league in makes, last in attempts, and first in effective field goal percentage (54.69% efg). Milwaukee leads the NBA in attempts, ranks 8th in makes, and sits at 24th in effective field goal percentage (47.54% efg). That's all I have to say about that.
Things coming up Monta. Over his past 10 games, Monta Ellis has averaged 25.5 points (51% fg, 30% 3fg), 7.7 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.7 steals, all of which are well above his season averages. In perfect Bucks-ian fashion, the team is still -.2 plus/minus with Ellis on the floor (also an improvement over Ellis' season plus/minus of -.5), and has a 6-4 record over that span that includes the same game-to-game inconsistencies we see when Ellis is playing poorly.
Still, as shown in the shot charts below, Ellis is on a tear at the rim, and consistently hitting a ton of those 15-20 foot jumpers he so loves. If anything, this is a case study in how a natural penetrator flourishes when playing next to shooters that are threatening without the ball in their hands.
Injury report. Luc Mbah a Moute is expected to miss his second straight game with turf toe, which comes as rather bad timing. After all, if ever you could make use of Luc Mbah a Moute's defensive versatility, it'd be against LeBron and Wade. So while Mike Dunleavy was last seen starting in Mbah a Moute's stead, it appears Jim Boylan will counter the hulking presence of James by starting Marquis Daniels, the Bucks' other wing defender.