2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
34-47 (12-28 road)		55-26 (30-10 home)
April 13, 2010
Oklahoma City Arena
7:00 PM CT
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Brandon Jennings	PG	Russell Westbrook
John Salmons	SG	Thabo Sefolosha
Carlos Delfino	SF	Kevin Durant
Luc Mbah a Moute	PF	Serge Ibaka
Drew Gooden	C	Kendrick Perkins
(30th) 101.5 - OFFENSE -  111.3 (4th)
(4th) 102.5 - DEFENSE - 107.2 (16th)
(26th) 89.7  - PACE -  92.7 (13th)

It's been a long, long year.

A disappointing one, no doubt. Sometimes head-scratching, sometimes infuriating. There has been a lot to complain about this season in Milwaukee, and complain we have. It's our right, maybe even our duty as fans to be vocal about the product we so voraciously consume for five-plus months out of the year. After tonight, we'll spend the next six months reflecting on the few things that went right and the many more that went wrong. We'll look ahead to the off-season landmarks: the draft; the magical transformation of Michael Redd from an $18 million man into a budget surplus; the prospect of Andrew Bogut playing basketball without shrapnel in his elbow.

It's been a long, long year. But after it all, I can't help feeling that we're all going to miss it, if only just a little.

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2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
29-44 (10-25 road)		20-53 (14-22 home)
March 30, 2010
Air Canada Centre
6:00 PM CST
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Brandon Jennings	PG	Jose Calderon
John Salmons	SG	DeMar DeRozan
Carlos Delfino	SF	James Johnson
Luc Mbah a Moute	PF	Amir Johnson
Andrew Bogut	C	Andrea Bargnani*
(29th) 101.3 - OFFENSE -  105.6 (22nd)
(4th) 102.6 - DEFENSE - 112.3 (30th)
(25th) 89.8  - PACE -  93.5 (10th)

On the Raptors: Raptors HQ / Raptors Republic / RaptorBlog

With another disastrous meltdown in the books, Milwaukee continues their critical three-game road trip. At this point, though, the critical-ness might have given way to irrelevance. While the Bucks can still pick up a game on Indiana (and simultaneously earn the tiebreaker over the Pacers) when they meet later this week, they've also fallen a full three games behind in the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. There is one remaining option: win.

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2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
23-38 (8-22 road)		16-46 (15-17 home)
March 8, 2011
Verizon Center
6:00 PM CST
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Brandon Jennings	PG	John Wall
John Salmons	SG	Nick Young
Carlos Delfino	SF	Maurice Evans
Luc Mbah a Moute	PF	Andray Blatche
Andrew Bogut	C	JaVale McGee
(30th) 100.9 - OFFENSE -  102.3 (28th)
(4th) 102.8 - DEFENSE - 109.7 (23rd)
(25th) 89.9  - PACE -  93.8 (9th)

On the Wizards: Bullets Forever / Truth About It / Washington Post

The Bucks head back out on the road for the first time in over a week as they wrap up the season series against the Washington Wizards. These teams split the first two games, each winning on their home floor, with the victor scoring 100 points in both games. The Bucks hope to break one trend tonight and pick up a critically-needed win.

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2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
22-34 (8-21 road)		28-26 (15-12 home)
February 23, 2011
Madison Square Garden
6:30 PM CST
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Brandon Jennings	PG	Chauncey Billups
John Salmons	SG	Landry Fields
Carlos Delfino	SF	Carmelo Anthony
Luc Mbah a Moute	PF	Amar'e Stoudemire
Andrew Bogut	C	Ronny Turiaf
(30th) 101.0 - OFFENSE -  109.8 (8th)
(5th) 102.6 - DEFENSE - 109.4 (20th)
(26th) 89.9  - PACE -  96.2 (2nd)

On the Knicks:

Posting and Toasting / Knickerblogger

Funny story: I copied the infobox from the Denver game on February 16th, and I only had to change three of the Knicks' probable starters!

Maybe funny isn't the right word.

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2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
20-30 (8-19 road)	vs.	13-37 (13-12 home)
February 9, 2011
Verizon Center
6:00 PM CST
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Brandon Jennings	PG	John Wall
John Salmons	SG	Nick Young
Corey Maggette	SF	Rashard Lewis
Ersan Ilyasova	PF	Andray Blatche
Andrew Bogut	C	JaVale McGee
(29th) 101.1 - OFFENSE -  102.5 (27th)
(6th) 103.1 - DEFENSE - 109.4 (22nd)
(26th) 89.8  - PACE -  93.2 (11th)

On the Wizards: Bullets Forever / Truth About It

The Green Bay Packers are probably more excited about their trip to our Nation's Capital than their basketball counterparts from Wisconsin, but the Wizards remain one of the few teams in worse shape than the Bucks, so a successful trip still seems possible, especially coming off a convincing 18-point win over the Raptors. This game marks the second night of a back-to-back and the second of four games Milwaukee will play in five days.

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2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
13-19 (5-12 road)		22-12 (13-5 home)
January 5, 2010
Amway Arena
7:00 PM
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Keyon Dooling	PG	Jameer Nelson
John Salmons	SG	Jason Richardson
Luc Mbah a Moute	SF	Hedo Turkoglu
Ersan Ilyasova	PF	Brandon Bass
Andrew Bogut	C	Dwight Howard
(30th) 99.9 - OFFENSE -  106.7 (14th)
(6th) 102.3 - DEFENSE - 101.2 (4th)
(25th) 90.4  - PACE -  92.0 (18th)

Orlando Pinstriped Post / Magic BasketBlog / Orlando Magic Daily

The Orlando Magic squad Milwaukee will face tonight bears almost no resemblance to the short-handed team they defeated at home almost exactly one month ago. Two members of that night's starting lineup have since been traded away, and the Magic will (unfortunately) have the services of Jameer Nelson and Dwight Howard, who both missed the last meeting with flu symptoms.

Just two years removed from an NBA Finals trip, the Magic were shoved aside to a certain extent this year, eclipsed by their in-state rivals and the surprisingly good Bulls in terms of contention-talk. That was probably motivation enough to pull the trigger on a pair of blockbuster trades, significantly revamping the roster in an effort to put them over the top. The makeover didn't work out immediately, with the Magic losing their first two games after finalizing the deals, but they've been on a roll ever since, winning 6 straight by an average of over 15 points a game. That streak includes victories over the Celtics, Spurs, and Knicks.

Milwaukee, meanwhile, is 60 percent finished with perhaps the toughest 5-game stretch any team might face this season. In part thanks to another injured opponent (the Mavericks were without Dirk), the Bucks have gotten one win out of what seemed an inevitable 0-5 stretch, and look to steal another one in Orlando tonight.

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2010/2011 NBA Season
	vs.
19-10 (11-3 home)		12-17 (5-10 away)
December 28, 2010
United Center
7:00 PM CT
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Derrick Rose	PG	Keyon Dooling
Keith Bogans	SG	John Salmons
Luol Deng	SF	Chris Douglas-Roberts
Carlos Boozer	PF	Ersan Ilyasova
Kurt Thomas	C	Andrew Bogut
(17th) 105.6 - OFFENSE -  100.0 (30th)
(3rd) 100.5 - DEFENSE - 102.2 (5th)
(13th) 93.0  - PACE -  90.4 (25th)

On the Bulls: Blog a Bull

Milwaukee kicks off their season series against the new-look Chicago Bulls seeking to upset a team that has rounded into one of the East's best. Two months ago, the popular question was which of these two teams had the inside track toward winning the Central. Today, it seems more likely the Bulls will win the East than Milwaukee the division. Still, there should be no lack of motivation for Milwaukee following last night's torching by the Hawks.

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2009/2010 NBA Season
	vs.
14-9 (6-5 road)		10-11 (8-3 home)
December 12, 2009
Bradley Center
7:30 PM CT
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin HD
Probable starters:
Steve Blake	PG	Brandon Jennings
Brandon Roy	SG	Carlos Delfino
Martell Webster	SF	Luc Mbah a Moute
LaMarcus Aldridge	PF	Ersan Ilyasova
Joel Przybilla	C	Andrew Bogut
109.2 (10th)  - OFFENSE - 104.3 (23rd)
103.7 (7th)  - DEFENSE - 103.7 (8th)
87.6 (29th)   - PACE -  93.7 (10th)

Linkage

Blazers Edge / Rip City Project / Oregon Live / Bucks Gameday

News/notes after the jump...

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2009/2010 NBA Season
	vs.
10-13 (4-9 road)		9-11 (7-3 home)
December 9, 2009
Bradley Center
7:00 PM CT
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Jarrett Jack	PG	Brandon Jennings
DeMar DeRozan	SG	Carlos Delfino
Hedo Turkoglu	SF	Luc Mbah a Moute
Chris Bosh	PF	Ersan Ilyasova
Andrea Bargnani	C	Andrew Bogut
112.2 (4th)  - OFFENSE - 103.1 (24th)
115.5 (30th)  - DEFENSE - 103.7 (8th)
93.4 (11th)   - PACE -  93.8 (9th)

Linkage

RaptorsHQ / The Score / Raptors Republic / Dino Nation

News/notes after the jump...

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2009/2010 NBA Season
	vs.
16-4 (7-3 home)		9-10 (2-7 road)
December 8, 2009
TD Garden
6:30 PM CT
Radio: 620 WTMJ TV: FSN Wisconsin
Probable starters:
Rajon Rondo	PG	Brandon Jennings
Ray Allen	SG	Carlos Delfino
Paul Pierce	SF	Luc Mbah a Moute
Kevin Garnett	PF	Ersan Ilyasova
Kendrick Perkins	C	Andrew Bogut
109.4 (8th)  - OFFENSE - 103.4 (24th)
99.1 (1st)  - DEFENSE - 103.5 (8th)
90.9 (26th)   - PACE -  94.0 (9th)

Linkage:

CelticsBlog / Celtics Hub / Red's Army / Loy's Place / Bucks.com Gameday

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