Milwaukee 86 Cleveland 89

[highplainsdrifter]

vs

Milwaukee Bucks (24-22) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (27-19)

Monday, February 6, 2006
Time: 7pm
TV: FSN Ohio, NBALP
Location: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland OH

Head Coaches

Terry Stotts / Mike Brown

Probable Starters

TJ Ford / Eric Snow

Michael Redd / Sasha Pavlovic

Bobby Simmons / LeBron James

Andrew Bogut / Drew Gooden

Jamaal Magloire / Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones/Luke Jackson/Mike Wilks/Donyell Marshall/Anderson Varejao

Bucks Bench

Joe Smith/Jiri Welsch/Toni Kukoc/Dan Gadzuric/Charlie Bell​

Bucks Notes
The Bucks are playing .500 ball over the last ten, recently beating the Memphis Grizzlies. Redd is the Man on the Bucks, leading the team with 25.2PPG, FT%, and 3PT%. Joe Smith is back in the rotation after being out with injury. Mo Williams is out with a sprained ankle. Bucks have the 5th best record in the East

Cavaliers Notes
The Cavaliers have lost 2 in a row after winning seven in a row. They must stop this losing streak and start winning again. The Cavs are the 3rd best team in the East, with a 3 game lead over the Bucks in the Central.

HPD's Prediction
The Cavs are winning the season series 2-1. Winning this game is critical to having the tiebreaker over the Bucks for playoff positioning. Cavs need to stop chucking 3s and take it to the hoop! Cavs need this win before a 2 game roadie. The skid stops here! Cavs play with energy and win by 10+!

 

[Karma]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

Very key game tomorrow. Not only can we end a two game skid, but we can wrap up the season series vs a rival and extend our gap for the 4th seed to 4 games.

Snow and pavlovic have the tough job of keeping Ford out of the paint, and redd getting too many good looks off screens. Rotations are vital to keep a body near Redd as he is Hamilton like at times off the ball.

Drew needs to focus primarily on defense and boxing out. He scored well last night and got caught up in the moment. Webber burned him. Keeping Bogut off the glass is his major role.

Punch the ball inside to Z. We need to get Magliore out of this game, as he is their only inside influence.

LeBron has to attack Simmons. He is low on confidense, so a LeBron explosion will only further dent this.

Again we call for Jones and Marshall to lift.

Cavs should take this, but they should realise that a lack of intensity will see Redd and co run rampant.

 

[hughes1988]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

jiri welsch is still playing, man that guy sucks, i dont think he made one shot when he played for use, and i cant say i ever seen him make a shot...

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

Energee! The Bucks dance team. Mighty fine women there......

Sorry ladies, we must destroy your team.....

 

[TJ_4_CV31]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

Time to even up the score HPD!

Unfortunately we won't have Teen Wolf Williams to exploit Jones in the second unit but adding Charlie Bell and Joe Smith has done wonders for our defense. It'll all boil down to how effective Ilgauskas and Gooden are. If they get off, the Cavs will win. Redd will have a big game.

Bucks 112
Cavs 105

 

[TJ_4_CV31]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

By the way, Jiri sucks major arsh. Please remove him from the preview and replace him with Reece Gaines. :thumbdown

 

[ChicagoCavFan]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

I thought I saw somewhere Redd has a sore lower back? Is he set to play tonight, or is a gametime decision?

 

[TJ_4_CV31]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

I thought I saw somewhere Redd has a sore lower back? Is he set to play tonight, or is a gametime decision?

Redd missed the Houston game with back spasms and returned to the court (rusty) against the Grizzles. He'll be ready to go tonight.

Question:

Has AV ever been an American Idol?

:chuckles:

Justin and AV....seperated at birth. Word has it that Justin is the better basketball player of the two.

 

[TJ_4_CV31]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

Newsflash:

The Wolf......

.....is BACK!!!!!!

Mo Williams says he is 100% and will play significant minutes against the Cavs.

We've got ourselves a ballgame boys!

 

[TJ_4_CV31]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland



Mo is not playing. Some joker on a Bucks forum was pulling a stunt. :thumbdown

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

Good to see you back at RCF TJsDa1! The final regular season game between the Cavs and Bucks is here. Im sure both teams understand the significance of this one. I expect the Cavs to come out strong tonite!

They could match up again in the playoffs. Naturally the Bucks at 5 and Cavs at 4. Still far too many games left to predict seedings.

Should be competitive tonite. Im stickin to my 10+ point win for the Cavs. Get it on!!!

 

[hughes1988]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

bucks suck, we slow down redd and dont let bogut run around we won by alot, but if we cant control redd we will still win but a close one, we are very good at home, we lost last game but we wont lose this one...

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

The Optimist calls for a Guaranteed Win Night...

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/optimist_060206.html

 

[TheAdmin]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

After the Bucks pulled off that Magloire trade I thought they would be one of the toughest teams in the Central. They added a nice frontline to go with a very good backcourt. However thats not what happenend.

Redd refuses to pass into the post and the coaching staff will not force him too. Whats the point of drafting a center, trading for an all-star center if your franchise player refuses to use them?

TJ Ford's game has been figured out. You stay 5 feet in front of him and do not allow him to penetrate. He has no jumpshot. Without Mo Williams this team is hurting at the point.

Bogut is not a power foward and I feel bad for him having to play there. He gets abused by quicker 4's and used by crafty bangers. You don't play your future at the wrong position. He should either start at Center or come off the bench. They are not helping his growth.

All in all this team should be heaps better then they are but when the coaching staff is as idiotic as this one I'm suprised they are over .500..... by the way, whats up with Stotts love for Jiri Welsch? He's getting more burn then I expected.

 

[hughes1988]

Re: Milwaukee @ Cleveland

jiri welsh lol he makes the NBA a laughing stock...