| Bucks | Fear The Deer! | Nov. 2

[Martti.]

Thanks for the replies guys. Clutch, I'll make sure to kick their asses.

[Martti.]

Warrick's big night wills Bucks over defending Champs
11/24/11 - Bucks (103) - Lakers (93)

Warrick twisting in mid-air for the spectacular alley-oop.

Hakim Warrick led the way with 29 points and 12 rebounds and the Bucks picked up a win in their home opener against the defending world champions Los Angeles Lakers.

Michael Redd had all of his 25 through the first three quarters, Brandon Jennings had a double-double despite scoring just 2 points through three quarters. Rookie Katashiko Chan saw more floor time due to Bogut's foul trouble throughout the game and finished with a very impressive 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in just 12 minutes.

All of his 4 points came from the stripe where he was perfect 4-4, despite being a 56% foul shooter in college. Jennings missed his first free throw of the season with 1.18 left and another one later on, ruining his perfect season. Hakim Warrick is the only Buck, who still hasn't missed from the stripe.

The Lakers were led by Pau Gasol with 22 points, 11 boards and 3 blocks. 2-time Finals MVP Kobe Bryant was more of a playmaker, scoring just 16 points on 5-11 shooting with a season-high 9 assists. Lamar Odom had 11 points off the bench in 12 minutes.

Despite trailing 46-35 at halftime, the Bucks rallied back. They scored 68 points in the second half, outscoring the Lakers by 21. The Bucks had total control in the fourth quarter, limiting Bryant's shots, forcing Ron Artest to commit turnovers and crashing the offensive boards. After 6 minutes, the Bucks were up by 5. James White came in for Michael Redd and scored his first bucket as a Buck, a huge dunk over the Lakers front-court.

This had the crowd going crazy. The Lakers didn't come as close as 7 points after that, eventually losing by 10.

This wraps up November for the Bucks.

FINAL SCORE (CLICK)
MIL (2-1) | 13 | 22 | 34 | 34 || 103 ||
LAL (3-2) | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 || 93 ||

Player of the Game : Hakim Warrick


| 29 PTS | 12 REBS | 3 ASTS | 0 STLS | 1 BLKS | 14-23 FG | 0-0 3 PT FG | 1-1 FT

White's first field goal as a Bucks will be remembered.


Vintage Kobe - hanging and hitting the tough shots.

[Axel The Great]

Those Lakers had it comin' to them. Hakim Warrick must hate the Lakers too.

[Alpha_]

2 consecutive big games for Hakim.. he's just improving game after game..

[Lamrock]

Cool to see Hakim doing so well. Always thought of him as a poor man's Carl Landry. Nice job getting over .500. Fear the deer.

[cavs4872]

Nice win dude. That first quarter seemed brutal, but it looks like you were able to pick up your game after that. You held Kobe to a rather quiet night, even if he did have nine assists. It's a good thing if he's passing the ball more often than scoring it.

[Clutch]

huge comeback considering you were down double digits to the world champs at halftime

i (heart) Warrick! he's become my fav Buck

[kibaxx7]

Great wins man. Hakim is tearing it up!

[Martti.]

November Edition

Eastern Conference

| 5-1 | .833 *
| 5-2 | .714 *
| 4-3 | .571 *
| 5-2 | .714
| 6-3 | .667
| 2-1 | .667
| 3-2 | .600
| 6-5 | .545
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| 3-3 | .500
| 3-4 | .429
| 3-5 | .375
| 2-4 | .333
| 1-2 | .333
| 2-5 | .286
| 3-8 | .273

Western Conference

| 2-0 | 1.000 *
| 7-2 | .778 *
| 3-2 | .600 *
| 3-1 | .750
| 6-3 | .667
| 2-1 | .667
| 3-2 | .600
| 3-3 | .500
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| 3-3 | .500
| 4-5 | .444
| 2-4 | .333
| 3-4 | .520
| 3-7 | .300
| 2-5 | .286
| 0-7 | .000

* - Denotes division leader.

Doesn't give a very good look. The Spurs have played 2 games, while the Nets and Sixers have played 11.

[Martti.]

November Edition

Players of the Month :

EAST : Lebron James (CLE)
WEST : Ben Gordon (NOH)

Rookies of the Month :

EAST : Stephon Mayberry (NYK)
WEST : Junichi Lee (DEN)

[Axel The Great]

For the East Rookie, I thought I read Starbury's name.

[Martti.]

Edition

POINTS PER GAME :

27.7 | Dirk Nowitzki
27.7 | Pau Gasol
26.5 | Tim Duncan
24.8 | Yao Ming
24.4 | Carmelo Anthony
24.1 | Kelenna Azubuike
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23.7 | Michael Redd/Hakim Warrick
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REBOUNDS PER GAME :

12.3 | Roy Hibbert
11.7 | Dwight Howard
11.7 | Zach Randolph
11.6 | Greg Oden
11.4 | Carlos Boozer
11.4 | Al Jefferson
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10.0 | Andrew Bogut
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ASSISTS PER GAME :

9.3 | Brandon Jennings
8.3 | Carl Cruz
8.0 | Baron Davis
7.7 | TJ Ford
7.5 | Sebastian Telfair
7.3 | Deron Williams

STEALS PER GAME :

3.00 | Ray Allen
2.67 | Vince Carter
2.33 | OJ Mayo
2.29 | JR Smith
2.22 | LeBron James
2.09 | Devin Harris
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1.67 | Michael Redd
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BLOCKS PER GAME :

2.50 | Andrew Bynum
2.44 | Andrei Kirilenko
2.40 | Greg Oden
2.40 | Thierry Tirieux
2.38 | Jermaine O'Neal
2.17 | Ron Artest
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1.67 | Andrew Bogut
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[Fresh8]

Nice updates. Where are the NLSCer stats?

[Andrew]

Congrats on the win over the defending champs. Warrick's certainly outplaying his real life counterpart.

[Martti.]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Hakim has been a big surprise. He did average 19 and 8 last year in the Playoffs, but still. He is finishing very well against shot blockers. His defense is still a bit shaky, but he has been blocking a few shots and he should. Guy is 6'9 with a 7'2 wingspan and a 38 inch vertical and has a career average of 0.4 blocks.

[Alpha_]

I thought Marbury is back in NYK..

[Martti.]

NLSC Rookie Rankings/Statistics :

1. Todd Cooper
| OKC | 6 GP | 0 GS | 2.8 PPG | 1.0 RPG | 2.0 APG | 0.33 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 11.8 MPG

2. Dirk Brezhnev
| CLE | 2 GP | 0 GS | 2.5 PPG | 1.0 RPG | 0.0 APG | 0.00 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 5.0 MPG

3. Manfred Nissley
| WAS | 6 GP | 0 GS | 2.0 PPG | 1.5 RPG | 0.8 APG | 0.00 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 6.0 MPG

4. Julian Martin
| MIN | 4 GP | 0 GS | 0.8 PPG | 0.5 RPG | 0.5 APG | 0.25 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 5.5 MPG

5. Aaron Moore
| POR | 4 GP | 0 GS | 1.0 PPG | 0.0 RPG | 0.0 APG | 0.00 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 2.8 MPG

6. X Factor
| HOU | 2 GP | 0 GS | 1.0 PPG | 0.0 RPG | 0.0 APG | 0.00 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 2.0 MPG

NLSC Player Rankings/Statistics :

1. Thierry Tirieux
| GSW | 5 GP | 4 GS | 22.0 PPG | 8.6 RPG | 6.4 APG | 1.40 SPG | 2.40 BPG | 36.4 MPG

2. Ocho Huit
| OKC | 6 GP | 6 GS | 20.2 PPG | 10.3 RPG | 1.7 APG | 0.67 SPG | 1.50 BPG | 38.7 MPG

3. Carl Cruz
| CHI | 6 GP | 5 GS | 13.5 PPG | 4.2 RPG | 8.3 APG | 1.67 SPG | 0.50 BPG | 35.8 MPG

4. Will Sit
| IND | 3 GP | 3 GS | 14.0 PPG | 4.0 RPG | 5.0 APG | 1.67 SPG | 0.33 BPG | 32.7 MPG

5. Jerry Dieudonne
| MIN | 7 GP | 0 GS | 7.7 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 1.9 APG | 0.43 SPG | 0.29 BPG | 17.7 MPG

6. Lenny Crabman
| MEM | 3 GP | 0 GS | 8.7 PPG | 1.7 RPG | 2.0 APG | 0.00 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 19.7 MPG

7. Z Sky
| UTH | 8 GP | 0 GS | 2.8 PPG | 1.0 RPG | 1.3 APG | 0.13 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 8.1 MPG

8. JJ Madden
| NYK | 7 GP | 0 GS | 2.3 PPG | 0.4 RPG | 0.4 APG | 0.29 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 6.4 MPG

9. Zoilo Resurreccion
| SAC | 9 GP | 0 GS | 1.3 PPG | 0.3 RPG | 1.1 APG | 0.22 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 3.9 MPG

10. Karlis Jansons
| POR | 5 GP | 0 GS | 1.6 PPG | 0.4 RPG | 0.4 APG | 0.00 SPG | 0.00 BPG | 5.0 MPG

[Alpha_]

aw! Dirk Brezhnev only averaging 2.5 ppg.

[dare]

Damn, I request a trade

[Justine.]

Warrick is been spectacular fer you! Nice locking down the defending champs too White's dunk looks nasty.

[Bucket]

Very weak draft class. 2.8 is the highest scorer.

[kibaxx7]

22-8-6, nice.

[Lamrock]

Should've made myself an NLSC draftee.

[Axel The Great]

You'd be worst than Kwame Brown.

[Clutch]

that draft class is garbage compared to the previous... btw, nothing can stop OCHO!