Bucks Score 110 in Victory over Warriors (Simulated)
Bucks vs. Warriors / 110-103
DEC 10 -- The Milwaukee Bucks defeated a up-and-coming Golden State Warriors team, who had the best record in the league at the end of November, 110-103.
Michael Redd had a great scoring game with 33 points, but also 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Richard Jefferson had 28 points and 7 assists. Andrew Bogut also should be mentioned with 14 points and 14 rebounds. 5 of the Warriors players had double-digit points, 4 of them starters, with the leading scorers Monte Ellis and Stephen Jackson with 21 points each. The game was close stat-wise, however the Bucks had more steals and less turnovers which helped in the long run.
The Bucks are now 18-6 and the Warriors are 13-9.
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Bucks Blow Out Pacers (Simulated)
Bucks vs. Pacers / 102-83
DEC 13 -- The Milwaukee Bucks blew out an under .500 Indiana Pacers team 102-83.
Andrew Bogut had a solid game with a double-double, 25 points and 17 rebounds. Richard Jefferson had 12 points and 11 assists. Malik Allen should be mentioned with 4 points but most importantly 16 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy had the game-high of 32 points, but McRoberts had 13 rebounds along with 3 points. The Bucks had a great stat performance, shooting 42%, outrebounding Indiana 48-32, outblocking the Pacers 9-5 and drew fouls with 21 fouls on the Pacers and 14 on Milwaukee.
The Bucks are now 19-6 and the Pacers are 9-14.
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Bucks Win Despite Being Outshot (Simulated)
Bucks vs. Heat / 104-99
DEC 15 -- The Milwaukee Bucks beat the well established and winning Miami Heat team, 104-99.
Michael Redd had a spectacular scoring game with 42 points, but also 7 rebounds, 2 assists and steals and 3 blocks. Richard Jefferson had 13 points and 8 assists. Francisco Elson should be mentioned with 14 rebounds and 7 points. Banks for the Heat had the team-high 22 points. D-Wade was close behind with 21 points on 9-18 shooting. Rookie Michael Beasley had 15 points along with 10 rebounds, a double-double. The Heat outshot the Bucks in the field, 49%-47%, from the three-point line, 62%-30% and the free-throw line, 80%-79%, but still lost becaue they were outrebounded and fouled too often.
The Bucks are now 20-6 and the Heat are 15-9.
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Bucks Beat Philly (Simulated)
Bucks vs. 76ers / 113-94
DEC 17 -- The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the developed Philadelphia 76ers and their duo of Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand, 113-94.
Michael Redd had the team-high with 29 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds (all offensive) and a career-high 7 turnovers. Francisco Elson had 20 points and 17 rebounds, a double-double. Charlie Villanueva looked in good shape after being allowed to return and play solid minutes, with 12 rebounds and 12 points. Andre Iguodala had the game-high 30 points, but Elton Brand struggled with 14 points, 6-20 from the field, 30%. While Andre Miller had the second highest score in the game for Philly S. Dalembert had a double-double, 10 points 10 rebounds. Milwaukee used a huge rebounding margin to take the win, with it being 50-36, and also had a considerably less amount of fouls then their opponent.
The Bucks are now 21-6 and the 76ers are 14-11.
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Ridnour Bruises Knee
DEC 17 -- Luke Ridnour bruised his knee today against the Philadelphia 76ers. His performace will be affected but he will not miss any games. He will be taken out of the starting line-up and will be replaced by Tyronn Lue.
Bucks Quietly Win 7 Straight (Simulated)
Bucks vs. Knicks / 99-92
DEC 19 -- The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the under-average New York Knicks, 99-92.
Michael Redd had the team-high with 24 points, 5 steals, 5 rebounds and another high-turnover game, 6 turnovers. Francisco Elson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, a double-double, and has been putting up 6th Man-type numbers after being moved to the starting position. Marbury, who has had his fare share of problems with the Knicks in the past, had a game-high 26 points and 5 rebounds. Crawford had 21 points and 8 assists, R.J.-type numbers. Despite outrebounding the Bucks, the Knicks had too many turnovers to have a chance at winning.
The Bucks are now 22-6 and the Knicks are 8-18.
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Villanueva Fully Healed
DEC 20 -- Charlie Villanueva, who had just almost two weeks ago strained his thigh muscle, has completely healed from his injury and will contiune to play his full minutes in the starting line-up against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Bucks Lose to L.A. (Simulated)
Bucks vs. Clippers / 98-81
DEC 20 -- The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the under .500 Los Angeles Clippers, 98-81.
All of the Bucks played really, not to the best of their ablility, with Michael Redd having the team-high 14 points on 5-13 shooting. Baron Davis was the Player of the Game for the Clippers, posting a double-double, 25 points and 12 assists. What a steal he was for the Clips. The Clippers had an overall better shooting night then Milwaukee.
The Bucks are now 22-7 and the L.A. Clippers are 9-18.
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Bucks Back on Track, Beat Utah (Simulated)
Bucks vs. Jazz / 119-118
DEC 23 -- The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Utah Jazz in a thrilling, high-scoring game 119-118.
Michael Redd had a season-high scoring night, with an incredible 54 points on 23-31 shooting, which is very close to his career-high, 57 points. Richard Jefferson also returned to form, scoring 18 points but more importantly dishing out 13 assists, a double-double. Charlie Villanueva was close to a double-double, 15 points and 8 rebounds. Mehmet Okur, trying to match Redd's performance, achieved BETTER then Redd, with a career-high 53 points and 18 rebounds, a spectacular double-double. D. Williams also had a double-double, with 31 points and 13 rebounds. This certainly was a playoff-atmosphere type game. Everything was quite even stat-wise, the Jazz outrebounded the Bucks and the Bucks had less turnovers then Utah.
The Bucks are now 23-7 and the Jazz are 14-16.
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Ridnour Fully Healed
DEC 24 -- Luke Ridnour, who suffered a bruised knee, has completely healed from his injury. He will return to the starting line-up and play his usual minutes, starting with the Detroit Pistons tomorrow.
