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Magic vs Bucks Thread; 12/26, 7:00 PM, TD Waterhouse Centre
Topic Started: Dec 26 2005, 11:50 AM (741 Views)
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WHAT - Orlando Magic(9-15) vs Milwaukee Bucks(9-15)

WHEN - 12/26, 7:00 PM

WHERE - TD Waterhouse Centre

TV - WCGV (Milwaukee)

ROAD/HOME RECORDS - Bucks - 7-4 on the road; Magic - 5-9 at home

LAST MEETING - Dec. 3; Bucks, 104-84. At Milwaukee, Redd made seven 3-pointers and scored 30 points and reserve Dan Gadzuric added 16 as Milwaukee scored 38 points in the fourth quarter to pull away

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Bucks - F Bogut, F Simmons, C Magloire, G Ford, G Redd
Magic - F Hill, F Howard, C Battie, G Stevenson, G Francis

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The Milwaukee Bucks look to stretch their road winning streak to five games when they visit the Orlando Magic.

The Bucks have not won five straight road games since a six-game run from Jan. 6-Jan. 27, 2003. Milwaukee also is 6-0 on the road against Eastern Conference foes.

Guard Mo Williams and center Jamaal Magloire have been major catalysts during the current streak. Williams is averaging 22.5 points over the four games while Magloire has put up 11.5 points and 10.5 rebounds.

The Bucks are shooting nearly 47 percent in their six road victories against the East, averaging 7.5 shots per game from beyond the 3-point arc.

Milwaukee enters this game after Michael Redd led the way in a 101-94 win Friday over the New Orleans Hornets. The star shooting guard scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter.

"You want to go out there and lead your team to victory, and that's what it's all about, whether it be assists or making plays for others or scoring, rebounding," Redd said.

Milwaukee is 13-1 when scoring more than 100 points this season, including a 104-84 victory Dec. 3 over Orlando.

The Magic expect second-year forward Dwight Howard to be back in the lineup for this contest. Howard left Friday's 104-88 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with a sprained right ankle, but X-rays were negative.

"I twirled a little bit, but I'll be all right," he said.

If Howard plays, it will be the second time he will meet against Bucks rookie Andrew Bogut in a matchup of the top overall picks if the last two drafts.

Howard had 14 points and 17 rebounds while Bogut had five points and six boards in the first meeting.

The Magic have dropped four straight, including the first three games of a six-game homestand. Their 5-9 home mark is the worst in the Eastern Conference.

"I can't really comment on it except to say we're just not producing at home," Orlando guard Steve Francis said. "I know pretty much a lot of people are going to put as at the bottom of the list as far as wanting to come see the Magic play, but I can tell you we're going to come out, play hard and we're going to play through it."

Orlando shot just 1-of-13 from the 3-point line in Friday's loss and is connecting on just under 20 percent (8-of-41) during the losing streak.
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Even though there is NO TV in Orlando, there will still be Highlights for tonights game since I will be getting the Bucks Feed on NBA League Pass tonight.
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Im not looking forward to watching Bogut score 40 on us or something ridiculous like that.
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Drafting Marbury + Foyle = Championship. \o/
If we loose again tonight (and the Bucks are a good team this year) I won't stay awake for another game (the games start around 12am here when in Orlando) until the team makes major changes.

This is the first time since I'm a Magic fan (12 years already) that I think this way :(
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Yeah this might be the first must win game of the season. The Bucks are good, but there is no way we should lose tonight. We'll have to wait and see.
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It seems like the magic are getting worse and worse or somethin. But we really need to win this game, Bucks are playing well but we got this.
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Yeah this might be the first must win game of the season. The Bucks are good, but there is no way we should lose tonight. We'll have to wait and see.

man, it seems like every game is a must win. but we lose it anyways. if they dont turn the team around, then it looks like they will continue this TERRIBLE play and end up in the lottery again.

hey... that doesnt sound too bad... lol :lol:
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We have a Kelvin Cato sighting.
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This game has went exactly as I had thought it would. Alot of points. decent sized lead, and Francis shooting very well.
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Drafting Marbury + Foyle = Championship. \o/
LOL, Turk looks like a superstar in this 2nd quarter.
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Im really liking the old pinstripe jerseys! I wish they could wear them all the time!
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Turk is a really good player, it's just been a few games since he's played like it :)
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Howard with a MONSTER Dunk on Magloire!!!
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I say we go back to the pinstripe jerseys all the time. We've played some of our best basketball of the year in those jerseys.
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Up 14 at the half. Howard with 15 pts & 8 boards
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