MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME – Bucks forward Corey Maggette has averaged 22.9 minutes in 54 games this
season (17 starts) and has made the most of that time by averaging 13.3 points in those 22.9 minutes. Among
players averaging less than 25.0 minutes per game, Maggette is scoring the second-most points, trailing just Louis
Williams of the 76ers, who averages 13.5 points in 23.4 minutes.
Last season, Maggette owned the NBA's highest
scoring average (19.8) for a player averaging less than 30.0 minutes per game (29.7).
This season Maggette is fifth for players averaging fewer than 30.0 minutes per game (in at least 50 games) and
he's tied for 27th in free throws per game (4.4) despite everyone ahead of him on the list playing at least eight more
minutes per game than him.
MILWAUK-D – The Bucks defense continues to improve this season as they rank fourth in points allowed (93.0),
sixth in defensive field goal percentage (44.6) and sixth in opponents' 3-point percentage (33.9). They've held 44
of their 60 opponents below 100 points (fourth in the NBA) and 20 of those foes were held below 90 points. In
2007-08, the season before Scott Skiles became head coach, the Bucks allowed 103.9 points (23rd), 48.0
shooting (29th), 38.4 3-point percentage (27th) and held 30 of their 82 opponents below 100 points.
IN LIKE A LION? – Busy is an understatement for the Bucks in the month of March. The team has 16 total games, 10 of which will be played at the Bradley
Center. The last time the Bucks had more than 16 games in one month was 18 in January 2009. The last time the Bucks had more than 16 games in the
month of March was 17 in March 2005. The team has three consecutive weeks with four games in each week, which also translates to 12 games in 21
days. That stretch includes four back-to-back sets and eight games against opponents who are .500 or better (45-15 Boston twice, 31-30 Philadelphia, 37-
25 Atlanta, 40-23 Orlando, 31-29 New York twice and 42-18 Chicago).
OPPONENTS FIND BROCKMAN OFFENSIVE – Jon Brockman has been offensive to Bucks opponents as he has averaged 7.0 rebounds (14) in starting the
last two games, with 6.0 of those rebounds (12) coming on the offensive end. On the season Brockman's 59 offensive rebounds are fourth on the team
behind Andrew Bogut (158), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (123) and Ersan Ilyasova (97) despite the fact that Brockman has played the fewest minutes of any
Bucks player who has been with the team for the entire season. This year Brockman is averaging a team-leading 4.3 offensive rebounds per 36 minutes,
ahead of Andrew Bogut's 3.2.
- The Bucks have gone 3-4 in their last seven against the Celtics. During that stretch (starting with a loss on
November 15, 2008), the teams have alternated wins and losses, with the Bucks losing the last matchup
November 3, 2011 at Boston in overtime. While two of those seven games have gone to overtime, four of the
seven games have been decided by nine or more points.
- Andrew Bogut (left intercostal muscle strain), Ersan Ilyasova (concussion) and Luc Mbah a Moute (stomach
virus) all missed Friday's game against the Suns as the Bucks used a 10-man rotation with Drew Gooden and
Michael Redd also recovering from injuries.
- Earl Boykins has come off the bench to average 9.3 points and 1.7 assists in his last three games. Over that
time Boykins has shot 52.2 percent from the field (12-23) and 40.0 percent from three
(2-5). He's been
economical with his time, putting up those numbers in 14.8 minutes per game.
- Milwaukee is in the midst of a four-game homestand and they're currently 3-5 in a stretch where they'll play
10 of 12 contests at the Bradley Center. Following tonight's game against Boston, the Bucks will travel to
Washington to play a road game and then play six of seven at home after that.
- Brandon Jennings (208) is 24 3-pointers away from passing Toni Kukoc and Lee Mayberry (231) for 10th place
in franchise history.
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