Head Coach Scott Skiles
On tonight’s game…
“For the most part it was a very aggressive game. They’re very aggressive offensively. They drive it and they’re physical. After the first quarter we did a great job defending them. We held our own.”

On Brandon Jennings…
“This was different than the games he has played so far because of the way Denver offensively puts the pressure on you. Every one of those guys can drive, they can shoot the ball, the second you relax their experience takes over.”

On Ersan Illyasova…
“I thought Ersan (Ilyasova) was great. I think he’s settling in and figuring out everything we want done out there. He came in, got the hot hand when we were having trouble making shots. He picked us up.”

Guard Charlie Bell
On tonight’s game…
“This might have been one of the most talented teams we played this season, a team that was in the Western Conference Finals last year and gave (Los Angeles Lakers) all they could handle. He (Carmelo Anthony) was a handful tonight and we did the best we could just making it tough for him.”

On Ersan llysova…
“It’s huge. We all know what he can do as far as in practice, we know he can shoot the ball. Playing in Europe a lot of players don’t know his game. He’s a wild card for you, he can come in and teams don’t know him. If you don’t get a hand up he’s going to make you pay.”

Guard Brandon Jennings
On tonight’s game…
“We played a hell of a game tonight, I think everybody came out and contributed. The third quarter was a big quarter for us, we wanted to win that quarter. They came back a little bit, (which we knew they would) it’s Denver, but we held them at the end.”

On the final minutes of the game…
“There were a couple of key turnovers from me but luckily they missed some shots. I didn’t get some of the calls but I’m a rookie so sometimes that happens. It was all good though.”

• Congratulations to Bucks assistant coach Adrian Griffin, who will be inducted into the Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame on February 4, 2010. Griffin, the 18th leading scorer in Big East basketball history, was named the Big East Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year while at Seton Hall. He saw his numbers rise in each of his four seasons including career-bests in points (19.5), rebounds (8.3) and assists (3.1) as a senior.
  
  
• The Bucks are closing in on franchise win number 1,750. They’re three victories away at 1,747.
  
  
• Carlos Delfino connected on the 200th three pointer of his career against New York on Saturday and Kurt Thomas’ next game will be the 900th of his career.
  
  
• Ersan Ilyasova’s 13 rebounds on Saturday night represent a career-high and tied the team-high this season.
  
  
• Each of Milwaukee’s games in the month of November will be played in the Central time zone.
  
  
• Milwaukee has controlled the paint so far, allowing 28.0 points-in-the-paint through five games, the lowest in the NBA. They’ve won the battle in the paint each game with an average of 40.8 - 28.0 points (204-140).
  
  
• The Bucks have nearly recorded the rebounding hat-trick as they’re tops in the league with 47.6 rebounds, tied for first with 33.6 defensive boards and second on the offensive glass with 14.0.
  
  
• Milwaukee has forced foes into 19.4 turnovers per game (second in the league) and has converted those miscues into 20.8 points per game, also second in the league. On Saturday the Bucks scored a season-high 27 points off of 17 Knickerbockers turnovers.
  
  
• The Bucks have won the battle of the benches in four of their first five games. Their subs are outscoring the opponent 180-122 (36.0-24.4) this season.