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Team W L
Cleveland 7 2
Detroit 6 2
Indiana 4 3
Bucks 4 5
Chicago 4 5
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ALL-TIME SERIES:
Bucks lead 14-10

Milwaukee has won four in a row in their series against Memphis to take a 14-10 all-time series lead against the Grizzlies. In addition to the overall winning streak, the Bucks have also put together a three-game home winning streak against the Grizzlies.

O.J. Mayo, acquired in a trade with the Timberwolves following the 2008 NBA Draft, has lived up to the expectations through his first eight games in the league. Mayo leads Memphis in scoring (20.6 points) and steals (1.3) and is also contributing 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. The rookie is shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 42.6 percent from long range.

Marc Gasol has picked up where his brother Pau left off in Memphis. Gasol has put up 11.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 29.2 minutes per night. He’s also leading the club with a 54.2 field goal percentage.


08-09 Regular Season Match-ups
Nov 14, 2008 @ Milwaukee – 7:00 p.m.
April 4, 2009 @ Memphis – 7:30 p.m.






Bucks (4-5) at Grizzlies (3-6)
Friday, November 14, 2008
7:00 pm (CT) - FedEx Forum

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PROBABLE STARTERS - All starters are probable and subject to change

Bucks
Grizzlies
PG
Ridnour

Conley
SG
Redd
Mayo
SF
Jefferson
Gay
PF
Villianueva
Arthur
C
Bogut Gasol
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BUCK SHOTS

The Bucks hit the middle set of their five consecutive back-to-backs tonight. The Combined record of their
opponents during the stretch is 49-31, a .613 winning percentage. (The stretch includes: BOS – 2x, PHX, CLE, SA, MEM, DEN, UTA, NY, CHA). Milwaukee is the first team since the 2004-05 season to have a stretch of at least five consecutive back-to-backs (Detroit had seven from December 29, 2004 to January 22, 2005).

Ramon Sessions has 13 assists without turning the ball over in his last three games.

Ramon Sessions continued his string of double-figure scoring games on Wednesday, reaching double digits in all seven of his games this season. He has led the Bucks reserves in scoring in each of the last five tilts
averaging 15.6 (78) points and 4.6 assists (23) as a reserve. Sessions has also gone to the line an average of 6.4 times over that span, knocking down 78.1 percent of his free throws (25-32).

The Bucks are in the sixth game of a nine game stretch where eight of their opponents were in the 2008 NBA
Playoffs. Thus far Milwaukee has gone 2-3 against those foes.

The Bucks are currently ranked 5th in the NBA in forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers per contest.
They’ve capitalized on those turnovers – ranking fourth in the NBA with 19.9 points per game off of their
opponents’ turnovers.

Bucks 2008 2nd round pick (37th overall) Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is among the top 10 rookie leaders in: points (9.3, T-9th), rebounds (6.3, 5th), blocks (0.7, 7th) and minutes (27.8, 7th). Over his last six contests, the UCLA alum is averaging 11.5 points (57.1 percent shooting, 24-42) and 8.0 rebounds.


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