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Team W L
Cleveland 20 4
Detroit 13 9
Chicago 11 13
Bucks 11 15
Indiana 8 16
Scott Skiles
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12/17/08

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ALL-TIME SERIES:
Milwaukee leads 86-85

Despite dropping last year’s season series against Philadelphia, Milwaukee holds a 6-4 advantage over the last three seasons. Overall, the Bucks have lost the last two in the series.

Philadelphia is one of the league’s top rebounding clubs, snagging 45.0 per game, third in the NBA. They also lead the league with 13.9 offensive rebounds.

In his first season with the 76ers, Elton Brand is leading the team with 16.4 points and 10.0 rebounds. Brand has also contributed 1.4 blocks and 1.6 assists while shooting 44.8 percent from the field.

The Sixers are 28th in the league in scoring (93.8 points), 24th in field goal percentage (43.7) and 30th in three point field goal percentage (29.9).


08-09 Regular Season Match-ups
Dec 17, 2008 @ Philadelphia – 6:00 p.m.
Jan 7, 2009 @ Milwaukee – 7:00 p.m.
April 2, 2009 @ Philadelphia – 6:00 p.m.






Bucks (11-15) at Sixers (10-14)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
6:00 pm (CT) - Wachovia Center

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PROBABLE STARTERS - All starters are probable and subject to change

Bucks
Sixers
PG
Ridnour

Miller
SG
Redd
Green
SF
Jefferson
Iguodala
PF
Mbah a Moute
Brand
C
Bogut Dalembert
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BUCK SHOTS

Michael Redd has played 17,933 minutes in a Bucks uniform, 13 shy of passing Ray Allen (17,945) for eighth place in franchise history.

Richard Jefferson enters tonight’s game with 8,985 career points – 15 shy of reaching the 9,000 point mark for his career.

Tonight’s game is the 250th of Andrew Bogut’s career.

The Bucks last two opponents have shot under 45.0 percent for a combined 44.0 (68-153). They’re now 10-2 when holding their opponents to 44.9 percent shooting or less.

Milwaukee is second in the league with 13.4 offensive rebounds per game and sixth overall with 43.6 rebounds per game. They’ve had equal or more rebounds than their opponent in 20 of 26 games this season (77.0 percent) which is higher than last year’s 63.0 percent (equal or more rebounds in 52 games).

The Bucks five road wins this season are two shy of last year’s total.

Milwaukee has shot 40.0 or better from three each of their last four games and are 28-67 (41.8) in that stretch. See the note “offensive outburst” on page two of the notes for more on the Bucks offensive over their last four games.

At the end of this string of six games out of seven on the road (currently 2-3), the Bucks will have played 18 of their first 28 games on the road. This is the first time in franchise history they’ve played as many as 18 out of their first 28 on the road. They’re the only team in the NBA to play 18 of their first 28 on the road this year.


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