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Team W L
Cleveland 27 6
Detroit 21 11
Bucks 16 19
Chicago 14 20
Indiana 12 21
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ALL-TIME SERIES:
Milwaukee leads 31-20

The Bucks have dropped their last three games against the Raptors and have a 2-6 record dating back to the 2006-07 season. Milwaukee has gone 3-3 at home against Toronto over the last three seasons.

The Raptors shot 50.0 percent (8-16) from three in the first meeting this season. That’s tied for the fourth highest three point percentage against the Bucks this year (with a minimum of 10 attempts in the game).

Toronto lost three games in a row before defeating Houston by 21 points (94-73) on Friday night. The recently concluded a stretch which saw them play six of seven on the road (2-5).

The Raptors are 2-14 this season when giving up 100 points or more.


08-09 Regular Season Match-ups
Nov 1, 2008 @ Milwaukee – L, 87-91
Jan 5, 2009 @ Milwaukee – 7:00 p.m.
Jan 30, 2009 @ Toronto – 6:00 p.m.
Mar 25, 2009 @ Toronto – 6:00 p.m.





Bucks (16-19) vs Raptors (14-20)
Monday, January 5, 2009
6:00 pm (CT) - Time Warner Cable Arena
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PROBABLE STARTERS - All starters are probable and subject to change

Bucks
Raptors
PG
Ridnour

Calderon
SG
Redd
Parker
SF
Jefferson
Moon
PF
Mbah a Moute
Bosh
C
Gadzuric Bargnani
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BUCK SHOTS

Milwaukee has allowed 87.5 points over their last 10, second in the league in that time. They’re also third in the league in defencive field goal percentage in that stretch (41.7). The Bucks +8.1 differential in that stretch is fourth in the NBA behind Orlando (13.4), Boston (11.4) and Cleveland (9.8).

Milwaukee is forcing an NBA-high 17.3 turnovers over their last 10 games while averaging 12.8 turnovers of their own for a –4.5 differential, tops in the league over that stretch. The Lakers are second with –3.8.

Luke Ridnour has shot 53.0 percent (52-99) from the floor over his last 11 games.

The Bucks play a league-high 18 games in January, nine at home and nine on the road (both are tied for second-highest for the month). They’re the only club in the league not to have consecutive days off this month and they’re tied for the league lead with five sets of back-to-backs. Of their league-low 13 days off, nine will involve travel in some way.

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