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Preview: Bucks at Celtics

Tonight's Matchup
	vs.
12-38	Record	19-33
96.2	PPG	99.5
99.9	PPGA	103.7
44.5	FG%	46.1
46.2	Opp. FG%	47.8
40.3	Rebounds	39.7
19.8	Assists	21.4
16.5	Turnovers	14.6
6.9	Steals	6.9
4.9	Blocks	2.7
1-0	Season Series	0-1

Wednesday, February 14, 2007
TD Banknorth Garden, 7:30 PM
TV: Fox Sports Net New England
RADIO: WRKO 680 AM

The Celtics play host to the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at the Garden, and for the first time in recent memory, they'll be at nearly full strength as Paul Pierce and Wally Szczerbiak should both take the floor for the first time since a December 16 win over the Bobcats.

That win in Charlotte was the last game of a five-game winning streak. While the team won't officially be at full strength since Tony Allen and Theo Ratliff are done for the year, it's as close as they'll get this season.

Sunday night's loss at the buzzer showed that the C's are a much different team with Pierce in the lineup, and having Szczerbiak back in the mix gives them another scoring threat that the team has sorely lacked throughout the last seven weeks.

"I've been doing some court work for the last couple of days and I wanted to get a good, hard practice in and go through everything, and I should be available," said Szczerbiak. "Hopefully with the two of us back and getting healthy and the team kind of coming around, we can start winning some games."

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks are undermanned in their own right, and they even have their own stress reaction problem too. They'll be without leading scorer Michael Redd (Left patellar tendon strain), guard Bobby Simmons (stress reaction, right heel) and pivot Dan Gadzuric (dislocated left shoulder), three guys who would normally all be in their main rotation.

"They are in the same situation," Pierce said of Bucks, who've lost eight of their last 10 games. "They lost their best player and they're trying to find a win right before the All-Star break. They look at this as an opportunity as well. We can't take this game for granted."