That Signature Road Win You Hear So Much About: Bucks 102 – Nuggets 97
Sunday, March 21st, 2010After intensity lagged considerably against the Clippers and Kings, one could only assume things had to get better against the Nuggets for the Bucks Saturday. Unfortunately, they were coming off a double overtime game Friday night, got to their hotel around four in the morning Milwaukee time and were facing a team with the third best home record in the league. So this one was over before it started.
I mean, you just can’t expect to write the Bucks off so easily and then not have them win. That’s just not how they roll.
Forgive me for sounding like a broken record lately, but once again, the Bucks have another win that can be placed on the pedestal as “their best win of the year”. That’s becoming a recurring theme, no? Beat the Cavs, (still a good win even if they were without Lebron James) best win of the year. A full strength Celtics team drops one to the Bucks: Milwaukee’s best win of the year. The scorching hot Jazz can’t topple the Bucks either? That was the best win of the year. Regardless of which win was your personal favorite or which one should stand out as the signature on what’s becoming a thrill ride of a Bucks season, they all count for one and they’re all sending the same message: these Milwaukee Bucks are for real.
I will say I enjoy the road wins a little more, especially the ones against upper-echelon teams. For so long the Bucks have been automatic losses when heading into opponents territory, even as recently as earlier this season. Now the Bucks have a fighting chance wherever they go. Scott Skiles said earlier this year that he thought it’d take 15 road wins for this team to make it to the playoffs. As he was saying that he was pining for a signature road win too. He wanted to beat a real legit team on their court, probably for the sake of his own guys’ mentality. If they want to win in the playoffs, they’re going to have to beat some playoff teams on the road. As recently as Saturday morning, the Bucks still hadn’t proven to themselves that they could do that.
Well, they finally did it Saturday night. Even sweeter? They did it in their 15th road win. Playoffs … playoffs … playoffs … (more…)
Game Six Preview: Bucks vs. Nuggets
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Denver Nuggets (George Karl) 5-2
(Likely) Inactives: Johan Petro
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Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 3-2
(Likely) Inactives: Michael Redd, Joe Alexander and Francisco Elson
Game Time: 7:00
TV: Fox Sports Wisconsin
Match-ups
Point Guard
Brandon Jennings vs. Chauncey Billups
Billups is the ideal result of any combo point guard in the league. He bounced around, people weren’t sure if he was a scorer or a passer, but he figured things out about six years into his career. The idea of Chauncey Billups is probably as intimidating as any match-up for point guards in the league. Billups is the go-to-guy whenever someone is describing a veteran, muscley, big, winning point guard. Upon arriving in Denver last year, Billups changed the culture and held players accountable as defenders and teammates. At 33, Billups is still going strong thanks to a game that relies on strength and smarts rather than speed. Jennings will learn a lot by watching the tape of this one when it’s done.
Advantage: Nuggets (more…)
