Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 0-1
Inactive: Chris Douglas Roberts, Michael Redd, Darington Hobson

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Minnesota Timberwolves (Kurt Rambis) 0-1
Inactive: Martell Webster, Johnny Flynn, Maurice Ager

Date: 10/29/2010
Game Time: 7:00 PM (CST)
TV: FS Wisconsin

The Other Guys: A Wolf Among Wolves

Point Guard
Brandon Jennings vs. Luke Ridnour

They got to spend a season going against each other in practice and now can do the same thing when it matters.  Jennings and Ridnour know each other well, so there shouldn’t be much surprise here.  Physically, Jennings has the edge, but Ridnour has been more consistent over.  Ridnour is certainly no Chris Paul, so Jennings shouldn’t have as much of a problem keeping him out of the paint.  The better he controls Ridnour, the easier it is for the rest of the Bucks to stick with their men.  Penetrating against Ridnour is significantly less difficult than on Paul too.  Jennings should have an even better night than he did in the opener.

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Matchups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Jonny Flynn

The point guard everyone wanted to end up on the Bucks, against the point guard everyone is happy to have on the Bucks.  To the surprise of virtually everyone, Jennings has thoroughly outplayed Flynn through three games.  Both are turning it over a bit and Flynn has gotten to the line more with more success, but Jennings has better numbers with regard to steals, rebounds, assists and points, with the last one not even being close.  Flynn has Al Jefferson underneath to help bear the scoring load, but hasn’t exactly been racking up the assists giving it to Big Al.  Flynn does excel at hitting his free throws (over 90%!!) and as we all know, allowing free throws has been an Achilles heel for the Bucks.  Keeping him from the line will be key.

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