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Point Guard
Keyon Dooling vs. Jameer Nelson

Nelson is a good matchup for Dooling.  He’s small and not overwhelmingly fast, so Dooling should be able to put lots of pressure on him using his length advantage.  Nelson knows this offense very well though and always keeps spacing on the court.  He’s a very good shooter and certainly someone who Dooling cannot leave to double team Howard should the Bucks choose to do so.  Historically, Milwaukee wants to prevent the Magic from getting many open looks outside, so look for Dooling to rarely stray from Nelson.

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Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 12-17

(Probable) Inactives: Joe Alexander, Roko Ukic and Dan Gadzuric

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Orlando Magic (Stan Van Gundy) 22-8

(Probable) Inactives: Adonal Foyle

Date: 12/30/2009

Time: 6:00 (CST)

TV: FS Wisconsin

Match-Ups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Jameer Nelson

Nelson will be in his fourth game back since returning from a knee injury, but has had ample time to practice since the Magic haven’t had an actual game since Christmas.  Nelson was absent when in the Magic’s 100-98 win over Milwaukee on November 28th.  With Nelson back, the Magic are without question a much better team.  Neither Anthony Johnson or Jason Williams provide the consistency or  shooting touch from outside that Nelson can contribute.  Having that extra shooter and talent on the court can do wonders to help a team maintain some sort of consistency on offense.  The Magic haven’t quite figured out how all the pieces fit just yet, they were waxed by the Celtics Christmas day, but Nelson makes them very dangerous when he’s healthy.  Jennings is coming off his best performance in weeks, the majority of which came with Michael Redd on the bench.  I’m just saying.

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