Milwaukee Bucks (Scott Skiles) 27-28

vs.

New Orleans Hornets (Jeff Bower) 30-27

Date: 2/24/2010

Time: 7:00 (CST)

TV: FSN WI (No Magic Bullet tonight)

Matchups

Point Guard

Brandon Jennings vs. Darren Collison

Another rookie from the West who has closed the gap between Jennings and the rest of this rookie class is the Hornets fill-in starting point guard Collison.  Collison got lost in the shuffle a little at UCLA with big time prospects like Jrue Holiday and Rusell Westbrook around him, but he’s found his way in the league quite nicely.  Chris Paul has gone down with injuries for two extended stretches this year, but give Collison his fair share of the credit for keeping the Hornets on track in Paul’s absence.  Collison has scored in double figures just twice off the bench this year, but in the 19 games he’s started for Paul, Collison has hit double digits every time but once while leading the Hornets to a 9-10 record.  When you look at what’s been around him in those games that record looks much better.  Collison had his first career triple double two games ago against Indiana and earlier this month recorded 18 assists in a game.  He turns it over a bit and isn’t much of a three-point shooter, but he’s going to be a handful.

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