Bucks (9-10) at Celtics (16-4) 12/8

[FLCeltsFan]

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Boston Celtics (16-4) at Milwaukee Bucks (9-10)
Tuesday, December 8
7:30 PM ET
Game #21, Home Game #11
TV: CSN HD, FSN Wisc, NBA LP 754, 755
Radio:  WEEI,  WTMJ
TD Garden



Coach: Doc Rivers
Average Age: 27.9
Average Height: 6-6
Average Weight: 224

Probable Starters

PG:  Rajon Rondo  PPG 11.1 APG 9.0 SPG 2.7
SG:  Ray Allen   PPG 15.6 APG 3.2  3P% .322
SF:  Paul Pierce   PPG 18.6 RPG 4.6 APG 3.8
PF:  Kevin Garnett   PPG 15.0 RPG 7.4 BPG .7
C:    Kendrick Perkins  PPG 11.7 RPG 7.7 BPG  2.0

Reserves
Rasheed Wallace
Shelden Williams
Eddie House
JR Giddens
Brian Scalabrine
Lester Hudson
Tony Allen

Injuries
Marquis Daniels  (hand)  out
Big Baby Davis  (thumb)  out

D League
Bill Walker




Coach: Scott Skiles
Average Age: 26.8
Average Height: 6-7
Average Weight: 218

Probable Starters

PG:  Brandon Jennings    PPG 21.3  APG 5.8 SPG 1.1   
SG:  Charlie Bell    PPG 8.2  APG 2.6  3P%.406
SF:   Carlos Delfino    PPG 9.6  APG 2.0  3P% .375
PF:   Irsan Ilyasova   PPG 11.2  RPG 7.3  APG 1.3
C:    Andrew Bogut   PPG 14.6  RPG 9.1  BPG 1.8

Reserves
Luke Ridnour
Hakim Warrick
Luc Mbah a Moute
Jodie Meeks
Dan Gadzuric
Kurt Thomas
Roko Ukic
Francisco Elson

Injuries
Joe Alexander  (hamtring)  out
Michael Redd   (knee)  questionable

Team Connections
Assistant Coach Joe Wolf played for the Celtics during the 1992-93 season
Bucks assistant coach Adrian Griffin played for the Celtics from 1999-2000
Ray Allen played for the Bucks from 1996-2002
Bucks Trainer Marc Boff worked for the Celtics for eight seasons as an
assistant trainer and physical therapist
Armond Hill played for the Bucks during the 1982-83 season
Brandon Jennings and Rajon Rondo both attended Oak Hill Academy
Luke Ridnour and Ray Allen were teammates in Seattle from 2003-07
Jodie Meeks and Rajon Rondo are former Kentucky Wildcats
Carlos Delfino and Rasheed Wallace were teammates in Detroit from 2004-07
Kurt Thomas and Eddie House were teammates in Phoenix during the 2005-06 season.

Key Matchups
  vs 
Nolan Ryan Rondo vs Brandon Jennings
The Bucks rookie PG has been tearing up the league and has been impressive.  Rondo has been impressive himself as of late.  Rondo needs to use his experience to get the best of this matchup.

  vs 
Kendrick Perkins vs Andrew Bogut
There have been some rumblings from Bucks fans that Bogut should be an All Star over Perkins.  It's time for Perk to end all that speculation and take Bogut to school. 

Game Notes
• Celtics won the season series 2-1 against Milwaukee in 2008-09
• Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 20.3 points per game last season against Milwaukee
• Andrew Bogut averaged 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games against the Celtics last year
• The Celtics are 11-7 against Milwaukee since the start of the 2004-05 season
• The Celtics and Bucks are tied in the all-time season series 89-89 with the Celtics 57-32 at home
Team Connections: Assistant Coach Joe Wolf played for the Celtics during the 1992-93 season…

The Celtics come into this game with momentum behind them, having won 7 games in a row and are 8-2 in their last 10 games.  The Bucks are going in the opposite direction and are 3-7 in their last 10 and have lost 3 in a row. 

 The Celtics have been off since Friday, though and hopefully they haven't lost any of their momentum or their focus.   The Celtics are 7-3 at home while the Bucks are 2-7 on the road.  The Celtics have the best road record at 9-1 but their focus has wavered a bit at home and it will be good to see them regain their focus in front of the home crowd. 

In the Bucks last game they gave up a 29-0 run to the Cavs to seal the blow out Cavaliers victory.   If the Celtics bring their defense they should be able to bring out Gino early in the 4th quarter. 

Keys to the Game
Defense, Defense, Defense
Rebound the Ball
Run the Offense
Strong Start 
Focus for 48 minutes

[Rondo_is_better]

I'm excited to see Jennings.

[BASS_THUMPER]

i hope this is not anutha ez win..

i really want to see us in trouble and then see how we get out of it..

[Tai]

i hope this is not anutha ez win..

i really want to see us in trouble and then see how we get out of it..

Yeah, cause we haven't done enough of that so far this season. 

[BASS_THUMPER]

i hope this is not anutha ez win..

i really want to see us in trouble and then see how we get out of it..

Yeah, cause we haven't done enough of that so far this season. 

type what u feel man

dont use animation to show how u feel~

[Rondo_is_better]

i hope this is not anutha ez win..

i really want to see us in trouble and then see how we get out of it..

I kind of hope we destroy every team... always...

don't really get where you're coming from.

[FLCeltsFan]

I agree!  82 blow out wins in the regular season would suit me just fine.  Add to that an extra 16 blow out wins in the playoffs and I'd be happy. 

[Bahku]

I agree!  82 blow out wins in the regular season would suit me just fine.  Add to that an extra 16 blow out wins in the playoffs and I'd be happy. 

Yeah ... I'll go with the blowouts, too ... watching a team click and run the way it's supposed to on both ends of the floor ... it would take a long time for me to get tired of seeing my team win by large margins. TP, Florida ... thanks again for the set-up!

[Tai]

i hope this is not anutha ez win..

i really want to see us in trouble and then see how we get out of it..

Yeah, cause we haven't done enough of that so far this season. 

type what u feel man

dont use animation to show how u feel~

I guess I feel being sarcastic and your sarcasm detector's apparently off. I mean, you say you want to see us in trouble to see how we react when we've already had our fair share of close games this season. Infact, I can only assume you say we're rolling cause we've won 7 straight, which I definitely can't argue with. We are rolling, but we've had close games in that streak; the Knicks, the 76ers, the Heat, and then the Spurs. That's 4 out of 7 games. Heck, Marc Stein says himself that the only reason he has the Celtics has #3 in his Power Rankings is because they beat the Spurs and the Thunder back to back in road games.

So, if we start blowing out some teams, I'll take that as a sign that we're truly in sync. Besides, I'm tired of hearing ridiculous trade rumors after a close win (or a loss).

[Drucci]

I won't watch the game live (I miss these nights but I have too much work and sleep to track right now) but I will catch the replay tomorrow!

It will be interesting to see if the Celtics are still rolling after their road trip or if they become "complacent" of playing at home, meaning sloppy plays, poor defense, etc.

I'm predicting a blowout and a great duel (for the first half or so) between Rajon and Jennings. I wonder how TA will perform but I'm sure Marquis' absence will hurt the second unit's efficiency... so I hope he won't be out long but he must take his time to heal.

Let's go Celtics and TP FL!

[Donoghus]

Rondo/Jennings...Jennings/Rondo.

Looking forward to this. 

[4THQTR]

Go Celts!

Can't take the bucks lightly but should be a win!

TP FL!

Once again can't watch, cause time difference and work and sleep and other complications make it too difficult...

[Celtic]

Even though I like some of their players...

[RAcker]

I have seen a little bit of Jennings and he looks solid.  Anxious to see him against an elite team like the C's, though.

And man, is that one ugly front court or what?  Yikes.

[Kiorrik]

Quite not as surprising as you'd think, but I'll be there for this game. Go Rondo!