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Bobcats vs. Bucks
8:30 p.m., Bradley Center
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| BOBCATS | BUCKS | ||||
| Pos, Player | ppg | rpg | Pos, Player | ppg | rpg |
| G, K. Walker | 17.1 | 3.8 | G, B. Jennings | 16.8 | 3.3 |
| G, J. Taylor | 8.1 | 2.4 | G, M. Ellis | 18.8 | 3.3 |
| F, M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 10.8 | 6.1 | F, M. Daniels | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| F, B. Mullens | 12.5 | 8.2 | F, J. Henson | 5.5 | 3.4 |
| C, B. Haywood | 6.4 | 7 | C, E. Udoh | 5.6 | 3.9 |
Matchup to Watch
Monta Ellis vs. Bobcats shooting guards: At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, Ellis is small for an NBA shooting guard, but he’s super-quick with the ball and a natural-born scorer.
Observations.
• The Bucks have dominated this series at home. The Bobcats are 1-13 all-time in Milwaukee.
• Larry Sanders has become a big factor off the bench for the Bucks. He recently went a three-game stretch where he totaled 22 blocked shots.
• Former Duke star Mike Dunleavy provides a lot of Milwaukee’s bench scoring. The Bobcats pursued Dunleavy in free-agency He had four blocks in the last Bucks-Bobcats game.
Tap-ins
• Bobcats backup point guard Ramon Sessions played his first two NBA seasons in Milwaukee.
• Bucks forward Tobias Harris is technically an ex-Bobcat, in that Charlotte drafted him in 2011 , then sent his rights to Milwaukee in a pre-arranged deal
• Ex-North Carolina big man John Henson is starting as a rookie for the Bucks.
Did you know?
The Bucks’ current eight-game home winning streak over the Bobcats is that franchise’s longest such active streak.
Rick Bonnell
