Bucks, Rockets meet in Brew City
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02/17/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams scratching for playoff positioning get
together tonight in Milwaukee, where the struggling Houston Rockets take on
the Bucks at the Bradley Center.
Houston has lost three in a row and is three games off the pace in the Western
Conference standings. It is coming off last night's 104-95 loss to Utah, as
Aaron Brooks and David Andersen finished with 18 points apiece for the
Rockets, who have dropped seven of their last 10 games and sit 4 1/2 games
behind Dallas for Southwest supremacy.
"That's a very good team we played," Rockets coach Rick Adelman said of the
Jazz. "In the West, they are probably the second or third best team right now.
We just came down to the end of the game there where their experience showed."
Trevor Ariza tallied 15 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Luis
Scola added 14 points and six rebounds in defeat. The Rockets hope to build on
their 12-14 road record Wednesday night and are 17-7 in games following a loss
this season. The team is also considering trading superstar Tracy McGrady
prior to the NBA trade deadline.
Milwaukee has won six of its last eight games and is 1 1/2 games out of the
final postseason spot in the East. It kept its winning ways intact before the
All-Star break with a 97-77 drubbing of the New Jersey Nets last Wednesday at
the Meadowlands thanks to Andrew Bogut's 22 points and nine rebounds.
Ersan Ilyasova chipped in 18 points off the bench for the Bucks, who got 17
points and eight assists from Luke Ridnour.
The Bucks are 16-8 as the host this season. Since the 2000 All-Star Weekend,
they are 9-1 in their first game against a Western Conference opponent
following the break.
Houston will try to stop the Bucks' strong mark and already beat them this
season by a 101-98 score in overtime on January 18 at the Toyota Center. The
Rockets have won nine of the previous 10 meetings with Milwaukee.
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