Wednesday December 9 2009 – 9:50pm Central – MILWAUKEE, WI

Raptors @ Bucks

Final Score:
117 - 95, Bucks (Toronto now 10-14)

“Smith and Jones” Player of the Game:
BRANDON JENNINGS
22 points
6 assists
2 rebounds
2 steals
2 blocks
8/14 FG
11/12 FT
* SOLID start in place of injured guard Jose Calderon (hip)

“Alice Fazoolis” Player of the Game:
* Unfortunately, we weren’t joined by a member of the Bucks but we were hoping to chat with:
ROKO UKIC
17 points
4 assists
2 rebounds
5/9 FG
5/6 FT

Shout-out to the Raptors:
CHRIS BOSH
26 points
10 rebounds
2 assists
7/16 FG
12/14 FT

Stats that stood out:
- Luke Ridnour (15 points in the game) had 9 in the 4th quarter
- Toronto coughed up 23 points on 14 turnovers.  Milwaukee obviously taking FULL advantage
- Rasho Nesterovic, starting at center in place of the injured Andrea Bargnani (ankle) was 1 for 4 … finishing with 2 points and ZERO rebounds
- Fast break points;  19-7, Toronto
- Carlos Delfino against his former club:  14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block (a MONSTER block on DeMar DeRozan)
- Ukic had 11 of his 17 points in the 4th

Thumbs Up:
- It’s becoming a broken record … but … Bosh gets the thumbs up.  He may have been the only true positive I can find in this game (with his 26 points and 10 rebounds (though Luc Mbah a Moute suffocated CB4 in the second half))

Thumbs Down:
- Toronto cut the Milwaukee lead down to 9 at the end of the 3rd, but with Jennings and Andrew Bogut on the bench for most of the final frame, the Raps still allowed the Bucks to torch them.  10/13 at one point … Milwaukee finished the 4th 13/18 from the field.

Smith Says:
“The effort an intensity – especially on the defensive end – that we saw during the 3-game winning streak was nowhere to be found tonight.”

Jones Says:
“The defensive effort and energy were lacking.  Other players need to seize their opportunities with Jose Calderon and Bargnani out of the line up.”

Keep the 3-ball Steak Alive (884 games and counting):
- The Raptors were 4 of 14 from 3PT range

Next game:
- Hawks @ Raptors – Friday December 11 2009 – 8:00pm Eastern
- Tune in at 7:00pm for the “Pizza Pizza” starting line ups

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