Andrew Bogut played great for the Milwaukee Bucks (12-14) last night, leading them to victory over the Indiana Pacers (9-17).  Bogut had a career-high 31 points and added 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal.  He hit 14-19 shots, but Bogut did get some help from his star rookie Brandon Jennings.  Jennings had a streaky night from the field, going 7-19, but he hit a clutch baseline jumper with 28 seconds left to put the Bucks up 5 and seal it.  Jennings finished with 16 points, 6 assists (2 TO), 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.  The Bucks played strong defense, holding the Pacers to 36% from the field.  The Bucks hit only 42%, so they needed a strong defensive effort.  Roy Hibbert led the Pacers with 16 points and 7 rebounds.

The Bucks just didn’t have enough to pull this game out last night. Carlos Delfino led the way for the Bucks last night with 17 points and 4 rebounds. Andrew Bogut also had a solid line last night with 15 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocked shots. Brandon Jennings finished up with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists on 4 of 11 shooting from the floor. This is another game the Bucks would have won if Jennings passed up heaving up a brick and passed the ball to a teammate instead. The Bucks are now 11-14 on the year.

The Bucks played hard tonight but they only shot 36.4% from the floor and it is hard to win that way. Ersan Ilyasova led the way for the Bucks tonight with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Brandon Jennings was heaving up a lot of bricks as he was 5 of 21 shooting from the floor but he still finished up with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Charlie Bell pitched in with 16 points in 32 minutes off the bench. The Bucks are now 11-13 on the year.

The Milwaukee Bucks (11-12) could not contain Los Angeles Lakers’ (20-4) star Kobe Bryant, and he beat the buzzer in OT with a game-winning fadeaway.  The Bucks were able to stop Kobe from hitting nearly an identical shot at the end of regulation, but they should not have given him the same opportunity in overtime.  Kobe dropped 39 points on them and they couldn’t keep Pau Gasol off the glass.  Gasol had 22 rebounds along with 26 points, helping the Lakers out-rebound the Bucks 47-38.  Ersan Ilyasova led the Bucks with 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.  Brandon Jennings had a bad game in his first outing against Kobe and the Lakers.  He hit only 4-11 shots, finishing with 11 points, 7 assists, and 3 rebounds.  Michael Redd had a nice game off the bench and is looking healthy again.  He had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.  It looks like its about time to put Redd back in the starting line-up.

Back-up guard Luke Ridnour is providing a lot of offensive punch off the bench for the Bucks this season. Ridnour has played in 22 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 23.8 minutes, 11.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. He is also shooting a stunning 51.8% from the floor this year. He will continue to get big minutes off the bench if he keeps playing like he is right now as he has been a huge asset to the Bucks.