The Bucks only shot 35.1% from the floor last night and it killed them against the Pistons.  Brandon Jennings led the way for the Bucks in this game with 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Shaun Livingston also had a solid game with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist last night.  Ersan Ilyasova was a beast off the bench as he finished up with 9 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in only 21 minutes on the floor.  The Bucks are now 10-12 on the year.

The Bucks have waived 24-year old SG/SF Darington Hobson.  Hobson played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this year and he averaged 7.8 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  He only shot 2 of 13 (15.4%) for the floor for the Bucks this year.  Hobson missed all of last year due to a hip injury after being a second round pick of the Bucks in 2010.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Bucks as they are loaded depth wise at Hobson’s positions.

The Bucks outscored the Heat 29-18 in the 4th quarter last night and it was the big reason for the impressive home win.  Brandon Jennings led the way for the Bucks last night with 31 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.  Drew Gooden also had a rock solid game with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals last night.  Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (13 points and 8 rebounds), Carlos Delfino (11 points) and Mike Dunleavy (10 points) also pitched in for the Bucks last night.  The Bucks are now 10-11 on the year.

The Bucks shot 51.4% from the floor last night and they played good D in holding the Pistons to 38.6% from the floor which were the big reasons for the blowout win.  Brandon Jennings (21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal) and Mike Dunleavy (20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Bucks in this game.  Drew Gooden also had a solid game with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Carlos Delfino pitched in with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in this game.  The Bucks are now 9-11 on the year.

Backup power forward Ersan Ilyasova has been stepping up lately for the Milwaukee Bucks.  In his last five games, Ilyasova is averaging 11.0 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.  The Bucks are hoping that he can keep up the good work with Andrew Bogut going to miss the next 8-12 weeks.  Ilyasova has now played in 19 games (9 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 21.9 minutes, 8.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.

The Bucks shot 50% from the floor last night and it was a big reason for the nice win over the Lakers.  Drew Gooden led the way for the Bucks last night with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.  Mike Dunleavy (15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal) and Ersan Ilyasova (15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) also had really solid games for the Bucks last night.  Brandon Jennings (12 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal), Shaun Livingston (10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots in 38 minutes) also pitched in for the Bucks in this game.  The Bucks are now 8-11 on the year.

The Bucks were outrebounded 50-43 last night and it hurt them in Chicago.  Brandon Jennings (25 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) and Drew Gooden (23 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Bucks in this game.  Jon Leuer also had a decent game as he finished up with 19 points and 5 rebounds.  Stephen Jackson pitched in with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists last night.  The Bucks are now 7-11 on the year.

26-year old guard Shaun Livingston has stepped into the starting lineup in the last four games for the Bucks and they are 3-1 in those games.  He is averaging 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in his four starts.  Livingston has now played in 17 games (4 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 23.1 minutes, 7.5  points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.  He is also shooting and amazing 54.5% from the floor.  I look for the Bucks to keep starting Livingston as long as they are winning and he is playing well.

The Bucks will be without 27-year old center Andrew Bogut indefinitely due to a fractured left ankle.  Bogut has played in 12 games (all starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 30.3 minutes, 11.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steal and 2.0 blocked shots per game.  30-year old Drew Gooden will likely be Bogut’s replacement in the starting lineup.  Gooden has played in 15 games (5 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 18.7 minutes, 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.  The Bucks really hope that Gooden steps up because Bogut is going to be hard to replace.

UPDATE:  (1/27/2012) – Bogut will miss the next 8-12 weeks.

The Bucks were outrebounded 52-43 but it didn’t matter last night in Houston where they got a nice road win.  Brandon Jennings (20 points and 6 assists) and Stephen Jackson (20 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Bucks in this game.  Mike Dunleavy also had a solid game with 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot last night.  Drew Gooden (11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Ersan Ilyasova (7 points, 19 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) pitched in for the Bucks.  The Bucks are now 7-10 on the year.