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Can somebody please solve a terminology problem I've had ever since I've been writing about sports? When two teams play back-to-back games in each other's home court, is that a "home-and-home" or a "home-and-away"? Anyway, that's the deal with the Raptors and Bucks tonight and Friday, with the first game taking place in the town famous for its beer and cannibalistic murders, Milwaukee.
The Bucks looked like an up-and-comer when they started the season 8-3 led by stud rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, but they've gone 6-20 since then — although one of those wins was a savage 117-95 beatdown of the Raptors on Dec. 9. Their defence is still pretty good (seventh in Defensive Rating) but their offence stinks (26th in Offensive Rating) as the only team with a worse field goal percentage is the Nets. The Raptors should win both games considering the way these teams are performing lately.
Start time: 8:00pm ET
Channel: TSN2
Probable starting lineups
Toronto: Jarrett Jack, DeMar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani
Milwaukee: Brandon Jennings, Charlie Bell, Luc Mbah a Moute, Ersan Ilyasova, Andrew Bogut
Five questions
1. Since Jennings has been shooting horribly since the team's hot start, should Jack and Calderon play off him tonight and dare him to shoot?
2. Will Turkoglu snap out of his funk and score 15 points or more for just the second time in his last 16 games?
3. Is Antoine Wright going to start deluding himself that he's an offensive force after tying his season-high with a whopping 12 points last night?
4. Will Chris Bosh bring the noise for the entire game after he scored just three second-half points last night?
5. When Andrew Bogut practises his free throws, does he also practise his air high-fives?
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