2012-13 Regular Season Match-ups (CT)
Nov. 7, 2012 @ Milwaukee – 7:00 p.m. Dec. 19 @ Memphis – 8:30 p.m.
ALL-TIME SERIES: Bucks lead 17-14 Home : 9-7 Road : 8-7
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The Bucks had only one meeting against the Grizzlies last season, a 95-99 loss on March 31 in Milwaukee.
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Ersan Ilyasova recorded a double-double for the Bucks with 20 points and 16 rebounds. Brandon Jennings and Drew Gooden also scored 20+ points – Jennings with 24 and Gooden with 20.
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Gooden was a first-round Draft pick (4 th overall) by Memphis in 2002.
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Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins was an assistant on Bucks head coach Scott Skiles’ staff in 2008-09.
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MACC FUND GAME MMAACCCC FFUUNNDD GGAAMMEE MACC FUND GAME – Oct. 20 marked the 36th Annual MACC Fund game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, an event that has raised more than $1.3 million in the fight against childhood cancer. The event has served as the cornerstone of the Bucks’ 36-year relationship with the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer). FIRE PREVENTION FFIIRREE PPRREEVVEENNTTIIOONN FIRE PREVENTION – –– – Several Bucks players joined with firefighters from Engine 31 on Oct. 12 to walk door-to-door in Milwaukee neighborhoods to check for working smoke detectors and to offer fire safety tips in conjunction with Project F.O.C.U.S. (Firefighters Out Creating Urban Safety).