I was a bit disappointed in Bogies performance today. I thought he would have been able to exploit Dallas' lack of size. Even worse it looks as though he was outplayed by Drew Gooden!!

Hopefully, he bounces back to form against Brook Lopez in a couple of days. That should be a very good match up for Bogie. Hopefully he show's the young fella a thing or two and keep the Nets winless.

Btw, I agree with a lot of the previous posts that the Bucks should look to unload Redd prior to the trade deadline and rebuild around the guys that are playing at the moment + whatever they get in return, etc.

And just which team is going to take an $18m salary in 2010/11???

Good idea, but the 1 thread will quickly dissapear from the front page, thus only a few will view/contribute.

Alot of people saying Redd should be moved on, on the flip side the guy can score, if you can't get anyone to take his ridiculous salary use him as a punch scorer off the bench, the guy could/can still shoot the ball damn well! Just dont let him run your offense ;)

Article on Jawai on the 'Sota website: http://linky.com.au/qyp61

Andersen with 5 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes today so far.

Not an Aussie, but Sean Marks made an appearance today, even scored a couple of times.

Sean Marks 'scored'? I didn't know they allowed sheep on the court in the NBA!

Apologies to our NZ members. I respect you as a nation but was just in a juvenile mood.

How good was Bogut today? He dominated Brook Lopez, shooting 21 points on 10/18 FGA, pulling down 11 rebounds, dishing out 3 assists and 1 block with just 2 turnovers in 37min.

Another Bucks win who are now 6-3 to start the season.

Houston beat Minnesota today.

Andersen had 8 points on 2/3 shooting (2/2 3PT), 5 rebounds and 1 assist in just 12min of action.

Jawai came off the bench for 15min, scoring 2 points on 1/1 shooting, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 turnover.

Houston fell just 2-points short of accounting for the red-hot Atlanta Hawks today.

David Andersen had 6 points on 2/6 shooting (2/2 FT) to go with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 13min of action before fouling out.

David Andersen had just 12min and scored 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers in that time in a win over the Kings.

If he got more time he could do a lot more...

Jawai had 9min off the bench and went 1/1 from the field and 3/3 from the line. His sole basket was an 'and-one' on Greg Oden. After making his free throw he got subbed out! He also had 2 rebounds, 1 block and 1 turnover in that time. He got subbed out just as he made a good play...why not keep him in? Did not make sense. T-Wolves got dumped by the Blazers.

Bogut's Bucks beat the Grizzlies to keep their winning run going. They have now won their last two without Bogut, and Redd is still not back in the line-up yet.

Right now:

Jawai and his T-Wolves are in action against the Nuggets whilst Andersen and the Rockets are currently playing the Mavericks.

Jawai is currently 2/3 from the field and 1/1 on FT's to have 5 points and 2 rebounds in 4 minutes of action.

Andersen has 4 points on 2/3 shooting and 1 rebound so far.

Andersen came in a lit it up for 4/6 shooting and 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist so far in 9 minutes.

Andersen finished with 10 points. Jawai didn't add anything else.

David Andersen had a massive game today by his standards so far this season in the Rocket's 100-91 win over the Hornets.

Andersen came off the bench for a career-high of 29 minutes of game time, scoring 12 points on 5/12 shooting (1/2 3PT, 1/1 FT) along with a career-high 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and just 1 turnover.

Nice work! The updates are great LC, keep it up!

Big Nate's Minnesota halted their 15-game losing streak today against Denver despote trailing by 17 points at one stage in the first half. The T-wolves won their first game since registering a victory in their opening contest of the season.

Jawai had 13 minutes of action in the win against the Nuggets, going scoreless on 0/2 shooting, however he had 7 rebounds and 1 assist with no turnovers.

Andrew Bogut is set to return for the Bucks in the game against the Bulls.

ESPN: http://linky.com.au/fgk80

"Bogut says he's "pretty much" pain-free and eager to return to help the Bucks, who have lost four straight games."

And with Redd back in the lineup over the past few games...can the Bucks gel together and reignite their winning ways when Bogut was healthy? Hope they can.

Bogut returned to the lineup and the Bucks immediately looked a better team, defeating the Bulls 97-95.

Bogut's impact was immediate, recording 22 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in playing more thasn 30 minutes.

ESPN Link + Video Highlights: http://linky.com.au/ct6w1

And with Bogut back in the line-up, guess what? Michel Redd is out again with a knee injury and will miss the Buck's next 2 road games at least. Mbah a Moute is also still missing in action with a sprained ankle and Luke Ridnour is a day to day proposition with a saw hammy.

The Bucks lost to the Wizard's in a heart breaker today, 102-104.

Bogut had his chances but sitting out of action for a few weeks probably took its toll, coupled with the big game he played the other day. He had 8 points on 4/14 shooting to go with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks and 3 turnovers in 38 minutes.

Jawai in action as I type, has 6 points to half time against the Grizzlies. Scores tied early in the 3rd.

T-Wolves lost in a close one to the Grizzlies today, 95-97.

Nathan Jawai scored 8 points on 2/4 shooting (4/4 FT), to go with 5 rebounds and just 1 turnover in 17 minutes off the bench.

Kevin Love who has not played this season after breaking a bone in his left hand in a preseason game, has begun participating in practice. Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis said it is possible that Love could return to action against New Orleans.

Andersen's Rockets easily accounted for LA Clippers today, 102-85.

Andersen played 20min and had 6 points on 2/5 shooting (1/2 3PT, 1/3 FT). He also had 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and just 1 turnover.

Also, check out the dunk by Al Thornton who passed the ball to himself off the backboard for the jam in this game.

The Rockets today won their 3rd in a row against Golden State by just 2 points.

David Andersen came off the bench for just 6 minutes and went 0/3 from the field and had just 1 rebound.

Andrew Bogut today played a blinder against the Boston Celtics in an 89-98 loss, the Buck's fourth loss in a row.

Bogut was a shining light for the Bucks, scoring 25 points on 11/17 shooting (3/3 FT) to go with 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks but 7 turnovers in 40 minutes.

It was the first loss for the Bucks who had won five in a row when Bogut had posted a double-double.

Meanwhile Nathan Jawai did nto see any action in the T-Wolves loss to Toronto today now that Kevin Love is back in the line-up.

Bogut had a solid game today in a Bucks win over the Raptors. In a spread team effort where 7 Buck's scored in double figures, Bogut had 12 points on 5/11 shooting to go with 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in the 22-point win.

All the Aussies are in action today, obviously with the exception of Patty Mills.

- Bucks vs Blazers
- T-Wolves vs Kings
- Rockets vs Raptors

Bogut has another massive game today as the bucks defeated Portland in double OT, 108-101. Bogut got a tip-in just before time expired in regulation to send the game into OT.

Bogut led the Bucks in scoring with 27 points on 12/19 shooting and had 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers in 44 minutes before fouling out.

The T-Wolves got pounded by the Kings, going down 100-120.

Jawai saw 12 minites of action, going 1/4 from the field for 2 points along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and no turnovers.

Houston got smashed by Toronto today, and Andersen came off the bench for 10 minutes, scoring 2 points on 1/4 shooting along with 3 rebounds.

And in the win he had dunk of the night...



That also happened to make the top 10 plays...

The Rockets welcome back T-Mac today and defeated the Pistons.

Andersen made a few shots and had 4 points and a few boards in less than 10 minutes.

Today all three currently active Aussies are in action:

- Bucks vs Lakers
- T-Wolves vs Clippers
- Rockets vs Nuggets

Bogut has hit a layup and got fouled with 20 seconds to play to tie the game up with the Lakers. However he missed the free throw and the chance to put them up by 1. However Kobe missed a shot just befopre the buzzer so the game is now heading into OT as I type.

Bogut has 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks with no turnovers heading into OT so far on 4 fouls.

Bucks are really taking it up to a full strength Lakers who are ebing led well by Kobe and Gasol.

Aaarghh!

The Bucks looked like taking the game in OT, opening up a 6 point lead. However Kobe hits the game winner as time expires and the Lakers win 107-106.

Bogut had a great all-round game, scoring 16 points on 6/16 shooting (4/6 FT) along with 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 blocks and no turnovers in 39 minutes of action.

Minnesota got spanked by the Clippers, going down 95-120. Nathan Jawai got a decent run, scoring 9 points on 4/10 shooting (1/3 FT) along with 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 tutrnover in 18 minutes. Although in junk time, it was a great performance nonetheless.

David Andersen played an awesome game today despite the Rockets losing to the Nuggets,

Andersen was smoking hot, scoring 17 points on 6/8 shooting, including 3/4 from downtown and 2/2 from the line. He also had 9 rebounds and 2 turnovers in just 21 minutes. He missed a triple with just 2 seconds to go in the game that would have given a new career-high in scoring.

Great to see all the Aussies doing well today!

Andersen and the Rockets defeated the Mav's in OT today.

Andersen came up big, going 7/16 from the field for 16 points and had 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover in 24 minutes.

The Rockets won again yesteday, beating the Thunder. Andersen scored 10 points on 4/11 shooting (0/3 3PT, 2/2 FT). He also had 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and no turnovers in 18 minutes.

The Bucks lost another close one, this time to the Kings. However Bogut had 15 points on 6/20 shooting (3/8 FT). He also had 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and ju7st 1 turnover in playing 35 minutes.

T-Wolves take on the Celtics today.

Jawai's T-Wolves got owned by the C's today.

Jawai played quite well despite not scoring on 0/2 shooting. He had 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal an no turnovers in 14 minutes of action. He was the only T-Wolve with a +/- score in the positive! (+3).

Andrew Bogut played a blinder today in a Buck's 3-point win over Indiana.

He scored a career-high 31 points on 14/19 shooting to go with a massive 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots with just 3 turnovers in 40 minutes.

Great all-round game by Bogey!

"just 3 turnovers"???

If he average "just 3 turnovers" he would be the second worst cetnre in the league in that category. OK - so a lot of stuff runs through him and he does make a lot more assists than most centres but i would like to see him keep it to 1 or 2.

But great game tho - Dallas (All Start game) here we come!?

Minnesota take on the red-hot Atlanta Hawks today whilst Houston take on the LA Clippers.

And in other news, Patty Mills has resumed full training with Portland which is great to hear. So far so good and if ge gets through to the new year unscathed, he will be ready to commence playing. In all likelihood he will make his return to on-court action in the D-League.

Houston won again today, defeating the Clippers 108-99. Andersen scored 7 points on 3/4 shooting (1/2 FT) and had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal with no turnovers.

Minnesota lost again this time to the Hawks, 87-112. Jawai scored 1 point on 0/1 shooting (1/2 FT) and had 1 rebound and 1 turnover in 6 minutes on court.

Looking at Bogut's progress since he returned from injury, he is really holding it down at the 5. If the All Star voting wasn't a popularity contest, I reckon he'd be a chance to come off the bench in the East.

Andersen has produced some nice numbers lately, here's hoping it translates into more game time (and a renewed contract even when Yao is back).

Andersen, Jawai and Bogut are all in action today.

Bogut is now aevraging 16 & 12 on the season to date. Pretty decent numbers for any centre currently in the NBA.

ESPN's Bill Simmons today suggests the Bucks should and probably will look at off-loading Redd and his rediculously high contract sooner rather than later. He goes on to say that the Buck's are now the Jenning's and Bogut show!

Houston today lost to Orlando 87-102. David Andersen got plenty of court time but not many shots off. He went scoreless on 0/3 shooting and had 4 rebounds and 1 steal, 5 fouls with no turnovers in 20 minutes.

Minnesota managed to notch up a win over New Jersey 103-99. Nathan Jawai played 7 minutes and scored 2 points on 1/3 shooting to go with 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover. It definitely looks like Jawai has leap-frogged Pecherov for minutes and appears to be more in favour compared to Cardinal as well - which bodes well for big Nate. He is still behind Hollins in the rotations though...

Milwaukee lost to Washington 97-109. Bogut was plagued by foul trouble again, however he still managed to score 12 points on 5/13 shooting and had 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in 29 minutes.

This from Portland's website on the impending return to action of Patty Mills:

Link: http://linky.com.au/yygt8

"Overall, I'm pretty good," Mills said of his recovery. “ Since I’ve been back running and being able to do a lot more, which has only been two and a half ,three weeks. I’m feeling good about it. “

David Andersen and the Houston Rockets defeated the NJ Nets 98-93. Andersen scored 8 points on 3/6 shooting, including 2/3 on three's along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 turnover in 16 minutes. T-Mac has cracked the shits by not having his playing time increased as per his request...and hence has left the team, albeit likely to be temporary.
The Rockets back up against the Cav's today.

Minnesota notched up a rare win, beating the Wizards 101-89. Nathan Jawai did not play.

The Bucks continued their recent string of losses, dropping another game this time to the Spurs. Bogut scored 12 points on 6/13 shooting, had 8 rebounds, 1 block and 3 turnovers in 27 minutes.

The Bucks began losing games when Redd returned to action...hmmmm...

Houston gone dne by the Cav's today.

David Andersen scored 7 point on 2/10 shooting, including 1/4 on three's and 2/4 from the line. He also had 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 turnover in 28 minutes.

Bogut was bench for the entire second half in the Bucks loss yesterday...along with Redd.

Andersen and the Rockets today defeated the Hornets. Andersen saw limited time but when he did hit the court he was great. He scored 6 point on 3/5 shooting in just 12 minutes. He also had 4 rebounds and 1 assist with no turnovers and a +/- of +18! After watching the game I really do think he was underutilised.

Minnesota lost 99-117 against the Spurs. Jawai scored 2 points on 1/1 shooting along with 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 turnover in 7 minutes.

Yeah Andersen was sorely underutilised today. He hit his first 3 shots, unfortunately he missed an easy layup in the fourth so I reckon Adelman yanked him out.

Bucks vs Magic & T-Wolves vs Jazz today.

15 and 10 for Bogut tonight in only 29 minutes. Recap commentator said Bogut's been in the coaches dog house - why could this be?

Jawai got a DNP against the Jazz.

I have no idea why Bogut is in the doghouse..Redd is in the same house as well. Got something to do with the benching the other day for both players....all does not sound well at the Bucks...

Houston takes on Dallas today...

And live on One HD now is San Antonio vs Miami, which will be followed by LA Clippers vs Philly 76ers.

Houston won again in defeating Dallas today. Andersen scored 4 points on 2/8 shooting and had 1 rebound in his 12 minutes.

Aussie centre Luke Nevill is currently playing a blinder for the Utah Flash in the D-League. At half time he has 12 points on 6/7 shooting along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and so far no turnovers in 15 minutes.

You can watch the 2nd half online for free here: http://linky.com.au/ty9t4

Hope he has a great second half as well and he could well put himlsef on the radar for a 10 day contract with an NBA team.

PS: Carlos Powell is on the other team and has been on fire, with 22 first half points!

Nevill finished with 21 on 9/13 shooting and had 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.

Minnesota in action today against Orlando.

Also, Mills is expected to make his much awaited return to action today for the Idaho Stampede.

You can watch the game live for free at this link: http://linky.com.au/3qwuk

Jawai has played 7:48 at half time against the Magic, 4 points on 2-5 FGA, 6 rebounds (4def/2off), 1 foul and no turnovers. If he gets some decent minutes in the second half, he could almost post himself a double double at this point.

Today, Jawai's T-Wolves lost again. He had just 4 minutes and missed a shot and had no other stats.

Houston lost to Phoenix and Andersen played 16 minutes and scored 5 points on 2/5 shooting and also 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover and the best +/- rating for his team of +20.

Tomorrow's games featuring Aussies:

- Minnesota vs Indiana
- Milwaukee vs Chicago
- Portland vs LA Lakers

All three Aussies are playing home games. Love to see both Jawai and Mills get some decent minutes.

Bogut 27 points 13 rebounds and SIX blocked shots in 42 mins today as the Bucks beat the Bulls.

Big game by Bogut in a great win. He also had 2 assists and just 1 turnover.
Jawai saw 5 minutes of action in the T-Wolves win over Indiana. He was 1/1 from the field for 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 turnover.

T-Wolves take on the Bulls today, whlst the Rockets play the Knicks.

Bogut's 6 blocks was a career high

10 pts 4 rebounds in 20 minutes for David Andersen today, including a nice 2 hand jam on the break.

Jawai finished with 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and no turnovers in 10 minutes as the T-Wolves lost to the Bulls

Bogut was kept quiet by the Lakers in a Bucks loss yesterday. Bynum was superb and went a long way to ensuring a Laker win.

Bogut and the Bucks continue their road trip have a chance to notch up a win against the red-hot Phoenix Suns today.

Jawai will be hoping for more court time as his T-Wolves battle the Nuggets.

And in Portland news, ESPN reports that there is friction between point guard Andre Miller and head coach Nate McMillan that could well hasten any potential trade of the digruntled point guard.

Jawai had 12 minutes today for 8 points on 4-7, 1 rebound and 2 turnovers (both travels).

Good performance by Nate today yet again in limited minutes.

Bogut's Buck's lost their 2nd straight game today to the Suns, 101-105.

Bogut had 13 points on 5/16 shooting and also racked up 13 rebounds to go along with 1 assist, 3 steals and 3 turnovers.

The Bucks have not beaten the Suns in Phoenix since Feb. 21, 1987 and coach Scott Skiles was hospitalized shortly before the game for precautionary purposes due to an irregular heartbeat.

I was very critical of Jawai before this season but he's impressing me with how he's using his limited minutes. The T-Wolves are not a great team but if Nate can keep going the way he is (i.e. on a team where he can actually get some game time), it could open up some decent opportunities elsewhere.

Andersen is in action today as the Rockets take on the Bobcats.

Rockets lost to the Bobcats 94-102. Andersen saw 11 minutes of action and had 6 points on 3/6 shooting to go with 4 rebounds and 1 block with no turnovers and was +5.

Potential Aussie on-court matchup tomorrow in that Andersen's Rockets play Jawai's T-wolves,

Whilst Bogut's Bucks take on Patty's Trailblazers.

Potentially 4 Aussies on 4 different teams playing against each other on the same day. A potentially history making day if it happens.

I was watching the play by play - in Q2 Andersen went 3-4 and 4 rebounds in 7 minutes...then saw no action during the entire 3rd, got 4 mins in the 4th for 0 points on 0-2 and a turnover. Seriously, what gives Rick Adelman? dude looked to be playing well in Q2, should've left him on.

The Rockets had a 12 point lead in Q2 and Andersen and other bench players were helping consolidate that, then the starters came back on in Q3 and squandered it.

Hmm, maybe Andersen didn't have a turnover...I was watching the play by play and one was attributed to him, but it isn't reflected in the box score.

Bad game for Andersen today. Had just under 6 minutes, 3 fouls each giving a bonus shot, only 2 points on 1 of 3.

Rockets beat T-wolves in 3OT, 120-114!
Al Jefferson had a franchise-record 26 rebounds and scored 26 points for the T-Wolves, playing the team's first ever triple overtime game. The Rockets led most of the way, but Corey Brewer swished a half-court shot as the buzzer sounded in regulation to tie it at 89 and force an unexpected overtime period.
Andersen had 2 points on 1/3 shooting, 1 rebound and 1 turnover in just 6 minutes.
Jawai had 2 points on 1/2 shooting, 2 rebounds and no turnovers in 9 minutes.

Blazers beat Bucks quite comfortably, 120-108.
Bogut had a solid double-double, scoring 10 points on 4/8 shooting, including 0/1 from downtown and 2/4 from the line. He also had 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers in 28 minutes.
And as per the other thread on Patty Mills, he has been re-assigned back to the Idaho Stampede in the D-League.

No Aussies in action today, although Luke Nevill is in action for the Utah Flash in the D-League today. In his last game he racked up a game high 28 points (13/16 FG, 2/2 FT), 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 35 minutes. You can watch today's game live online for free using this NBA D-League link: http://linky.com.au/d0ozr

Tomorrow has Jawai and the T-Wolves taking on the Grizzlies on the road, Andersen and the Rockets hosting the Heat, and Bugut's Bucks take on the Warriors. Worth keeping an eye on the Blazers who take on the Magic even though Mills is back in the D-League.

Luke Nevill starred yet again with an impressive double-double for the Utah Flash in their 109-88 win over the Bakersfield Jam today.

Nevill scored 23 points on 8/14 shooting that included 7/12 on free throws. He also had 10 rebounds (7 offensive), 3 assists, 1 block and no turnovers in 32 minutes of action.

In tomorrow's D-League action, Nevill is back in action as the Urah Flash take on the Los Angeles Defenders. While Patty Mills returns to on-court action for the Idaho Stampede coincidentally against the team he has had great success against so far, the Reno Bighorns!

You can watch all the D-League action live and for free through the NBA D-League's Futurecast through this link: http://linky.com.au/69j8i

The T-Wolves got spanked 110-135 by the Grizzlies today. Jawai scored 5 points on 2/2 shooting and 1/2 from the line. He also had 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in a much improved 22 minutes of game time. Good output by Jawai given his court time yet again despite a loss.

The Rockets lost to the Heat 106-115. Andersen had a good game, scoring 12 points on 4/6 shooting, including 2/2 on three's and 2/2 from the line. He also had 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 turnovers in just 18 minutes of action.

The Blazers thumped the Magic 102-87. Miller and Blake both played well, whilst Bayless went missing. Roy did not play and

The Idaho Stampede lost to the Reno Bighorns 93-110. Patty Mills came off the bench to score 16 points on 6/18 shooting, including 2/7 on three's and 2/2 from the line. He also had 1 rebound, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers before fouling out in 33 minutes.

The Utah Flash defeated the LA D-Fenders 102-97. Luke Nevill scored 15 points on 7/11 shooting that included 1/1 from the line. He also had 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers in 26 minutes.

I save a special "on it's own" post for the Bucks win over the Warriors today, 113-104.

Bogut had a great all-round game, scoring 15 points on 7/15 shooting including 1/2 on free throws. He also had 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and no turnovers in 37 minutes.

He also had this massive dunk!



But the game made news for other reasons - Gold State ran out of players! The Warriors, who entered the game with just eight players in uniform, lost Anthony Morrow to a knee injury and had three others foul out, leaving coach Don Nelson with only four players. Under NBA rules, Stephen Curry -- the last Golden State player to foul out -- was allowed to return for the final four seconds. Where amazing happens!

The Idaho Stampede and Patrick Mills are in action today and take on the Reno Boghorns again! Watch the game live for free here: http://linky.com.au/qipyp

Bucks take on the Jazz, and Bogut will be hoping for a big one.

I'm currently in San Francisco and having watched the Bucks vs Warriors live on tv, my opinion the Bucks are really not that great, I take my hat off to Bogut, he is not flash but gets the job done and to be honest if the Warriors had more bodies, it would have been a very different game,but hey we don't play the game in if/but's or maybes.
The dunk Bogut threw down was huge and the guy he did it on had a nasty bloody eye for the rest of the game.

Bucks got done by the Jazz, 95-12.
Bogut had 10 points on 4/8 shooting to go with 2/2 from the line. He also had 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks and 5 turnovers in 35 minutes.

Idaho lost to Reno 116-129 in a shootout!
Patty Mills started for the first time and he went 5/5 from downtown, 7/8 from the field, and scored 22 points all in the first quarter for Idaho! He finished with 31 points on 10/22 shooting,including 6/11 on three's and 5/7 from the line. He also had 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers in 38 minutes.

Rockets took on the Bucks today.

Andersen had 6 points (2-3 FGM), 5 boards and 2 assists on 8.5 minutes.

Bogut had 18 points and a massive 17 rebounds aswell as six blocks in 44 minutes (aswell as fouling out).

Patty Mills and the Idaho Stampede took on Luke Nevill's Utah Flash yesterday, with Idaho getting the win 112-106 in OT.

Mills had a poor shooting night, scoring 21 points on 5/19 shooting, including 2/9 on three's but 9/10 from the line. He also had 2 rebounds, a game-high 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers in playing 36 minutes.

Luke Nevill continued his great D-League form, scoring 18 points on 9/14 shooting that included 0/1 from ther line. He also had 6 rebounds, 1 assist and no turnovers in his 30 minutes of action.

I would hope and expect Nevill gets called up to an NBA team on a 10-day contract as he deserves it. If Schenscher can get a call-up from the D-League, then Nevill who is putting up far better numbers than big Luke ever did should surely get a crack at some stage.

In the NBA today, the Bogut and the Bucks play the Raptors, Jawai and the T-Wolves take on the Thunder, and the Mills-less Blazers face the 76ers.

In the D-League today, Luke Nevill is in action once again for the Utah Flash against the Reno Bighorns.

The Bucks defeated the Raptors 113-107 today and Andrew Bogut had a big double-double. Bogut scored 27 points on an efficient 11/14 shooting including 5/6 from the line. He also had 12 rebound, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 3 turnovers before fouling out in 32 minutes.

The T-Wolves lost a close one to the Thunder, 92-94. Jawai scored 2 points on 1/2 shooting and also had 2 rebounds, 1 assist and no turnovers in 8 minutes of court time off the bench.

Portland defeated Philly 98-90, and unfortunately for Patty, all three of Miller, Blake and Mayo played well.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash lost to Reno 91-103. Luke Nevill had 14 points on 6/12 shooting, including 2/3 from the line. He also had 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in 30 minutes.

^ Presumably Bayless rather than Mayo?
Good to see Nevill with a rich vein of form at present.

What was I thinking! I need to go home...

Chin up LC, you're doing a sterling job! I think every day of my working life is 'One of those days'.

Bogut's Buck's play a re-match against the Raptors, Jawai's T-Wolves take on the Hornets, Andersen's Rockets play the Spur's and the Blazers are worth keeping an eye on as they play the Celtics in NBA action today.

Luke Nevill's Utah Flash play the Reno Bighorns in D-League action today. You can watch the game live for free on this free link: http://linky.com.au/916hn

Vote for Patty Mills and Luke Nevill for the 2010 D-League Allstar game here: http://linky.com.au/kgwav

Just looking at the box score for TWolves today, Jawai is on the inactive list. Not sure if he's injured.

No - i think they are showcasing Cardinal in the hope of a pre-deadline trade to a playoff team looking for a cagey vet off the bench... Someone had to get dropped.

Not sure of any issues with Nate.

Bucks lot to the Raptors 96-101. Bogut had 22 points on 8/13 shooting including 6/7 from the line. He also had 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and no turnovers in 37 minutes.

T-Wolves lost to Hornets 94-96. Jawai did not play as previously posted.

Rockets accounted for the Spurs 116-109. Andersen had 6 points on 2/6 shooting including 2/2 form the line. He also had 3 rebounds, 1 block and 1 turnover in 15 minutes.

Blazers lost to the Celtics 95-98 in OT. Roy is out injured and will miss at least 4 games.

In the D-League, Utah Flash defeated Reno Bighorns 109-104. Luke Nevill had another big game, scoring 22 points on 10/16 shooting including 2/2 on free throw's. He also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers in 34 minutes of action.

Today the Rockets take on the Bulls, and in an all-Aussie affair, the T-Wolves take on the Bucks. The Blazers play the Pistons. In the D-League, Patty Mills and his Idaho Stampede take on the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.

Patty Mills was called back up by the Blazers but was a DNP in a 97-93 win over the Pistons. Roy and Bayless both did not play either.

The Bucks thrashed the T-Wolves 127-94. Bogut scored 14 points on 5/6 shooting that included 4/4 from the line. He also had 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks and 1 turnover in just 24 minutes on court. Jawai did not play.

The Rockets lost to the Bulls 97-104. Andersen scored 3 points on 1/2 shooting including 1/1 from downtown. He only had 1 turnover to go with his solitary basket in just 6 minutes.

No teams featuring Aussies are in action tomorrow.

In tomorrow's NBA games, David Andersen and the Rockets play host to the Hawks whilst Patty Mills will be hoping to see some action as the Blazers take on the Hornets at home.

Luke Nevill is in D-League action tomorrow as the Utah Flash take on Maine Red Claws. Watch the game live for free through this link: http://linky.com.au/rrxmb

The Rockets lost to the Hawks yesterday, 95-102. David Andersen scored 2 points on 1/3 shooting, pulled down 5 rebounds and dished out 1 assist without committing a turnover in 16 minutes of action.

The Blazers lost 97-98 to the Hornets. Patty Mills did not see any action off the bench despite Roy being out injured. They started Blake and Miller together and Bayless saw time off the bench.

The Utah Flash lost to the Main Red Claws 84-107. Luke Nevill had a rare bad one, going 0/5 from the field and hitting 2/2 from the line for just 2 points - his lowest output of the season by far. He did have 4 rebounds, 1 block but 3 turnovers in nearly 14 minutes of action.

Today in the NBA, the T-Wolves take on the Knicks (here's hoping that Jawai sees a return to action), and the Bucks take on the Mav’s which is being telecast today on One HD.

Bogut is 18/20 in his last two games, averaging 22 and 10 over the last 5 against some quality bigs.

Looking at Bogut's season stats, his stats aren't far behind Dwight Howard.

Howard - 17.5, 13, 2.2 blocks
Bogut - 15.5, 10, 2.2 blocks

As one of the commentators pointed out, Bogut is the only other person (in the East perhaps) apart from Howard to average over 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. Dude is playing out of his skin lately.

Bogut is having his best season to date. Couple with the fact he is one of only two players to be doing what he is doing is testamount to that. However because the Bucks are not currently winning too many games, he is not getting the accolades...

Today in the NBA, the T-Wolves face the Cavs (without Jawai), Bogut and the Bucks take on the 76ers, Andersen and the Rockets play the Nuggets, and Mills and the Blazers face the Jazz.

Saw yesterday's Bucks game and it was fun to watch. Although the Bucks lost, they appear to have come out of their slump and are playing well again.

Dallas played at a very high level and kept landing punches, but the Bucks kept coming at them. In the end, Dallas just has better offensive options in Dirk and Terry, but the Bucks really aren't far away.

Bogut played really well and was going basket for basket with Dirk/ Terry late. What got the Bucks in the end was that Dirk and Terry make their FT's, whereas Bogut struggles from the line.

Also, Delfino had a good chance to win it at the end, but hey, it was Delfino. Delf actually got the ball on the 3 point line, top of the key. Bogut screened his man off nicely, leaving Delfino guarded by Mr Concrete Feet Dampier. If they had a clutch guard, there would have been a couple of dribbles to get Damp on his heels and then straight up with the shot, nothin but net!

Still, the most important thing is that Bogut is finally showing the ability that led the Bucks to draft him #1. Even better, he is playing on a hard working, unselfish team that is fun to watch.

It was a very good game by Bogut, he looked extremely competent and comfortable all game - Dirk, Dampier and Marion had no answer to his game at all. Also, his two man game with Jennings is getting better and better and is a pleasure to watch. With one other complementary scoring SG replacing Redd, the Bucks would be legit.

I think they need a little more than a SG. They really need an upgrade at all of the other three spots. The guys they have would be ideal coming off the bench. Unless they get an All Star calibre player in one of those positions I think they are a few years off being contenders.

The T-wolves lost to the Cav's 95-109 and were withou Jawai yet again.

The Bucks defeated the 76ers 91-88 to earn a much needed win. Bogut had 11 points on 3/9 shooting, including 5/7 from the line. He also had 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers in 38 minutes of action.

The Rockets lost to the Nuggets 92-97. Andersen only saw 8 minutes of action and hit his only shot as he scored 2 points to go with 1 rebound and 1 block with no turnovers.

The Blazers lost to the Jazz 95-106 and Mills did not see any game time.

No Aussies are in NBA or D-League action today.

Yesterday in the NBA...

The T-Wolves beat the Clippers 111-97, with Jawai on personal leave.

The Rockets beat the Blazers, 104-100. Andersen scored 1 point on 1/2 free throws, but also had 2 rebounds in 9 minutes. Patty Mills did not play - coaches decision.

And in today's NBA action...

The Bucks defeated the Heat 95-84. Andrew Bogut had another double-double, scoring 17 points on 6/11 shooting along with 5/6 on free throw's. He also had 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 4 turnovers in 34 minutes.

The Blazers bounced back to defeated the Mav's 114-112 in OT on the back of Andre Miller's 52 point effort! Patty Mills was another no show due to the coaches decision.

Tomorow in the NBA...

- Rockets take on the Suns
- T-Wolves do battle with the Knicks

In the NBA D-Leage Luke Nevill continues to do well despite Utah going down to Reno by 3 today. Nevill had 17 points on 5/11 shooting that included 7/10 from the line. He also had 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 turnover in nearly 27 minutes of action.

Nevill and the Flash again take on the Bighorns tomorrow.

The T-Wolves have won again, defeating the Knicks 112-91 behind 22 & 11 from Jefferson and 25 & 11 from Love.

The Rockets lost to the Suns 111-115 in overtime. Andersen scored 6 points on 2/6 shooting (0/1 3PT, 2/2 FT) to go with 5 rebounds and no turnovers in 11 minutes.

Tomorrow, the Bucks take on the Heat and the Blazers take on the Bobcats.

Patty's just entered the game late in junk time...

Bogut today led the Buck's to their 2nd straight win over the Heat today, 97-81.
Bogut recorded another double-double in scoring a team-high 22 points on a very efficient 10/13 shooting along with 2/3 from the line. He also had 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 3 turnovers in 34 minutes of action. It was his ninth 20-10 game of the season, and the Bucks are 8-1 on the season when he does so.

"He's had a lot of performances where he looks like an All-Star-caliber-type center," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. "The problems he's had over the years but not as much this year is inconsistency. He's becoming more consistent."

The Bucks are now just two games behind the slumping Heat for the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot and are enjoying a 3 game winning streak.

The Blzers today easily beat the Bobcats 98-79. Patty Mills entered the game with just under 2 minutes left and missed his only shot and had a turnover at the buzzer to his name.

Tomorrow the Bucks take on the Magic and the Rockets battle the Warriors.

In the D-League, Utah defeated Reno 111-76. Luke Nevill scored 14 points on 4/5 shooting, including a perfect 6/6 from the line. He also had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in 24 minutes.

Yeah Bogut is gunning it right now. Against Dallas he took Dampier to school. What you want from a quality big man is someone who creates matchup problems for the opposition, and Bogut this season is becoming that guy with his more consistent performances.

Bogut for MIP?

Yesterday's results:

The Rockets beat the Warriors 119-97. David Andersen scored 8 points on 4/6 shooting, pulled down 7 rebounds and had 1 assist and 1 turnover in 18 minutes of action.

The Bucks lost to the Magic 82-99. Andrew Bogut recorded yet another double-double, scoring 10 points on 5/11 shooting to go with 10 boards. He also had 1 assist, 3 blocks and 1 turnover in 27 minutes of game time.

In today’s action, the Blazers lost to the Jazz 103-116. Patty Mills entered the game with 47.1 seconds left in the game and hit a runner with 24 seconds left to score 2 points. Go Patty - scored!

There are no Aussies in action in the NBA tomorrow.

In D-League action today, the Utah Flash defeated the Tulsa 66ers, 111-103. Luke Nevill scored 12 points on 6/11 shooting and missed his only free throw attempt. He also had 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover in 26 minutes of action. Nevill and the Flash do battle with Tulsa again in their next game which is on 6 February Australian time. You can watch live for free through this NBA D-League link: http://linky.com.au/1fslg

DNP for Andersen against the 76ers - seems strange.

Bogut had 21 and 8 today, going 9-15 FGA and 3-3 FTA, as well as one block.

Bobby Tables - you missed the fact that Patty got some court time in the loss against the Lakers! Patty scored 1 point on 1/2 free throws in 2 minutes.

Not sure what is going on with David Andersen at the Rockets. He just does seem to be in favour even though his output is normally quite high in the limited time on court he receives.

Yesterday, the Utah Flash lost to Albuquerque Thunderbirds 87-88. Luke Nevill was a standout for the Flash with a big double-double. He led all scorers with 21 points on 10/17 shooting and 1/2 from the line. He also had 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks and 1 turnover in nearly 32 minutes of action.

No NBA teams featuring Aussies are back in action until Wednesday, when Jawai and his T-Wolves take on the 76ers, Andersen and the Rockets take on the Heat, Bogut and the Bucks take on the Pistons, and Mills and the Blazers take on the Thunder.

Ah yeah I forgot...

from what I saw of the Houston box score, Adelman seemed to be giving more time to the other rookies. You never know, it could've just been a rest thing as insurance for the second half of the season. Perhaps he's going to want him for extended minutes...

ESPN's Marc Stein had this to say about Bogut int hsi week's Power Rankings:

"He wears Throwball T-shirts to mock American football and just granted us a one-on-one. So I might be biased. But I do strongly believe Bogut is the best center I've seen in the East this season not named Dwight Howard."

Milwaukee, Houston and Portland all in action today. Portland v OKC will be on One HD at about 1pm, may get to see Patty get some burn time!

Houston today got smashed by Miami, going down 66-99. David Andersen got some serious burn today, playing 20 minutes and scoring 6 points on 3/9 shooting to go with 2 rebounds and 2 turnovers.

Minnesota got torched as well by the 51-73. Nathan Jawai did not see any court time.

Portland lost to Oklahoma City 77-89. Patty Mills didn't see any action.

Jawai out of favour for bailing to Aus mid-season?

Mills out of favour because McMillan didn't want him in the squad to begin with?

Seriously, how is it that neither of these players saw a single minute today in their respective blowouts?

The OKC v POR game was pretty tight til the last couple of minutes, so not the sort of game that Pat would expect minutes in.

As for Nate, he wasn't active today for whatever reason, so I doubt there's anything to read into with either of them.

In the NBA yesterday...

The Bucks thrashed the Nets, winning 97-77. Bogut played a big one, scoring on 11/22 shooting that went with 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 4 blocks and no turnovers in 34 minutes of action. He easily outplayed Brook Lopez.

The T-Wolves got pipped at the post by the Bobcats, 92-93. Jawai didn't see any action yet again!

The Blazers defeated the Suns, 108-101. Patty Mills didn’t see any action due to the close nature of the game.

There are no Aussies in action in the NBA today.

The NBA regular season gets back underway today after the All-Star break.

T-Wolves take on the Pistons, and hopefully Jawai can see some minutes again as he seeks to re-enter the rotation.

The Rockets take on the Jazz and David Andersen will be looking to get some more court time also.

The Blazers take on the Clippers - two teams playing against each other without their recently traded players. This may result in Patty seeing some decent minutes – one can only hope so...

Andersen going off. Currently Rockets down by 3 (still in it by all means) with 1:50 left, Andersen:

18 points (7/10 FGA, 3-3 3PA, 1-2 FTA)
7 rebounds (3 offensive, 4 defensive)
2 assists
1 steal
3 turnovers

great work by the big fella! hopefully this puts him firmly into Adelman's good books...

Houston lost to Utah, 95-104, and as Bobby Tables pointed out, David Andersen was on fire! He finished with 18 points on 7/11 shooting that included a perfect 3/3 from downtown and 1/2 from the line. He also had 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers in a total of 24 minutes on court..

The T-Wolves lost to the Pistons 85-108. Nathan Jawai failed to score on 0/2 shooting but he was able to record 3 rebounds and 1 assist alongside 1 turnover in 14 minutes of game time. Replay on One HD tonight...

The Blazers defeated the Clippers 109-87. Patty Mills got on with around 2min to go and hit 1/2 from the field to score 2 points. He also had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 turnover.

Tomorrow, the T-Wolves back up against the Wizards and the Rockets take on the Bucks, with Bogut and Andersen potentially going head to head at some stage!

T-Wolves got done by the Wizards 99-108 today. Nathan Jawai saw 3 minutes of action, going 0/1 from the field and recording just 1 rebound against his name.

The Bucks were smashed by the Rockets in a 99-127 loss. Talk of a Bucks trade involving Salmons for Thomas & Elson apparently had an effect on the team at the half-time break; shooting just 33% in the second half as the Rockets hit 16 three's for the game including a record 8 in the 3rd term. Andrew Bogut scored 12 points on 5/12 shooting including 2/4 from the line. He also had 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 3 turnovers in 24 minutes of action. Fellow compatriot David Andersen had another solid game, scoring 7 points on 2/4 shooting that included 3/5 from the line. He also had 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 turnover in 19 minutes of game time.

No games in the NBA tomorrow featuring any Aussies.

The Utah Flash today lost to the Sioux Falls Skyforce 98-109. Luke Nevill started yet again and scored just 2 points on 1/8 shooting to go with 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers in 30 minutes which is by far his quietest game of the season to date.

The Bucks beat the Pistons with help from John Salmons. Bogut had a big double-double, scoring 12 points on 6/14 shooting to go with 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 5 blocks and 2 turnovers in 35 minutes.

The T-Wolves lost to the Bulls, and Jawai didn't see any action.

Portland got smoked by the Celtics at home, and PAtty saw 3 minutes of action. He went 1/1 from the field for 2 points and also had no turnovers. Sports Tonight ran highlghts of the game and did not even mention Patty's involvement in the game! I was pretty annoyed by that...

The Utah Flash defeated Albuquerque Thunderbirds 98-93. Luke Nevill scored 7 points on 2/6 shooting including 3/4 from the line. He also had 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and no turnovers in 26 minutes. Carlos Powell plays for the Thunderbirds and scored 22.

Just worked out why Jawai was not in action today, he has been assigned to the D-League!

Link: http://linky.com.au/x7gvc

This will provide an opportunity for Nate to play 30 minutes per game on back-to-back nights and be the focal point of an offense," said David Kahn, Timberwolves' President of Basketball Operations. "It will help us and Nate evaluate where he is with his conditioning and long-term potential in the NBA. We expect to have Nate rejoin us after the weekend."

So it looks like Jawai will be expected to play a couple of 30 minute games and assist with his conditioning and offence and be back with the T-Wolves next week...

Yesterday in the NBA, the Bucks beat the Bobcats 93-88. Bogut recorded another double-double, scoring 18 points on 8/18 shooting that also included 2/4 from the line. He also had 13 rebounds, 4 assists, a massive 5 blocks but 5 turnovers in playing out 41 minutes. Another fine all-round performance by the Bogeyman!

The Rockets lost to the Pacers 115-125. David Andersen continues to get good burn, scoring 6 points on 2/9 shooting, missing his only 3 point attempt and nailing 2/4 from the line. He also had a massive 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and no turnovers in 22 minutes of action.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash lost to Iowa Energy 112-126. Luke Nevill scored 14 points on 7/9 shooting as a starter. He also had 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and 3 turnovers in 28 minutes of game time.

Nathan Jawai played back-to-back games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce against the Dakota Wizards after being reassigned by the T-Wolves. He was scheduled to play just the back-to-back home games and then return to the T-Wolves. In the first game, the Skyforce won 119-118. Jawai scored 6 points on 3/7 shooting missing both free throw attempts. He also recorded 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 turnovers in just over 29 minutes on court. In the second game yesterday, Jawai recorded eerily similar stats, scoring 6 points on 2/5 shooting and nailing both his free throws in coming off the bench. He also had 3 rebounds, 1 assist but also 3 turnovers in just over 19 minutes of action.

Today in the NBA, the Rockets take on the Hornets, The T-Wolves take on the Thunder, and the Blazers tackle on the Jazz.

From what I've noticed, Andersen usually enters late in Q1 or at the start of Q2, usually for 8 or so minutes. Usually gets a run at the start of Q4 too. Yesterday Hayes had 4 fouls which may explain why Andersen got a little extra - he wasn't in during the burn time except for 20 seconds or so after Scola fouled out.

How good is Bogut doing? if you look at the rebounds/blocks stat lines he gets every game, he's got to be in the running for all defensive team this season...

Bobby - Bogut has to compete for Mr Howard for the centre spot though and I can't see it happening...

Noticed the same about the game time Andersen gets...although I have noticed he usually plays the most of the 2nd quarter and normally starts on court.

Today the Rockets were down by about 12 5 minutes into the 2nd quarter, so Andersen got yanked out and Adelman put most of the starters back in. The unfortunate thing for D.A. is Adelman prefers Hayes for the center spot because of his defense, so even though Andersen is capable of about 10 and 6 in about 20 minutes game time, Hayes usually gets priority.

The Bucks dismantled the Knicks at MSG today, and it was Aussie Andrew Bogut that led the way with a massive 24-20 double-double in the 83-67 victory.

Bogut had a monster first half in which he posted a double-double comprised of 18 points and 12 rebounds to go with 2 blocks.

He finished with game-highs of 24 points on 12/15 shooting, 20 rebounds, and 5 blocks in 36 minutes of action. It was Bogut's third career 20-20 game, and 3rd straight game where he has recorded 5 blocks and clearly outplayed the Knick's Lee.

The Bucks entered the game trailing 8th place in the East by 1 game...if they keep their recent form going, the playoffs are well within reach.

Bogut is making a mockery of his All-Star snub!

Yeah seriously, how Lee got in is a mystery. Bogut is killing it - he is second in blocks per game and if he keeps up, could end up leading the league. A spot on the All NBA second team can't be out of the question either.

The T-Wolves beat the Wade-less Heat 91-88 minus any input from Jawai which is not a good sign for the big fella.

The Blazers beat the Nets 102-93. Patty Mills was firmly planted on the pine once again.

The Blazers defeated the Raptors 101-87. Patty Mills got subbed in for the final minute of the game, but did not record a single stat. At least he was thought of, I guess???

The T-Wolves played the Hawks and lost 92-98. Nathan Jawai did not see any action. Anyone know what the deal is apart for the fact Darko Milicic has joined the team?

The Bucks took on the Hornets and kept their great form going on the road, winning 115-95. Bogut was once again the catalyst for the win, easily outplaying Okafor and yet again racked up some big numbers despite the bench getting their chance in junk time (about the last 9min of the game!). Bogut recorded game-highs of 26 points on 13/20 shooting and 13 rebounds. He also had 1 assist, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers in playing 30 minutes. He just keeps on producing, and if the Bucks can keep notching up these road victories, they may yet end up securing the 6th seed in the East and not just the 8th!

The Rockets lost to the Magic but David Andersen had another serviceable game. He scored 8 points on 3/7 shooting, nailing 2/3 from downtown. He also had 5 rebounds and 1 block in playing 24 minutes.

Bogut is playing great ball lately, but it's interesting that it should happen now - after Michael Redd has gone down for the season. IMO pretty much proves that Bogut should be the focal point of their offense...

The Bucks continue to win on the road, today accounting for Indiana 112-110. Despite being plagued by foul trouble, Andrew Bogut recorded yet another double-double, scoring 15 points on 7/9 shooting and 1/1 from the line. He also recorded 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers in just 25 minutes of action.

The bucks now have a better than 50% record and are 29-28 overall on the season. It was also the first time since 1997 that the Bucks have won 5 games in a row!

Thanks again LC!

Blzers lost to the Bulls 111-115 in overtime today. Mills didn't see any action.

T-Wolves lost 92-109 to the Thunder. Jawai did not play and was not even listed...what's going on there?

I posted too early...

The Rockets defeated the Spurs 109-104. David Andersen saw just 3 minutes, going 0/1 from the field for no points alongside a solitary turnover.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash defeated the LA D-Fenders 118-110. Luke Nevill scored 16 points on 7/12 shooting to go with 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks and 2 turnovers in only 23 minutes! A prett good peformance there...

Great article on Andrew Bogut from the Journal Sentinel...

Link: http://linky.com.au/zpbgd

The last time Andrew Bogut appeared in the playoffs, he was a 20-year-old rookie just learning the ways of the pro game.

Now fast forward five years to the current season, and the 7-foot Milwaukee Bucks center is a much more polished player.

He's rejecting shots with authority and finishing on the fast break.

He's throwing down some powerful dunks that are bringing his teammates off the bench to scream and shout, as they did on a two-handed monster jam he applied over Indiana's Brandon Rush on Thursday night.

And he's leading in the locker room and on the court with directions and encouragement for a suddenly rejuvenated band of Bucks.

The Bucks today won their 6th straight game in thrashing the Wade-less Miami Heat 94-71. Andrew Bogut only had to score 8 points on 4/10 shooting (0/1 free throws) alongside 10 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 turover in playing 30 minutes.

The Blazers beat the T-Wolves 110-91. Whilst there was no sign of Nathan Jaway, Patty Mills got som action. He played just 4 minutes but went 3/5 from the field (0/1 from downtown) and hit 2/2 from the line to finish with a new career high of 8 points but had no other stats.

The Rockets got dumped 110-133 by the Jazz. David Andersen scored just 2 points on 1/5 shooting alongside 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 turnovers in 11 minutes.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash accounted for the LA D-Fenders for the second straight game, winning 126-124. Luke Nevill had a big game, scoring 25 points on 10/15 shooting including 5/7 from the line. He also had 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 stal and just 1 turnover in 33 minutes of action.

The Bucks lost a game for the first time in 7 games today, but Atlanta needed overtime to do it! The Hawks eventually won 106-102.

Andrew Bogut had a solid game going head to head against Al Horford. He scored 14 points on 5/11 shooting and made 4/4 from the line. He also had 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks and just 1 turnover in 41 minutes of game time.

Good game for David Andersen today as Houston gave Toronto a flogging. 16 points on 6-9 FGA (2-3 3PA), 2-2 FTA, 1 block, 5 rebounds in 22 minutes. Couple of mentions for him in the highlights on NBA.com, including a nice defensive play to start a fast break.

Patty Mills so no time for Portland.

Yeah it was a great game by Andersen. He shot the ball really well. I think the Rockets coaching staff are using Andersen on a 'horses for courses' policy hence his fluctuating court time from game to game.

The Blazers signing of Diener is a real puzzler. Portland already have an up and coming young PG in Patty Mills - who can already do everything Diener does plus he has more upside to his game! If the Blazers are not going to give Patty a chance to develop and see some minutes, then I would rather they trade him to a team that needs a PG.

No aussies in NBA action today.

Milwaukee play host to Washington tomorrow, Minnesota are away at Dallas (though not sure what's going on with Jawai), Houston host Sacramento (hopefully some significant minutes for Andersen), Portland play host to Indiana.

The Bucks defeated the Wizards comfortably, 100-87. Andrew Bogut scored 15 points on 5/10 shooting (5/6 FT) to go with an uncharacteristically low 2 rebounds! He also recorded 4 assists, 1 steal, a massive 5 blocks and pleasing to see no turnovers in playing out 32 minutes of the game.

The T-Wolves lost to the Mav's 109-112. Nathan Jawai saw no action.

The Rockets lost to the Kings 81-84. David Andersen played a good game in the time he spent on court, scoring 8 points on 2/5 shooting, including going 1/1 from downtown and hitting 3/4 from the line. He also had 3 rebounds and 1 turnover in just 11 minutes on court - I thought he should have got more time!

The Blazers defeated the Pacers easily, 102-79. Patty Mills was injected into the game late, going 0/3 from the field and failing to score in 6 minutes. And whilst there were no turnovers involved, he didn't record any other stats apart from a foul.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash defeated the Idaho Stampede 114-107. Luke Nevill scored 9 points on 3/9 shooting including knocking down 3/4 from the line. He also had 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers in playing out 24 minutes of the game.

ESPN's John Hollinger has named Andrew Bogut to his Most Improved "In-Season" team...and he features on the front page of ESPN's website today. However to read the ful article, you need to be an ERSPN Insider.

Andrew Bogut came up wth the goods yet again with another double-double today in leading the Bucks to a big win over the Wizards.

Bogut had 14 & 8 at the half and ensured the Bucks enjoyed a 15 point lead. He ended with an equal game-high 19 points on 8/14 shooting that included 3/4 from the line. He also pulled down 10 rebounds, dished out 4 assists, rejected a massive 5 shots and had 2 turnovers in 30 minutes of action - despite sitting out the entire 4th quarter!

He also had a massive alley-oop jam over JaVale McGee on the break in the first half...check it out in the higlights.

Believe it or not, the Bucks are now within sight of the 5th seed in the East, and are second to the Cav's in the Central division. Hoewever they have a string of tough games coming up, with Cleveland, Utah and Boston at home.

I the D-League, Luke Nevill had a rare quiet game in a loss against the Reno Bighorns. He had just 4 points on 2/5 shooting alongside 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in 23 minutes on court.

That dunk was massive, and there were several more. NBA.com has good highlights from the game. Although I'm of course biased, I seriously can't believe coaches took Horford to the All-Star game over Bogut. This little run post the all-star break has shown how silly they were.

The T-Wolves got worked over by the Rockets today in a 98-112 loss. Andersen did not play - anyone know why? Also, Jawai did not play, but is listed as having a sprained right ankle.

The Bucks continue to roll as they march towards the 5th seed in the East. They accounted for the Cav's today 92-85 who were minus LeBron James who was 'rested'. Andrew Bogut scored 15 points on 5/9 shooting and also nailed 5/6 from the line. He also had 9 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks and 2 turnovers in playing out 36 minutes. Jennings borke out of his shooting slump with 25 points on a good clip too.

In the D-League, Luke Nevill's Utah Flash defeated the Springfield Armour 101-89. Nevill scored 14 points on 6/8 shooting alongside 2/2 from the line. He also had 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and no turnovers in 29 minutes of action.

The Rockets lost to the Pistons 107-110 in OT today. David Andersen did not play again due to his sore lower back.

The Blazers lost to the Nuggets 106-118. Patty Mills did not see any action either.

T-Wolves take on the Mav's on Tuesday, and hopefully Jawai will be over his ankle sprain.

Minnesota got done over by Dallas today. Jawai did not play again and is still injured.

Tomorrow, the Rockets take on the Wizards, the Blazers take on the Kings, and the Bucks play the Celtics which is a game being broadcast live on One HD.

Andersen on the inactive list for Houston.

Is anyone watching the Celtics-Bucks game right now? Bogut is destroying Perkins and Wallace! Look for Bogut's dunk over Big Baby Davis at half time. There was also another dunk that Bogut didn't get because Perkins put his hand through the ring to defend it!
Go Bogut... go Celtics! :D

Can't watch the game :(

No league pass for you? Tough deal LC. Good game so far. Boston bench has come in and got them back in the game. Both teams shooting well. Bucks have the biggest advantage on the floor with Bogut, but Celtics are crafty and find ways to offset that disadvantage. I reckon it'll be close.

I can't access ILP at work! Glad to hear Bopgut continues to play well. Looking forward to the replay tonight.

The Bucks took care of the Celtics at home in a close game broadcast on One HD, winning 86-84 after a big 4th quarter 18-9 run. And it was Aussie centre Andrew Bogut who once again led the way for the surging Bucks who are now 3 games clear of the Bulls in the Central Division, and 1 game ahead of Toronto in 5th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Bogut recorded a massive double-double, scoring a game-high 25 points on 10/18 shooting, including nailing all 5 of his free throw attempts. He also racked up a game-high 17 rebounds, dished out 2 assists, had 1 steal and rejected 4 shots whilst recording 2 turnovers in playing out 42 minutes. Bogut also had a few monster jams that would be worthwhile viewing on the game highlights!

The Rockets defeated the Wizards 96-88 with David Andersen having been placed on the inactive list due to his lower back injury.

Bogut dunks on the Big Baby!

Well, my Celtics might be on the downward slide, but at least I can jump on the Bucks bandwagon for this post-season by the looks of things!

I've really enjoyed watching Skiles team this year. They move the ball well and with purpose on offence and they do a good job of sending their man towards the help on defence - always a good thing when you have Bogut there to challenge the shot!

I have to say, I really hope the Celtics get the Raptors and not the Bucks in the first round at this rate!

ESPN's NBA "Award Watch" has been updated and the big Aussdie centre who has been getting it done on the court hasd moved up into 2nd place in the defensive player of the year award behind the tied duo of Dwight Howard and Ron Artest.

Link: http://linky.com.au/5d33m

2. Andrew Bogut, Bucks: He is averaging 2.5 blocks and more than 10 rebounds per game. In the past, he would try to draw a charge, but this season he is attempting to swat shots away. (Last week: 4)

Yesterday the Blazers beat the Kings, but Patty Mills was a no show :(

Today the T-Wolves take on the Nuggets.

Yesterday the T-Wolves got beaten by the Mav's, and albeit briefly, Big Nate saw a minute on court for no stats.

Today the Blazers take on the Warriors. Hopefully Patty can take the court at some stage and go head to head with Steph Curry.

And in the D-League, Luke Nevill's Utah Flash take on the Reno Bighorns. You can watch the game live and for free via this link: http://linky.com.au/kj6up

Plus, check out the small piece on NBA.com's 5 on the Rise today with the focus purely on Andrew Bogut titled "Five years into career, Bucks' Bogut living up to hype".

NBA link: http://linky.com.au/lol06

This from the article:

Pick a game last week and Bogut delivered. Against Cleveland at home? How about 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in a victory. KG and Co. came to town? No problem for Bogut, who was even better than he was against the Cavs, putting up 25 points, 17 rebounds, four blocks and, of course, that rub-your-eyes-in-disbelief dunk over Glen Davis. It's not just offense with Bogut, though; He's already set a career high in blocked shots (141) and is the No. 2 shotblocker in the league (trailing only Dwight Howard). He's also among the league leaders in Defensive Plays, a stat cooked up by the number-crunchers over at HoopData.com. The Defensive Plays stat is a player's average score of steals, blocks and charges drawn per game. Bogut has a 4.06 per game average and is the third-best player in the league (he trails only Josh Smith and Howard in the category). All that aside, we'll just let his coach explain in much simpler terms why Bogut is better this season. "One thing he needed to do, which he's done, is improve his foul shooting (now 63 percent)," Skiles told USA Today "He's throwing in these big block (shot) games, as well. He's always been a very good defensive rebounder. His back-to-the-basket game is coming along. He's able to get more opportunities."

The Bucks continue to win against good teams. They beat the Jazz today 95-87. Andrew Bogut continues to shine as he recorded another double-double, scoring 16 points on 5/15 shooting, nailing 6/8 from the line. He also had 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 1 turnover in 39 minutes.

The T-Wolves got spanked by the Spurs, but Jawai continues to see increased minutes. This time he played 12, going 0/2 from the field but making both free throw attempts for 2 points. He also had 2 rebounds, 1 assist but 3 turnovers.

The Blazers beat the Kings 110-94. Patty Mills did not see any action yet again.

In the D-League, Utah lost to Reno. Luke Nevill was relegated to coming off the bench and scored 9 points on 3/7 shooting including 3/3 from the line. He also had 3 rebounds, 1 block and no turnovers in only 14 minutes of action.

Bogu's dunk over Glen Davis was No.2 dunk of the week behind JR Smith's 360 degree alley-oop special.

David Andersen is today expected to return to on-court action in Houston's game against New Jersey, havihg overcome his lower back injury.

In the D-League, Luke Nevill's Utah Flash take on the Reno Bighorns again. You can watch the game live and for free at this NBA D-League link: http://linky.com.au/sv02m

Yesterday, the Rockets accounted for the Nerts 116-108. David Andersen did return from injury and scored 4 points on 2/4 shooting, missing his only three-point attempt. He also had 5 rebounds and 1 turnover in 10 minutes.

In yesterday's D-League action, the Utah Flash defeated the Reno Bighorns. Luke Nevill seems to have fallen out of favour and has played the last two games coming off the bench and seeinghis minutes drop markedly over the past 3 weeks. This time he scored just 4 points on 1/2 shooting and made both his free throws. He also had 3 rebounds and no turnovers in just 6 minutes on court.

The Blazers take on the Raptors, the T-Wolves play the Kings, and the red-hot Bucks face the Pacers in today's NBA action.

Utah Jazz have reassigned centre Kosta Koufos down to the Flash and he has been getting big minutes, relegating Nevill to the bench. Tough on our big guy but that's the reality of the D-League I suppose.

Thanks for the heads up on the Koufos reassignment to the Flash, thus limiting Nevill's court time. I must have overlooked that...

The Bucks held off the Pacers today to win 98-94 for a season sweep and their 6th straight win and their 7th straight win at home.
Andrew Bogut was as solid as ever with another double-double, scoring 17 points on 7/18 shooting, hitting 3/7 from the line. He also had 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks and no turnovers in 31 minutes.

The Blazers are also on a good run in winning their 4th straight in defeating the Raptors today 109-98. Patty Mills did not see any action in the win.

The T-Wolves lost to the Kings 100-114. Nathan Jawai went 0/2 from the field but hit 2/2 from the line for 2 points. He also had 4 rebounds, 1 block and no turnovers, racking up 4 fouls in 9 minutes on court. Interesting to note that Milicic was a DNP - coach's decision…

Bogut EC player of the week this week:

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/03/15/players.week/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

Nice to see Bogut getting some love, especially after that article early this season labelling him as 'over-rated' and a bust of a #1. He's definitely making a few people eat humble pie this season. Just a pity he had to wait until his 5th year to get a decent coach!

Meant 4th year

Where's Humpa?

Huge achievement by Bogut - hopefully he keeps up the great play and puts in a claim for EC player of the month.

lol, I was thinking that as well thedoc..

The silence is deafening.

LOL! Totally concur.

Long overdue recognition for Bogut as he had been awesome!

Article in Patty Mills posted on the Blazers website: http://linky.com.au/kj11v

At 21 years old, Patty Mills has played a grand total of 25 minutes in his NBA career. Not exactly a surprise considering the circumstances. Starting your career with a broken foot while looking up the depth chart at Andre Miller, Steve Blake and Jerryd Bayless is a recipe for a season spent primarily on the bench. But while some players in his position might curse their lot, Mills is making the most of the situation by keeping a close eye on the players who are currently in the position he wants to be in.

"First season I wasn't expecting too much obviously," said Mills, “but I really feel like being alongside Andre Miller, picking a piece of his mind daily, is important for me. I feel like I’m learning a lot, not only talking to him but by watching him and analyzing his game.”

FIBA.com have run a feature article on Andrew Bogut, discussing his NBA form and the likelihood of him suiting up for the Boomers at the 2010 World Champs.

Link: http://linky.com.au/0sz6f

From the artyicle, this in particular caught my attention:

"He's (Bogut) been fantastic in regards to communicating with me (about the national program)," Brown said.

“He’s been very candid about his situation at the moment being up in the air, we’re not sure how his back is going to hold up.

“(Basketball Australia) are trying to do everything we can to help him with resources with our strength and conditioning coaches that he’s comfortable with. Anything that we can do to get him with the team is our main focus. He is the crown and jewel of our Boomer program and we really hope we can have him with us.

“His performance and his statistics to date are positives but it’s a long season for him. I really want to coach him and I hope that we can have him with us.

“That final decision is going to be Andrew’s and we support him in that decision. He is passionate about representing Australia and helping his teammates get to a higher level on the world stage. He’s got some decisions to make like all these NBA players that play eight or nine months in a row.”

I hope Bogut can pull through the NBA season in good shape and remain healthy throughout the NBA playoffs. Without the Bogeyman in the middle, our chances of a top 8 finish go down substantially IMO despite Australia's depth at the centre spot.

Yesterday in the NBA...

The Rockets pipped the Nuggets in a shoot-out, winning 125-123 and ending Denver's 6-game winning streak. David Andersen scored 5 points on 2/3 shooting, nailing his only three-point attempt. He also had 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and no turnovers in just 10 minutes.

Today the T-Wolves take on the Suns, and hopefully Nathan Jawai can continue to see increased minutes.

In yesterday's D-League action, Luke Nevill's Utah Flash lost to the Erie Bayhawks, 101-111. Luke Nevill once again came off the bench to score 4 points on 2/5 shooting alongside 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover in only 14 minutes.

ESPN's NBA Awards Watch has elevated Andrew Bogut further up their charts this week...

He has finally entered the Most Improved Player award charts (No.4) and is firmly entrenched in the top 5 Defensive Player of the Year award (No.4).

He also gets a mention as being considered for the 10th spot on the NBA Most Valuable Player awards watch, a spot taken by Brandon Roy!

Link: http://linky.com.au/tw9jn

MIP
4. Andrew Bogut, Hawks: The recently named Eastern Conference Player of the Week has 32 double-doubles this season. (Last week: NR)

DP
4. Andrew Bogut, Bucks: I admit, I was late getting on the bandwagon of the Bogut-led Bucks. Now the league's second-leading shot-blocker (2.51) is a DPOY and MIP candidate, and I even thought about putting him at No. 10 for MVP. (Last week: 2)

The T-Wolves got absolutely pulverised by the Suns today and were left standing without any pants on. Well they may as well has been pants-less as they got humbled 152-114 in a game where defense was nowhere to be seen.

In a way, I'm thankful that Jawai did not play any part of it as he did not even step foot onto the court. But it does pose the question why he didn't see any action at all. Milicic went from a player who didn't get any minutes to a starter. Pecherov saw action as well ahead of Jawai. Not sure what Rambis is up to...

Tomorrow, the T-Wolves have to turn it around quickly against the Jazz. The Bucks take on the Clippers, gunning for win number 7 in a row, whilst The Rockets take on the Grizzlies.

Oh well at least i don't need to watch the game so badly now... I don't think Rambis cares about results anymore - just getting as many chances to pick up the no 1 or no 2 pick as possible (Evan Turner/John Wall - either would be a franchise changer for Minny - though i prefer Turner even at 1)... I wonder if he (Rambis) is playing the old Jackson nugget of letting them "work it out". A few times this season he has called time outs right to the end of games (blowout losses) just to draw out the embarrassment and pain in his players ("See kids - this is how it feels"). Time will tell if it pays off. Most fans have given up on this season - but if there is no real improvement in the team next year - it may be so long to the city of Minneapolis by the NBA...

Big article in the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel today on Andrew Bogut titled, "Bucks not certain they want Bogut playing in international tourney."

It had my heart skip a beat! The article comes on the back of the FIBA version I had previously posted this week and in particular Brett Brown's comments regarding the big Aussie Centre.

I guess Bogut's back issues have been well documented and in the back of my mind the thought of him stepping aside for this WC was a dinstinct possibility...but I still want him to play!

JS Online link: http://linky.com.au/zls5g

"Bucks general manager John Hammond said Wednesday he has "major concerns" about center Andrew Bogut's participation in the World Championships this summer in Turkey."

"We are going to support Andrew as he goes through this process," Hammond said before the Bucks played the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. "But we do have concerns.

"We've made a long-term commitment to Andrew and obviously he's made a commitment back to us. We appreciate what he's done for us at this point in his career and think he's only going to get better and better. "We want to continue to monitor his back and make sure he stays healthy."

"We know the importance of the World Championships and the importance to Australian basketball," Hammond said. "Not trying to be selfish throughout this process, but to a certain extent we do have to watch out for our own best concerns here."

Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova is expected to play for Turkey, the host country in this summer's World Championships, which will take place Aug. 28 to Sept. 12. Carlos Delfino also could be asked to play for Argentina. He was a member of his country's gold-medal winning squad in the Athens Olympics in 2004 and played again for Argentina in the 2006 World Championships.

"We want to be supportive of the international game," Hammond said. "Look at what it's doing for our team and the impact it's had for us. "This is an individual circumstance involving a player (Bogut) that has had an injury due to a volume of games being played." Ilyasova played for Turkey in the 2009 European Championships and was one of the top scorers in the tournament. "Ersan's circumstance is a bit different," Hammond said. "Age, no injury. And the fact also his team is the host country. Hopefully we're going to attend and support him in some capacity."

This is not unexpected but in my opinion is pure BS. All teams know full well that if they sign a non US player that he will certainly harbour a desire to represent their nation at the highest level. To sign them and then to put the hard word on them because they are paying the bucks is understandable from a buisiness perspective but is two-faced and extremely mercenary. And what are we talikng about here, five to eight extra games every two years when they play an 82 game regular season plus playoffs. Give me a break. I'm sure the NBA gratefully receives all the extra sales of merchandise generated overseas by fans of internationals, so get off their case and let them play without holding them over a barrel.

business^

Only 6 minutes for Andersen today as the Rockets beat the Grizzlies. He had 5 points on 2/3 FGA (1-2 3PA), and 2 turnovers.

Suprisingly low minutes, the game was close for awhile but Houston had a 10+ point lead in the 4th and Brooks was going off.

Jawai is on the inactive list and didn't play today.

Recording the Bucks game to watch later so I'm sure LC will give us a stat update on that.

Thanks for the entree Bobby Tables! I couldn't agree more in your comments about NBA players playing international basketball events such as WC's.

The Rockets managed to account for the Grizzlies, winning 107-96. David Andersen scored 5 points on 2/3 shooting, going 1/2 from long range along the way. But he also had just 2 turnovers and no other stats in playing just 6 minutes.

The T-Wolves lost to the Jazz 100-122. Nathan Jawai did not see any action yet again - as pointed out he is on the inactive list.

The Bucks lost their first game in 7 to the Clippers today, going down 93-101. Andrew Bogut had a 10 point first quarter and finished with another double-double. He scored 18 points on 8/15 shooting going 2/4 from the line. He also had 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 1 turnover in 41 minutes of action. I guess at some point they had to drop a game, just wish it was not against the Clippers!

Tomorrow there are no NBA teams featuring Aussies in action.

On Saturday, the Rockets take on the Celtics, the Bucks look to bounce back with a win against the Kings, the Blazers play the Wizards, whilst the T-Wolves will probably play like mere puppies against the Lakers.

David Andersen feature that appeared on ESPN's SportsCentre Australia.

In a game I watched courtesy of my bro's ILP, the Bucks came from nowhere late in regulation to force OT against the Kings today. A 2nd OT was then required in which the Bucks took control and eventually prevailed 114-108. Andrew Bogut delivered yet again with another big game and double-double. He scored 21 points on 21 points on 10/20 shooting, including a paltry 1/6 from the line. He also racked up 11 rebounds alongside 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers in playing 45 minutes.

The Rockets fell behind the Celtics early and could not get ahead at the end, going down 87-94. David Andersen saw little action, going 0/2 from the field and failing to trouble the scorers and recording just 1 foul in only 6 minutes of action.

The Blazers pipped the Wizards courtesy of a Roy dagger at the death, earning Portland a 76-74 victory. Patty Mills did not play.

The T-Wolves lost to the Lakers as one would expect, but this time did not get blown out, going down 96-104. Nathan Jawai did not play, and neither did Pecherov.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash defeated the Los Angeles D-Fenders 128-107. Luke Nevill came off the bench to score 6 points on 2/6 shooting, nailing 2/2 from the line. He also had 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers in an improved 21 minutes of action.

Tomorrow the Bucks back up against the Nuggets in the only game featuring an Aussie.

Bucks continued on their winning ways in overcoming the Nuggets 102-97 today despite Andrew Bogut playing limited minutes due to foul trouble.

Bogut scored just 2 points on 1/3 shooting with only 3 rebounds but 3 blocks and 3 turnovers in a minimal 15 minutes of action. Delfino and Salmons picked up the slack to ensure the Bucks won.

Tomorrow, the Rockets take on the Knicks and the Blazers face the Suns.

DNP for Andersen today against the Knicks. Judging by his minutes he seems to be in the dog house.

As pointed out earlier, the Rockets took care of the Knicks today, winning 116-112. David Andersen did not play so I'm not sure what is going on there either. ESPN lists him as DNP - Coaches Decision.

The Blazers went down to the Suns. Patty Mills did not play.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash lost to the LA D-Fenders. Luke Nevill scored just 2 points on 1/2 shooting alongside 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 blocks and no turnovers in 12 minutes behind Bennet Davis in coming off the bench.

Today the Rockets take on the Bulls, the T-Wolves play the Raptors, whilst in the marquee matchup, the Bucks play the Hawks.

The Bucks are on fire as they continue to pave a wave of destruction since returning from the all-star break. Today is was the Atlanta Hawks that felt their wrath in a 98-95 Bucks win. Andrew Bogut scored just 9 points on a paltry 4/11 shooting, nailing 1/2 from the line. However he did manage 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and no turnovers in just 28 minutes on court. John Salmons was inspired, scoring 32 - 16 coming in the 4th quarter - on a sizzling 12/19 shooting, including 3/6 from long range and 5/5 from the line.

The Rockets lost to the Bulls 88-98. David Andersen did not play and is listed as having back problems yet again.

The T-Wolves lost their 13th straight game in going down to the Raptors 100-106 today. Nathan Jawai did not see any game time.

Tomorrow there are no teams in action featuring any Aussies.

The Bucks came back to earth today in trailing all game in losing 86-101 to the 76ers. Andrew Bogut scored 8 points on 4/8 shooting alongside 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers in just 20 minutes on court. He sat a lot of the second half as the Bucks were well behind and the bench got a shot. The Bucks shot poorly and overall it was a dismal display for a team that had won 15 of the previous 17 games.

The T-Wolves continue to lose games, this time to the Bobcats, 95-108. Nathan Jawai did not play.

The Rockets lost 104-112 to the Thunder. David Andersen did not play and is still out injured with a sore lower back.

In the D-League, the Utah Flash fought off the Idaho Stampede and maintained their standing as the 8th seed in the race to the playoffs. Luke Nevill returned to the starting line-up and had an immediate impact in racking up a double-double. He scored 15 points on 6/8 shooting, nailing 3/6 from the line along the way. He also had 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and no turnovers in 34 minutes of action.

Rockets in action today against the Clippers; Andersen is not listed in the 'Injured' section on ESPN's site but not sure if he's playing.

Today, the Rockets lost to the Clippers 93-99. David Andersen did not play and is still sitting out injured.

The Blazers beat the Mavericks today, 101-89. Patty Mills sat out the game on the bench.

Tomorrow, the Bucks take on the Heat is an Eastern Conference showdown for potentially 5th spot in the East, whilst the T-Wolves will probably be owned by the Magic.

Tomorrow in the D-League, the Utah Flash and Luke Nevill play the Idaho Stampede in a rematch. You can watch the game live through this link for free here: http://linky.com.au/92ufj