This is going to be an easy win for Utah. Milwaukee is playing the 5th game in seven days with last 2 games away at Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. Now they will be playing at one of the toughest place to play in the NBA. Lets do this position by positon.
PG: D. Will vs Mo Will
Deron is now one of the best point guards in the league. He has the body to post up other guards and the speed to run fast breaks. D Will should play very well against Milwaukee's poor defense. Mo will has speed make him able to out run others, but D will and Jazz's zone defense should have no problem to take him out of the game.
SG: R. Brewer vs Michael Redd
Surprisingly, R. Brewer is among the top lists in steals per game. He will play tough D on Michael Redd and try his best not to let Redd get open shots. His job in this game is to hang with Michael Redd. Redd has a deadly outside shooting ability, but recent injurys may slow him down a little bit. He is still working his way back from injuries.
SF: AK47 vs B Simmons
This is a no match up for Simmons. AK47's defense will defintely take B Simmons out of the game completely. AK47's ability to block shots from weak side will give the Bucks a hard time to score in the paint.
PF: Boozer vs Yi
Really don't wanna talk about it, but the only way Yi can even this match up is to score inside which he hasn't done since he entered the league. Boozer can score against Yi from mid range jump shots or down in the paint easily.
C: M. Okur vs A. Bogut
Okur is finally gets his touches back. He will draw Bogut out of the paint which makes Boozer much easier to score inside. If Bogut don't come out of the paint, Okur will just raise up for 3s. Bogut's footwork inside the paint is what his advantage is. I am looking forward to seeing AK47 block some of his shots from weakside.
Bench:
Milsap should rebound and defense well against C. Villanueva. C Bell has the speed to out run Matt Harpring. Matt Harpring has the body to post him up. Newly addition, K. Korver always shoot well aginst the Bucks defense while he was with 76ers.
Anyways, Utah should win this one easily with their tough D and smooth offense at home. Milwaukee will have a hard time to keep up with Utah.
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