Milwaukee Bucks 2011-12 Season Starts Tonight at the Bradley Center

The Milwaukee Bucks 2011-12 season will start tonight with a game against the Timberwolves. This will be the first Bucks game at the Bradley Center since the lockout began months ago. Tip off will be at 7:30. This is one of two games for the month of December. This Friday, the Wizards will come to Milwaukee. Immediately after these two games, the Bucks hit the road for a five game, West Coast road trip.
Bucks Take Long Road Trip in January

The Bucks will have only five home games in the Month of January. In Milwaukee, they play the Spurs, Pistons, Nuggets, Heat, and Lakers. Aside from the West Coast road trip that starts on January 2, they will make stops in Dallas, Philadelphia, New York, Miami, Houston and Chicago. This shortened season makes every game that much more important. Every team has the same disadvantage, as they had almost no preseason to prepare for the upcoming games.

For the Bucks, the month of April will be a time for the team to spend a majority of their time at home. They play nine home games, and five road games in that span, hosting Cleveland, Charlotte, Portland, Oklahoma City, New York, Indiana, and more. Will the Bucks be playoff bound by that time? It's any one's guess.