So we have to concentrate on some areas where we feel we have an edge, or at least in areas we have control over. Rebounding, Silas said, is the area where the Hornets could have their biggest advantage, with Elden Campbell and P.J. Brown working against a less-heralded group of Milwaukee power players in Ervin Johnson, Mark Pope, Jason Caffey, Scott Williams and Joel Przybilla. The Hornets outrebounded the Bucks in all four regular-season games, winning the battle of the boards by an average of 11 a game. At the same time, we need to contain the boards to keep them from running, because if they can rebound they will definitely get out and run. The team that wins the rebound battle is going to get some easy baskets off the fastbreak.
Turnovers are a key in any series.
The Hornets took care of the ball relatively well against Miami. But they coughed it up 16 times more than the Bucks did in the four regular-season games, and wily Sam Cassell has had great success hounding Davis in the past. It's the same as with the rebounding situation. If you turn the ball over, you're giving them a layup. The third goal, scoring 100 points, is one of the Hornets' general goals in all games.