Joe Smith was smiling, quite broadly, after the Milwaukee Bucks' practice Monday at the Cousins Center.

The Bucks' power forward made it through a full practice without feeling any pain, and he was given the go-ahead to rejoin the lineup for Milwaukee's home game tonight against the Golden State Warriors.

Both Smith and guard-forward Jiri Welsch, who have been inactive for the Bucks' first three games, are expected to be available as Milwaukee puts its 3-0 record on the line.

The 6-foot-10 Smith expects to be on an 18- to 24-minute time limit tonight because he is coming off a knee injury that held him to 24 minutes of action during the entire exhibition season.

"It will be good," Smith said of the limit set by the Bucks' training staff. "That will be something to get some kind of game rhythm and get a feel for what's going on out there on the floor."

Coach Terry Stotts said Smith would come off the bench, with 7-foot rookie Andrew Bogut remaining in the starting lineup at power forward.