Milwaukee got trounced by Miami on Tuesday, losing 123-97. The Bucks are currently in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.
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Milwaukee got trounced by Miami on Tuesday, losing 123-97. The Bucks are currently in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, with a road record of 12-13 SU and 9-16 ATS. Memphis took a hit on Monday, losing 96-87 to New Orleans. The Grizzlies are currently in 13th place in the Western Conference, with a home record of 5-20 SU and 9-16 ATS.
Milwaukee is a scoring machine, averaging 122.2 points per game (2nd in the league) and shooting 49.4 percent from the field (4th). They’re also pretty good from beyond the arc, hitting 37.7 percent of their three-pointers (9th).
They’re not too shabby at the free-throw line either, making 77.0 percent of their attempts (21st). On the boards, they grab an average of 44.0 rebounds per game (11th). The Bucks also share the ball well, averaging 26.8 assists (14th) and keep their turnovers relatively low at 12.9 per game (8th).
Bucks: SF Khris Middleton (14.8 PPG and 5.0 APG) is out. PG Damian Lillard (24.6 PPG and 6.7 APG) and SF Giannis Antetokounmpo (30.7 PPG, 11.4 RPG, and 6.3 APG) are questionable.
Grizzlies: SF Ziaire Williams (7.7 PPG), PG Derrick Rose (8.6 PPG), and PG Scotty Pippen Jr. (10.5 PPG) are questionable.
Milwaukee’s defense has some room for improvement, allowing 118.9 points per game (23rd in the league). Their opponents shoot 47.3 percent from the field (16th), and 35.3 percent from beyond the arc (6th). On the boards, they give up an average of 44.3 rebounds per game (20th). The Bucks do manage to block 5.2 shots per game (17th) and swipe 6.9 steals (23rd), but they also commit 20.0 fouls per game (21st).
Memphis struggles to put points on the board, averaging just 106.7 points per game (30th in the league) and shooting 43.9 percent from the field (30th). They’re not much better from beyond the arc, hitting just 34.7 percent of their three-pointers (29th).
At the free-throw line, they make 76.6 percent of their attempts (23rd). On the boards, they grab an average of 41.6 rebounds per game (25th). The Grizzlies also share the ball decently, averaging 25.2 assists (23rd), but they turn the ball over quite a bit, with 14.7 turnovers per game (24th).
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