The game between the Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks will take place at Vivint Arena on Friday, March 24 at 9:00 PM ET.
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The Utah Jazz will welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to Vivint Arena for an NBA game on Friday. The Utah Jazz lost 115-127 in their last game over the Trailblazers. Lillard capped the spurt with a layup to make it 113-100 with 5:51 to play, and the Jazz never got it back under single digits. Lauri Markkanen had 40 points and 12 rebounds while Kris Dunn scored 15 off the bench for Utah, which had won four of five.
“What stands out is Shaedon — his game was incredible — and Trendon continues to be consistent,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “I liked everything from the team tonight.” In surprising wins against Sacramento and Boston, the Jazz employed a trapping 1-3-1 zone with great success. It wasn’t nearly as disruptive against Lillard and the Blazers. “We took advantage of it,” Lillard said. “I got to the pocket and guys made shots, guys cut and finished, got to the free-throw line and I thought that was how we won the game.”
When forced to give up the ball, Lillard found easy shots for his teammates and matched a season high with 12 assists. So the Jazz played much more traditional man-to-man defense in the second half but with similar results against the ball-moving Blazers. “We looked a step slow kind of on everything defensively tonight,” Utah coach Will Hardy said.
The Milwaukee Bucks on the other hand won 130-94 against the Spurs in their last game. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds in just 24 minutes as the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 130-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. The Bucks extended their Eastern Conference advantage to 2½ games over the Boston Celtics as they prepare for a four-game road swing that includes a matchup Saturday with the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets.
“I’ve never in my career believed in seeding, but we’re No. 1 right now, we should just take it,” Antetokounmpo said. “We should just keep on building good habits, take it and maybe it helps us in a playoff run.” Antetokounmpo rested the entire fourth quarter and watched the Bucks put the finishing touches on their most lopsided win of the season. Bobby Portis and Khris Middleton added 19 points each for the Bucks, who never trailed. Middleton also had 10 assists, while Portis had 10 rebounds.
The Bucks then poured it on in the second half. “They’ve got young guys who play hard, so we knew obviously coming into it they were going to do that — play hard, play the right way,” said Ingles, who scored 14 points and shot 4 of 6 from 3-point range. “We had some turnovers early. I think in the third and fourth, we started to get some more stops, made some more shots and obviously were able to push that lead out a little bit.”
Utah Jazz: Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk, Walker Kessler, Ochai Agbaji, Talen Horton-Tucker
Milwaukee Bucks: Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen
Utah Jazz: Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Johnny Juzang, Jordan Clarkson, Rudy Gay
Milwaukee Bucks: Khris Middleton, Goran Dragic, Jae Crowder, Meyers Leonard
The game between the Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks will take place at Vivint Arena on Friday, March 24 at 9:00 PM ET.
The match between the Utah Jazz and Milwaukee Bucks will be telecast live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Fox Sports Wisconsin.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Fox Sports Wisconsin. | March 24 (9:00 PM ET) |
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