This Wednesday, the (22-11) Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Chicago, IL to take on the (14-19) Chicago Bulls. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the United Center. This will be the second time that these two teams have matched up, as the Bulls walked away with a 118-113 victory on November 23rd.
The Bucks are coming into this one after falling to the Boston Celtics, 139-118. They struggled on each end of the court, as they will have to be more aggressive in this game if they want to challenge the Bulls on the road.
The Bulls are entering this matchup after falling to the Houston Rockets, 113-118. They were not good on the defensive end of the court, as they allowed Houston to shoot 55.6% from the floor. They will have to contest more shots in this game if they want to challenge the Bucks at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Milwaukee Bucks are currently in second place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 1.5 games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 112.6 points per game and they have shot 48.3% from the floor. This is the 17th most points scored per contest and the 22nd-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bucks have an adjusted offensive rating of 112.3, which is the 19th-highest rating in the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the floor, as he is scoring 31.2 points per game on 52.6% shooting from the field. Milwaukee has also shown that they can get hot from deep. They have made 35% of their shots from behind the arc, which is the 16th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they have not consistently cashed in on their free looks at the basket. They have only made 74.1% of their shots at the charity stripe, which is the 26th-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA. They can't miss out on these free looks at the rim and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks have been difficult to consistently score on. They are currently allowing 110.1 points per game and their opponents have only shot 45.5% from the floor. This is the sixth least amount of points surrendered per contest and the fourth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Bucks have an adjusted defensive rating of 109.7, which is the third-lowest rating in the NBA. They have also continued to contest shots near the rim and on the outside, as they don't surrender many open looks at the basket. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 35.5% from deep, which is the 10th lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks will also have to continue crashing the offensive and defensive glass . They are snatching 48 rebounds per game, which is the second most.
Injury Report: Kris Middleton SF (Knee) is listed as out indefinitely.
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