This Wednesday, the (33-14) Denver Nuggets will travel to Milwaukee, WI to take on the (30-17) Milwaukee Bucks. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Fiserv Forum. This will be the first time that these two teams have matched up this season, as I am expecting a battle in this one!
The Denver Nuggets are coming into this one after falling to the OKC Thunder, 101-99. The Nuggets also battled with the Pelicans on Tuesday night. They struggled on the offensive end of the floor, as they will have to heat up in this one if they want to challenge the Bucks on the road.
The Milwaukee Bucks are entering this game after taking down the Detroit Pistons, 150-130. They were great on the offensive end of the floor, as they shot 56.1% from the field. They will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to take down the Nuggs at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Denver Nuggets currently sit at the top of the Western Conference standings, as they have a 2-game lead over the Memphis Grizzlies. On offense, they are scoring 117.2 points per game and they have shot 51% from the floor. This is the fifth most points scored per game and the highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nuggets have an adjusted offensive rating of 117.8, which is the second-highest rating in the NBA. Nikola Jokic has continued to lead the way on the offensive end of the floor, but he is currently listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. He is scoring 25.1 points per game on 62.6% shooting from the field. Denver has also shown that they have multiple players that can heat up from behind the arc. They are shooting 39.8% from deep, which is the highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they have been terrible at the charity stripe. They are only making 74.2% of th eir shots at the line, which is the 27th-highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA.
On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are allowing 112.9 points per contest and their opponents have shot 47.9% from the floor. This is the 13th least amount of points surrendered per game and the 23rd-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nuggets have an adjusted defensive rating of 114.2, which is the 16th lowest rating in the NBA. The Denver Nuggets have also shown that they will contest shots near the rim and on the perimeter. Their opponents have only shot 34.8% from deep, which is the seventh-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Nuggs have also snatched 42.9 rebounds per game, which is the 16th most in the league.
Injury Report: Michael Porter Jr. SF (Personal), Bones Hyland PG (Finger), and Nikola Jokic C (Hamstring) are questionable.
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