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Boston (11-3 SU, 6-6-2 ATS) hosts Milwaukee (10-4 SU, 5-8-1) in a big Eastern Conference battle on Wednesday night.
This will be the first meeting for both teams this season.
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There were some bumps in the road for Milwaukee after the Damian Lillard trade and the loss of Jrue Holiday. The defensive numbers are not where they'd like them to be (113.8 DRating) as they rank 18th according to DunksandThrees.com. Lillard is such a dynamic offensive player, but he's nowhere near as good as Holiday on the defensive side of the ball.
But here we are in late November and Milwaukee has won five straight games, including a 142-129 road victory over Washington on Monday. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 42 points in that game and 40 on Saturday in a 132-125 win over Dallas. He's averaging 30.2 points per game and went 20 of 23 from the field against the Wizards. Lillard is averaging 24.6 points per game and shooting just 39.5% from the field (32.7% 3pt). What the Bucks could also use is a third option as Bobby Portis comes off the bench to average 13.1 points. The Bucks ran 4th i n the league in scoring (120.8ppg) and 4th in field goal shooting at 49.8% (38.1% pt).
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