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The Milwaukee Bucks play host to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night in a showdown from Fiserv Forum. The Spurs were finally able to break their losing streak to open the weekend, only to grab another loss the last time out. For the Bucks, they've won four in a row and six of their last seven, as they creep towards the top of the Eastern Conference standings. The two split a pair of games last season but with this one in Milwaukee, the Bucks would be disappointed to not come away with a dominant performance. With so much star power on the court though, fans will certainly want to tune in for this one.
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The Spurs have put together a rough season so far and coming into this one with only four wins and sitting in 15th-place in the Western Conference, they are in need of change. Despite quite a bit of young talent, they've struggled to find much consistency this season. Getting the win against the Lakers was key to at least get out of the lengthy losing streak that they were stuck in, though it didn't take long for them to go back to their losing ways the last time out. Now they hit the road, where they have a 2-9 record, having to take down one of the league's best teams seems like it could be another challenge for this group. Two more road games await after this one and without an upset on Tuesday, another lengthy losing streak could be underway.
One of the other confusing parts about San Antonio's season has been that they've struggled, despite not having terrible injury issues. Charles Bassey (knee) remains out for the season, though the recent addition of Victor Wembanyama (ankle), who will be out for this one, is a concern.
The offense ranks 25th in the league in field goal percentage and considering they like to play at a fast pace, have been missing far too many shots. Being without Wembanyama (19 ppg, 11 rpg) is going to hurt on both ends and will cause a trickle-down effect when it comes to scoring success. The Spurs have four other double-digit scorers but the concern also shifts to the defense end. Without Wembanyama they expect to struggle grabbing rebounds, while a group that ranks in the bottom third of most defensive categories is likely to see continued matchup problems. Unless a bench scorer emerges, struggle could continue.
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