The Atlanta Hawks (19-21, 11-8 Home) will try to overcome one of the league’s top shooting defenses when they host the Milwaukee Bucks (26-14, 10-9 Away) on Wednesday. Milwaukee topped the New York Knicks 111-107 at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
With 22 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo was a top performer. The Bucks are third in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Boston Celtics. Atlanta won on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 112-108.
Trae Young had 30 points and eight assists, leading the team. The Hawks are 10th in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season.
Milwaukee will be looking to split the season series after earning the win in only one of the three earlier matchups. Atlanta won the last showdown 121-106 at Fiserv Forum in November 2022.
De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 24 points, while Clint Capela added 19 points and 10 rebounds. Antetokounmpo had 27 points in the losing effort.
The Bucks have been led this season by Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 31.7 points per game, third-highest in the NBA. Antetokounmpo also has grabbed 11.8 rebounds per game, third-most in the league.
Meanwhile, Jrue Holiday is dishing 7.1 assists.Young has powered the Hawks on offense, averaging 27.5 points per game. He has the ninth-highest scoring average in the league. Young also has tallied 9.8 assists per game, second-most in the league.
John Collins has posted 8.1 rebounds per game. Opponents are shooting 45.1% from the field against the Bucks, ranking as one of the toughest FG% defenses in the league (2nd).The teams have split their last 10 meetings at State Farm Arena (5-5).
Milwaukee is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -7.9 (110.2-118.1). For the season, the Bucks are averaging 112.4 points per game, compared to 111.1 for opponents.
Atlanta has also gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 120.5 points per game on average while scoring only 119.3 (-1.2 margin).
BUCKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Pat Connaughton: 16.6 | 12.4 | +4.2
Jrue Holiday: 18.0 | 30.2 | -12.2
Points per game:
Jrue Holiday: 11.0 | 18.1 | -7.1
Rebounds per game:
Brook Lopez: 10.4 | 6.5 | +3.9
Assists per game:
Jrue Holiday: 4.3 | 7.1 | -2.8
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
AJ Griffin: 8.2 | 13.1 | -4.9
Rebounds per game:
John Collins: 10.2 | 8.1 | +2.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
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