The Chicago Bulls (7-10, 2-5 Away) will try to break down one of the NBA’s top shooting defenses when they travel to face the Milwaukee Bucks (12-4, 9-1 Home) on Wednesday. Chicago defeated the Boston Celtics 121-107 at United Center on Monday. DeMar DeRozan was a top performer with 28 points and eight rebounds. The Bulls are 12th in the Eastern Conference.
Milwaukee found victory on Monday at Fiserv Forum, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 119-111. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, carrying the team. The Bucks are trailing the Boston Celtics by 1.5 games in the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in second.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. They last met in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round when the Bucks clinched the series with a 116-100 victory at Fiserv Forum on April 27, their third straight head-to-head win.
Milwaukee swept all four regular season matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 127-106 triumph at United Center on April 5. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 28 points and three blocks. DeRozan had 40 points and six assists in defeat. DeRozan is averaging 25.4 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Bulls in scoring this season.
DeRozan also has dished 4.2 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Nikola Vucevic is grabbing 11.8 rebounds. Antetokounmpo (30.1 ppg) has powered the Bucks on offense. He is the top scorer in the league. Antetokounmpo also has pulled down 11.6 rebounds per game, most in the league. Jrue Holiday has distributed 7.4 assists per game.
Holding foes to only 44.5% from the field, the Bucks are one of the toughest FG% defenses in the league (2nd).The Bulls have not found much success at Fiserv Forum in recent seasons, losing nine of the last 10 visits. Chicago is looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat away from United Center this season.
Chicago is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.0 (110.0-110.0). Milwaukee has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 110.6 points per game on average while allowing 108.7 (+1.9 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Ayo Dosunmu: 8.2 | 11.2 | -3.0
BUCKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jordan Nwora: 17.2 | 12.2 | +5.0
Points per game:
Jrue Holiday: 13.5 | 18.6 | -5.1
Rebounds per game:
Brook Lopez: 4.2 | 5.9 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Jrue Holiday: 5.0 | 7.4 | -2.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Milwaukee Bucks -7.5 (-105)
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