The Milwaukee Bucks (10-1, 3-1 Away), the NBA’s top shooting defense, travel to face the San Antonio Spurs (5-7, 2-5 Home) on Friday. Milwaukee defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-132 in double overtime at Paycom Center on Wednesday. Jevon Carter had a standout performance with 36 points and 12 assists.
The Bucks are two games ahead of the Boston Celtics atop the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in first. San Antonio lost their fifth in a row in a close one on Wednesday at AT&T Center, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies 124-122 in overtime. Jakob Poeltl had 22 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in the losing effort, carrying the team. The Spurs are ninth in the Western Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Milwaukee and San Antonio split their matchups last season, each team winning one game. The Spurs got the win in the last meeting 102-93 at Fiserv Forum in October 2021. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 23 points and nine assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
The Bucks have been led this season by Antetokounmpo, who is averaging 31.8 points per game, fourth-highest in the NBA. Antetokounmpo also has grabbed 12.2 rebounds per game, second-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jrue Holiday is dishing 7.9 assists. Keldon Johnson’s 23.1 points per game have powered the Spurs on offense.
He is the top scorer in the NBA. Poeltl is pulling down 9.8 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Tre Jones is tallying 6.4 assists (1st). Holding foes to only 43.0% from the field, the Bucks are the stingiest FG% defense in the league.
The Spurs have had success in the last 10 meetings between the teams at AT&T Center, winning seven. San Antonio is looking to avoid a fifth successive loss at home this season.In the last 10 games, Milwaukee is 9-1 with an average margin of +8.9 (116.0-107.1). San Antonio has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 118.8 points per game on average while scoring only 112.5 (-6.3 margin).
BUCKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jevon Carter: 19.8 | 13.4 | +6.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Milwaukee Bucks (-105)
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