On Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT, the Milwaukee Bucks (46-27) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (34-39) in Atlanta. The Hawks are coming off a thrilling 123-122 overtime win over the Boston Celtics, where Dejounte Murray scored a staggering 44 points. Despite being in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference with a record of 20-26 in conference play, Atlanta has been giving up an average of just 120.5 points to opponents, being outscored by only 1.3 points per game.
On the other hand, Milwaukee has been dominating Eastern Conference games with their impressive record of 31-14 and ranking fourth in rebounds per game with 44.2. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game and is also scoring an average of 28.0 points this season. The Bucks have a field goal percentage of just below 50% for the season, slightly lower than their opponents’ field goal percentage this season (49.4%).
This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season, with Milwaukee winning their last encounter with a score of 110-127 on Oct