Bridges and the Nets host conference foe Milwaukee

Wed, Dec 27, 2023
NBA News (AP)

Milwaukee Bucks (22-8, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (15-15, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bucks -3.5; over/under is 240.5

BOTTOM LINE: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks take on Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

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The Nets have gone 13-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn has a 6-11 record against teams over .500.

The Bucks are 18-8 in conference games. Milwaukee is ninth in the league with 44.7 rebounds per game. Antetokounmpo paces the Bucks with 11.0.

The Nets are shooting 46.9% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 47.0% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks score 9.1 more points per game (124.5) than the Nets give up (115.4).

The two teams play for the second time this season. The Bucks defeated the Nets 129-125 in their last matchup on Nov. 7. Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 36 points, and Cameron Thomas led the Nets with 45 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bridges is scoring 21.6 points per game with 5.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Nets. Thomas is averaging 22.7 points and 2.1 rebounds while shooting 44.9% over the past 10 games for Brooklyn.

Antetokounmpo is scoring 30.6 points per game with 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Bucks. Damian Lillard is averaging 27.4 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 44.8% over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 4-6, averaging 115.0 points, 43.7 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.3 points per game.

Bucks: 8-2, averaging 131.4 points, 46.4 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.1 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Lonnie Walker IV: out (hamstring), Ben Simmons: out (back).

Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (calf), Jae Crowder: out (groin).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.