The Milwaukee Bucks (46-27, second in the Eastern Conference) and the Atlanta Hawks (34-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) are set to meet again on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT in Atlanta. The Hawks are coming off a thrilling overtime win over the Boston Celtics, where Dejounte Murray scored 44 points. Atlanta has been giving up an average of 120.5 points to opponents, being outscored by 1.3 points per game.
On the other hand, the Bucks have been dominating Eastern Conference play with a record of 31-14 and rank fourth in rebounds per game with 44.2. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team with an average of 11.5 rebounds per game. The Hawks have a field goal percentage of 46.6% for the season, slightly lower than the 46.9% that Milwaukee allows to opponents. Meanwhile, Milwaukee has a field goal percentage of 49.0%, also slightly lower than their opponents’ average this season at 49.4%.
This will be the third matchup between these two teams this season, with Milwaukee winning their last meeting with a score of 127-110 on Oct