The Milwaukee Bucks are at the Memphis Grizzlies in National Basketball Association action on Thursday. The Milwaukee Bucks are third in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee is coming off a blowout loss at home to Miami. The loss sent them to 4-6 in their last 10 games, and 35-20 overall. The Bucks are third in the Eastern Conference.
For Memphis, they have lost nine straight games. The Grizzlies are 13th in the Western Conference, with an 18-36 record on the season. The most recent loss for Memphis was at home to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.
The Milwaukee Bucks are -11.5 on the road at Memphis. The total is 225.5.
Mixed Bag for Bucks
Doc Rivers took over as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, but the results have varied to this point. A bright spot came, as they smoked the Denver Nuggets by 17 points. It was their second straight win. But, then a night later, the Bucks lost by 26 points at home to the Miami Heat.
The consistency will need to be found in the final 25+ games of the season if they want to make a run in the postseason. The Bucks are the second best scoring team in the league only trailing Indiana. The Bucks are scoring 122.2 points per game. Milwaukee is also 5th in three point shots made, with 14.2 per game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are leading the charge for the Milwaukee offense. Khris Middleton has also been solid. The Greek Freak is at 30.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Lillard is sitting at 24.6 points and 6.7 assists per game, while Middleton is at 14.8 points per game.
No Offense in Memphis
It is hard to blame the Memphis Grizzlies for their lack of offense. That lack of offense is worst in the league with 106.7 points per game. But, the team is without Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Luke Kennard, John Konchar, Derrick Rose, Marcus Smart, and Ziaire Williams. That is a large chunk to be missing.
Jaren Jackson Jr has played in 50 games for the Grizzlies this season. He continues to be solid for Memphis with 22.3 points per game, and 5.5 rebounds per game. Santi Aldama is another guy, but even he has been in and out of the lineup this season.
Memphis will start the second half of the season at home for back to back games. The Grizzlies will host the Clippers on February 23rd, and the Nets on the 26th. Memphis is on the road at Minnesota to end the month.
Bucks Top Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are in a major tailspin. They could use the All Star Break to get back and regroup a little bit. This is a tough game for them as they have to take on a Milwaukee team that is talented, and also coming off a loss. Look for the Bucks to play well, and win this game easily. Milwaukee wins by 20. Take the Milwaukee Bucks -11.5 over the Memphis Grizzlies for this Thursday affair.
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