The Milwaukee Bucks (46-27, second in the Eastern Conference) will face off against the Atlanta Hawks (34-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) at Philips Arena on Saturday at 7:30 PM EDT. The Hawks are coming off an impressive 123-122 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics, where Dejounte Murray scored a game-high 44 points. Atlanta has been performing well in Eastern Conference games, with a record of 20-26 and an average of 120.5 points allowed to opponents.
On the other hand, the Bucks have been dominant in Eastern Conference play, with a record of 31-14 and ranking fourth in rebounding per game with an average of 44.2 rebounds. 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 below the 46.9% that the Bucks allow to opponents. However, Milwaukee’s field goal percentage is also slightly lower than their opponents’ average of 49.4%.
This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season, with Atlanta emerging victorious in their last encounter by a score of 127-110 on October 29th. Clint Capela is averaging an impressive double-digit performance for the Hawks this season, scoring an average of 11.4 points and pulling down an average of 10.5 rebounds while blocking an average of 1.5 shots per game. Meanwhile, Murray has been on fire lately, scoring an average of 28 points over his last ten games while shooting at a high clip from beyond three lines at .88% percentile on his last ten attempts from downtown range or more than three attempts per game which is not enough but its still something to keep in mind during tomorrow’s matchup