Hawks face the Bucks, look for 5th straight win
Kevin Porter Jr.
Player News
Hawks face the Bucks, look for 5th straight winAtlanta Hawks (31-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (26-34, 11th in the Eastern Conference)Milwaukee; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Atlanta is looking to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Milwaukee.The Bucks are 19-22 in conference games. Milwaukee gives up 115.6 points and has been outscored by 4.3 points per game.The Hawks have gone 17-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta is second in the Eastern Conference with 18.4 fast break points per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 4.1.The Bucks score 111.3 points per game, 6.1 fewer points than the 117.4 the Hawks allow. The Hawks average 14.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than the Bucks give up.The teams meet for the second time this season. The Bucks won 112-110 in the last matchup on Jan. 19.TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Rollins is averaging 16.8 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bucks. Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 18.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, seven assists and 2.1 steals over the past 10 games.Johnson is scoring 22.7 points per game with 10.6 rebounds and 7.9 assists for the Hawks. CJ McCollum is averaging 18.6 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 42.2% over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 5-5, averaging 108.0 points, 41.8 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points per game.Hawks: 6-4, averaging 117.2 points, 48.8 rebounds, 28.9 assists, 9.3 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.7 points.INJURIES: Bucks: Taurean Prince: out (neck).Hawks: None listed.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Kevin Porter Jr., AJ Green, Ousmane Dieng, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Myles Turner will start Monday's game against the Celtics.The big news for Milwaukee is that Giannis is back in the lineup after missing over a month with a strained calf. His return means that Kyle Kuzma will head to the bench. The other change to the lineup is Dieng, who replaces Ryan Rollins.
Bucks vs. Bulls Player Grades: Kevin Porter Jr. and Cam Thomas dribble into blowoutHow to turn a 16-point lead into a 23-point loss.
Chicago hosts Milwaukee on home skidMilwaukee Bucks (26-32, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (24-36, 12th in the Eastern Conference)Chicago; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago hosts Milwaukee looking to break its eight-game home skid.The Bulls are 3-10 against division opponents. Chicago is 9-5 in one-possession games.The Bucks are 8-4 against the rest of their division. Milwaukee is 13-23 against opponents over .500.The Bulls are shooting 46.9% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 46.6% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bulls average 112.1 points per game, 8.4 fewer points than the 120.5 the Bulls allow to opponents.The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Bucks won the last meeting 131-115 on Feb. 4, with Kyle Kuzma scoring 31 points in the win.TOP PERFORMERS: Matas Buzelis is averaging 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Bulls. Isaac Okoro is averaging 10.4 points over the past 10 games.Ryan Rollins is averaging 17.1 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bucks. Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 20.8 points over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 0-10, averaging 108.3 points, 40.5 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 9.0 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.0 points per game.Bucks: 7-3, averaging 114.8 points, 42.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.5 points.INJURIES: Bulls: Anfernee Simons: day to day (wrist), Noa Essengue: out for season (shoulder), Jaden Ivey: out (knee), Patrick Williams: day to day (quadriceps), Zach Collins: out for season (toe), Jalen Smith: day to day (calf).Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (calf), Taurean Prince: out (neck).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Porter, Rollins lead the Bucks past the short-handed Cavaliers, 118-116Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points, Ryan Rollins added 18 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 118-116 on Wednesday night for their fifth victory in six games. The Cavaliers appeared to tie it on Jarrett Allen s basket underneath at the buzzer, but it was ruled that time had expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds.