The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Portland Trailblazers tonight at 7pm PST. This game will feature two of the hottest teams in the month of March, The Bucks and Blazers are both 8-2.
Last time these two teams met, the Milwaukee Bucks came away with a come from behind 115-107 win. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished that game with a triple double.
This is a huge game for the Milwaukee Bucks, as they push for a better seeding come playoff time. They are currently 7th in the East, but are only 2.5 games out of the #5 seed with 13 games left.
The Bucks are coming off an embarrassing 25 point loss to the Golden State Warriors, and I’m sure they would like much better results tonight.
Getting a win in a tough environment at the Moda Center will not come easy. Milwaukee will have their hands full with backcourt duo Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.
The Blazers also acquired Center Jusuf Nurkic from the Denver Nuggets at the trade deadline. He will be a tough matchup for the Bucks bigs, they need to keep him off the glass.
The Bucks will need big games from sharpshooter Khris Middleton and all around stud Giannis Antetokounmpo to keep up with Portland’s frenetic pace.
Portland averages 105 points per game, and an even more impressive 110 points per every home game.
Getting a win would secure a winning record for the Bucks who are currently on a 6 game West road trip.
The Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers have slightly tougher schedules than the Bucks for the remainder of the season.
The Bucks must capitalize on a victory with a very winnable game next up against the Kings in Sacramento.
However, The Bucks need to focus on tonights contest against the red hot Portland Trailblazers.
