Brooklyn Nets (11-18, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (16-12, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -9; over/under is 216.5
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee hosts Brooklyn trying to extend its three-game home winning streak.
The Bucks have gone 14-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 112.8 points while shooting 48.1% from the field.
The Nets are 5-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn is 3-1 in one-possession games.
The Bucks are shooting 48.1% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Nets allow to opponents. The Nets are shooting 45.4% from the field, 0.3% higher than the 45.1% the Bucks' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 32.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, six assists and 1.5 blocks for the Bucks.
Nic Claxton is scoring 9.3 points per game and averaging 7.4 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 7-3, averaging 112.8 points, 41.8 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.1 points per game.
Nets: 2-8, averaging 101.6 points, 40.3 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 8.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.3 points.
INJURIES: Bucks: Chris Livingston: day to day (illness), Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (back), Damian Lillard: day to day (calf).
Nets: Ziaire Williams: day to day (knee), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (calf), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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