third Quarter Report

The Bucks are on the highway however wanting no worse for put on. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they presently lead the Hawks 89-74.

If the Bucks preserve enjoying like this, they will bump their report as much as 47-27 very quickly. Then again, the Hawks should make due with a 34-40 report except they flip issues round (and quick).

Who’s Taking part in

Milwaukee Bucks @ Atlanta Hawks

Present Information: Milwaukee 46-27, Atlanta 34-39

How To Watch

• When: Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• The place: State Farm Enviornment — Atlanta, Georgia
• TV: NBATV
• Observe: CBS Sports activities App
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt totally free. Regional restrictions could apply.)
• Ticket Price: $48.00

What to Know

The Hawks might be in entrance of their residence followers on Saturday, however a have a look at the unfold exhibits they may want that home-court benefit. They’ll tackle the Milwaukee Bucks at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Hawks might be trying to lengthen their present four-game successful streak.

It could have taken extra time to complete the job, however the Hawks in the end bought the consequence they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted by the Celtics 123-122 because of a clutch bounce shot from Dejounte Murray with lower than a second left within the fifth quarter.

The Hawks’ win was a real workforce effort, with many gamers delivering stable performances. Maybe the most effective amongst them was Murray, who scored 44 factors together with seven assists and 7 rebounds.

In the meantime, after a 141-117 end the final time they performed, the Bucks and the Pelicans determined to play just a little extra cautiously this time round. The Bucks took a 107-100 hit to the loss column by the hands of the Pelicans on Thursday. Milwaukee did not dwell as much as their potential and located themselves falling wanting the benefit oddsmakers thought they’d coming into the sport.

Regardless of the loss, the Bucks bought a stable efficiency out of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who dropped a double-double on 35 factors and 14 rebounds. The sport was Antetokounmpo’s third in a row with at the least 30 factors.

Atlanta pushed their report as much as 34-39 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at residence. These victories have been due largely to their offensive efficiency throughout that stretch, as they averaged 123.8 factors per sport. As for Milwaukee, that is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season report right down to 46-27.

Some high-performance offense is probably going on the agenda as Atlanta and Milwaukee are a number of the highest scoring groups within the league. The Hawks have not had any drawback working up the rating this season, having averaged 119.2 factors per sport (they’re ranked fifth in scoring general). Nonetheless, it is not just like the Bucks (presently ranked fourth) wrestle in that division as they have been averaging 120.3. With each groups so simply capable of put up factors, the one query left is who can run the rating up larger.

The Hawks got here up brief towards the Bucks of their earlier matchup again in December of 2023, falling 132-121. A giant think about that loss was the dominant efficiency of Antetokounmpo, who dropped a triple-double on 32 factors, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. Now that the Hawks know the harm he could cause, will they be capable to cease him this time? Verify CBSSports.com after the match to seek out out.

Odds

Milwaukee is a 4-point favourite towards Atlanta, in accordance with the newest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a great really feel for the road for this one, as the sport opened with the Bucks as a 4.5-point favourite.

The over/beneath is 223 factors.

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Sequence Historical past

Atlanta and Milwaukee each have 5 wins of their final 10 video games.

• Dec 02, 2023 – Milwaukee 132 vs. Atlanta 121
• Oct 29, 2023 – Atlanta 127 vs. Milwaukee 110
• Jan 11, 2023 – Milwaukee 114 vs. Atlanta 105
• Nov 14, 2022 – Atlanta 121 vs. Milwaukee 106
• Nov 07, 2022 – Atlanta 117 vs. Milwaukee 98
• Oct 29, 2022 – Milwaukee 123 vs. Atlanta 115
• Mar 09, 2022 – Milwaukee 124 vs. Atlanta 115
• Jan 17, 2022 – Atlanta 121 vs. Milwaukee 114
• Nov 14, 2021 – Atlanta 120 vs. Milwaukee 100
• Jul 03, 2021 – Milwaukee 118 vs. Atlanta 107