The Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets are set to battle it out on Monday in a potential NBA Finals preview. The Milwaukee Bucks are coming off a monster win on Saturday. The win for the Bucks pushed them to 32-14 on the season, which is three games back of the Boston Celtics in the East. Milwaukee is 11-9 on the road this season, and have gone 7-2 on the road.
For the Denver Nuggets, they are 32-15 on the season. The Nuggets are third in the Western Conference, and trailing the Thunder and Timberwolves. Denver is 18-4 at home this season, and have won 15 out of 20 against the Eastern Conference. The Nuggets are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
The Denver Nuggets are -4.5 at home over the Milwaukee Bucks. The total is 240.5.
Bucks Look to Make it Two Straight
After falling by 12 to Cleveland, the Bucks came back in a monster way on Saturday. Milwaukee scored 75 first half points and rolled to a 24 point win. In the win, the Bucks saw Giannis Antetokounmpop score 30 points and record 12 rebounds. Damian Lillard scored 26, while Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis both had 20+ as well.
The Greek Freak and Dame are one of the best combinations in all of the league. It will be interesting to see what new head coach Doc Rivers can do with this team. They are scoring 124 points per game, which is second, only to Indiana in the NBA. The Bucks are making more than 14 three point shots each game.
Milwaukee is starting a five game road trip. The Bucks are at Portland, Dallas, Utah and Phoenix next. The next home game for the Bucks will take place on Thursday February 8th, as they welcome the Timberwolves to town.
Denver Seeking Home Win
It was also a monster win for the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Nuggets and 76ers got together, and they used a 25-17 fourth quarter to win the game. Nikola Jokic led the way with 26 points and 16 rebounds in the win. Joel Embiid did not play for Philadelphia due to left knee soreness.
The Nuggets are in the middle of the pack in team offense. Denver is scoring 115.2 points per game. The Nuggets are making nearly 50% of their shots on the season, but have struggled at the free throw line, at 75.3%. Jokic is just shy of averaging a double double, with 26.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 9 assists per game.
Denver will go on the road after this game, and play at Oklahoma City on Wednesday. After that, the Nuggets will head back home and welcome Portland for a pair of home games.
Denver Proves Why Champs
What a game this should be. We are looking forward to seeing what Milwaukee will do with their new coach. They are talented, and they are experienced. Can they come away with a monster road win here at the defending champion?
It seems like the Nuggets can pick it up when they want, and you have to expect this to be a game they will want to win. We like Denver to win this game at home. We are going to bet the Denver Nuggets -4.5 over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Enjoy the game and good luck!
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