波特兰径丝滩赛vs. Milwaukee Bucks Preview

波特兰径丝滩赛(13-8) vs.密尔沃基Bucks(10-9)

星期四，11月30日 - 上午7:00。Pt.
Blazers injuries:没有任何
Bucks injuries:Jabari Parker(out),Matthew Dellavedova(day-to-day),Mirza Teletovic(out)
How to watch on TV:NBCSNW, NBA TV (outside of Portland)
How to stream:YouTube Live TV,Playstation Vue,Hulu Live TV,FuboTV
Radio:620 AM
SBN Affiliate:Brew Hoop

在五场比赛的公路旅行中去了4-1后，西装外套回家。波特兰本赛季第一次连续赢得了三次，并希望今晚将其推至四次对抗密尔沃基。雄鹿队希望赢得四场比赛的公路旅行。

密尔沃基won the first meeting回到10月113日至15日。Giannis Antetokounmpohad a dominant performance with a career-high 44 points and some key defensive plays down the stretch.

What to watch for

• Can Portland slow down Giannis?希腊怪物正在举行怪物。他在NBA中的第二个评分，每场比赛29.7分，同时拍摄55.8％，并拉下10.2篮板。这位22岁的MVP候选人的长度，运动能力和球处理，使他几乎不可能捍卫。虽然Evan Turnerwas the most effective. The Oregonian’s Mike Richman reported that coachTerry Stottshas saidNoah Vonleh will guard Antetokounmpo “a lot.”
• 帕特康顿as a starter.Stotts movedConnaughton上周比赛的开始阵容Nets。虽然他在那场比赛中只打了15分钟，但Connaughton在两场比赛中仍然在开始阵容中，并且在37和26分钟的37和26分钟内一直富有成效，得分12和17分，同时射击11英寸的11英寸 - 16从三个地板和5英寸7。当Connaughton开始时，燃烧器是3-0，他的表现赢得了赞美Lillard who called him “the MVP”of the road trip:

It's not a fluke. I think that’s what I like the most. This is who he is. He's going to go out there, he’s going to take the right shots, you know he’s going to be in the right spots defensively, he’s going to be a great teammate. He’s going to do what the team needs him to do. We’ve got a lot of confidence in him, from our coaches to everybody on our team. We just know what we're going to get from him. I think the more time he’s out there, the more you guys are going to see how capable he is. And he's been huge for our team.

• Aminu’s return.al-farouq aminu扭伤了他的脚踝Utah Jazz回到11月1日，并错过了13场比赛。他周三回到练习，是expected to play反对雄鹿队。aminu会从长凳上下来，有一分钟的限制，但他在旋转中的存在 - 特别是对防守结束 - 将是有益的。
• A “Statement” by the Blazers.For the first time this season Portland will be wearing their alternate “Statement” jerseys. The Blazers plan on wearing them for each of the next four home games.

What they’re saying

Writing for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Matt Velazquez discussed howthe Bucks have limited opponents’ fast-break points:

Entering Tuesday's game against theSacramento Kings，在总（120）和每场比赛（6.7）数字方面，雄鹿允许在NBA中最少的快速断点。这是教练Jason Kidd的防守计划的有意识，提供了明确的福利和缺点。

“We’re sending all five back," Kidd said. "Everybody has a stat for something, so that means we’re not getting offensive rebounds. We’re probably dead last. But understanding how important it is, transition defense in this league to take the three or the easy layup away.

雄鹿队最近一点挣扎着。在10-9，他们目前坐在他们的第四位。ESPN最近包括在内NBA panic meter column。Nick Friedell put their “panic level” at 5 on a 1-10 scale (the same level as OKC) and has this to say about them:

Aside from the fact that Giannis Antetokounmpo got caught on camera exchanging some angry words with an assistant coach, the reality for the Bucks is that the supporting cast around the early MVP candidate just hasn’t been good enough.Eric Bledsoehasn’t had a huge impact to date since being acquired from thePhoenix Suns。Khris Middletonhas had some nice games, but there are also times where he is a nonfactor. There just hasn't been a lot of consistency within this group.

But there is always hope when Giannis is on your team. He has franchise-changing ability and is only going to get better. The problem is that he can only do so much -- several of his teammates have to contribute more if the Bucks want to take another step in their evolution this year. The Bucks can't rely on the 22-year-old to carry them every night.

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