Milwaukee Bucks at Charlotte Hornets
Team Totals: Bucks 119.3, Hornets 117.3
Injury Report: Jrue Holiday (O, protocols), Pat Connaughton (Q, protocols), Grayson Allen (O, protocols), George Hill (O, protocols)
Bucks projected starters: Khris Middleton, Wes Matthews, Pat Connaughton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis
Hornets projected starters: LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward, Miles Bridges, Mason Plumlee
Budenholzer/Ham quotes: Said they have a plan of “no screen, no scheme,” said they had trouble beating the Hornets’ zone and they were struggling to rebound when they were in a zone.
Borrego quotes: Basically just talked about playing against the Bucks and guys battling.
Stats and Notes:
*We get a rematch from Saturday after the Hornets pulled off the 114-106 win. The pace of the game was good, but both teams struggled to miss shots. Both teams should have similar plans here.
*The Hornets used their centers (Plumlee, Washington) on Giannis, and it did not go well in the second half with Giannis getting up to 43 points. Giannis saw increased ball-handling without Jrue, and that’ll be the case here. He easily has the highest upside on the slate.
*Without Jrue again, it’s another obvious Giannis spot. The Hornets don’t really run a lot of doubles at stars, and I’d expect the Bucks to go to Giannis earlier after his slow start on Saturday.
*Khris Middleton led the team in ball-handling on Saturday, and the Hornets put LaMelo on him for a good chunk of the game. Giannis is likely going to be huge chalk, but Middleton could be some nice leverage against the reigning Finals MVP.
*Everyone knows you beat the Bucks with threes, and it was Rozier leading the way on Saturday with his 6-of-10 from deep. The Bucks put Jordan Nwora on him, and that’ll probably happen again here. He should offer upside in this one.
*Gordon Hayward couldn’t take advantage of his matchup with Wes Matthews in the last game, but it was more about the Bucks’ scheme. I probably wouldn’t go there.
*This should set up for LaMelo with Holiday out, but Middleton did a decent job on him over the weekend. The matchups don’t really matter for LaMelo anyway, and it’s all about if Borrego will let him play extended minutes. You’d think he does in this spot, so he’s certainly an option.
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