NBA Matchups: January 19

MIL @ ATL | OKC @ CLE | LAC @ WAS | DAL @ NYK | UTA @ SAS | IND @ PHI | PHX @ BKN | BOS @ DET | MIA @ GSW

Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks

Team Totals: Bucks 114.8, Hawks 117.3

Injury Report: Dyson Daniels (Q, ankle), Kristaps Porzingis (O, Achilles), Zaccharie Risacher (O, knee)

Bucks projected starters: Kevin Porter Jr., Ryan Rollins, A.J. Green, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner

Hawks projected starters: Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Vit Kreji, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu

Doc quotes: Said they fouled too much, said he loved the game plan (they got smoked), said they have half a season left and they’re not panicking, said “we got outplayed” by the Spurs, said they missed a lot of 3-pointers to create transition for the Spurs, said Portis “had a smart game” against the Spurs, said he liked the Kuzma shot diet (a lot of 3-pointers), said they were competitive early, said they haven’t lost their way despite two blowout losses, said they never got it back after a tough five-minute stretch, said everyone is frustrated with the losses (not just Giannis).

Snyder quotes: Said they didn’t get to the rim enough and didn’t have enough good offensive possessions against Boston, said they know why they lost to the Celtics and just have to flush it, said they have a small margin of error right now, said Jaylen Brown kept driving and they didn’t have enough resistance, said they have to discover things with a new group of players.

Stats and Notes: 

*The Bucks are a disaster, and they’re 29th in halfcourt defense. They got boat-raced in their last two games with 1st-percentile defensive efforts in consecutive games. They’re getting killed on 3-pointers as much as any team in the league, and they’re way worse with their rim protection lately. Their offense is also struggling, and they’ve been below average in four straight. It’s all bad. For the Hawks, they’re actually rebounding the ball much better these days, and their rim defense has trended in the right direction as well. The Hawks are still second in pace and second in O pace to make this an attractive game environment.

Great matchups: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Giannis Antetokounmpo

Good matchups: Myles Turner, Ryan Rollins, Onyeka Okongwu

Bad matchups: Nobody

Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers