Halftime Report
Down three on the finish of the primary quarter, the Lakers now have the lead. Sitting on a rating of 67-63, they’ve appeared like the higher workforce, however there’s nonetheless two extra quarters to play.
The Lakers got here into the contest with some further motivation after the loss they have been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re in a position to flip the script or if it’s going to simply be extra of the identical.
Who’s Taking part in
Milwaukee Bucks @ Los Angeles Lakers
Present Information: Milwaukee 41-22, Los Angeles 34-30
How To Watch
- When: Friday, March 8, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET
- The place: Crypto.com Area — Los Angeles, California
- TV: ESPN
- Observe: CBS Sports App
- On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive without cost. Regional restrictions could apply.)
- Ticket Value: $59.00
What to Know
The Lakers shall be in entrance of their residence followers on Friday, however a take a look at the unfold reveals they could want that home-court benefit. They are going to tackle the Milwaukee Bucks at 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday. Each groups took a loss of their final recreation, so that they’ll have loads of motivation to get the ‘W’.
The purpose unfold could have favored the Lakers final Wednesday, however the last consequence didn’t. They fell 130-120 to Sacramento. The loss happened regardless of the Lakers having been up 19 within the first quarter.
The Lakers’ defeat should not obscure the performances of LeBron James, who dropped a double-double on 31 factors and 13 assists, and Rui Hachimura who scored 29 factors together with two steals. Hachimura did not assist the Lakers’ trigger all that a lot in opposition to the Thunder on Monday however the identical cannot be mentioned for this contest.
In the meantime, the Bucks sadly witnessed the top of their six-game profitable streak on Wednesday. They took a critical blow in opposition to Golden State, falling 125-90. The consequence should not come as a shock contemplating that is the fewest factors the Bucks have scored all season.
Maybe unsurprisingly given the rating, the Bucks struggled to work collectively and completed the sport with solely 19 assists. They have been destroyed by their opponents in that division because the Warriors racked up 37 assists.
Los Angeles’ loss dropped their report all the way down to 34-30. As for Milwaukee, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and introduced them to 41-22.
Some high-performance offense is probably going on the agenda as each groups are among the highest scoring groups within the league. The Lakers have not had any drawback working up the rating this season, having averaged 117.2 factors per recreation. Nevertheless, it is not just like the Bucks (at present ranked third in scoring) wrestle in that division as they have been averaging 120.9 factors per recreation. With each groups so simply in a position to put up factors, the one query left is who can run the rating up larger.
The Lakers got here up brief in opposition to the Bucks of their earlier matchup again in February of 2023, falling 115-106. A giant consider that loss was the dominant efficiency of the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, who dropped a double-double on 38 factors and ten rebounds. Now that the Lakers know the injury he could cause, will they have the ability to cease him this time? There’s just one solution to discover out.
Odds
Milwaukee is a slight 1-point favourite in opposition to Los Angeles, in accordance with the most recent NBA odds.
The road on this recreation has moved a bit because it opened, because it began out with the Lakers as a 1-point favourite.
The over/underneath is 232 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Milwaukee has received 7 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Los Angeles.
- Feb 09, 2023 – Milwaukee 115 vs. Los Angeles 106
- Dec 02, 2022 – Los Angeles 133 vs. Milwaukee 129
- Feb 08, 2022 – Milwaukee 131 vs. Los Angeles 116
- Nov 17, 2021 – Milwaukee 109 vs. Los Angeles 102
- Mar 31, 2021 – Milwaukee 112 vs. Los Angeles 97
- Jan 21, 2021 – Los Angeles 113 vs. Milwaukee 106
- Mar 06, 2020 – Los Angeles 113 vs. Milwaukee 103
- Dec 19, 2019 – Milwaukee 111 vs. Los Angeles 104
- Mar 19, 2019 – Milwaukee 115 vs. Los Angeles 101
- Mar 01, 2019 – Milwaukee 131 vs. Los Angeles 120
