NBA - Preview: Milwaukee Bucks (6-10) vs. Utah Jazz (13 – 5) at EnergySolutions Arena
The sizzling Utah Jazz will shoot for their 14th victory of the season tonight when they receive Milwaukee Bucks at their home ground, the EnergySolutions Arena.
About the Utah Jazz
Utah played its last two games adjacent to the Los Angeles teams, thrashing the Lakers 102-96 at home on Friday and stopping the Clippers 109-97 in a road matinee on Sunday. Utah has won five in a row overall and is 6-3 at home.
Players to Watch (Utah Jazz)
Point guard, Deron “D-Will” Williams looks to help the Jazz extend their captivating streak to six by long-lasting their home dominance of the Bucks.
Williams averaged 27.5 points and shot 59.3% from the field in Utah's victories against two of the top teams in the West Conference (the New Orleans Hornets and Lakers).
In the previous match against the Clippers, Williams stayed prominent with 26 points, nine assists and five rebounds.
Williams is seeking his second straight all-star appearance and is graded third among guards in assists (9.9), first in double-doubles (9) and seventh in scoring (21.9).
Power Forward Paul Millsap is averaging 18.9 points and 8.5 boards, while at the same time Jefferson is averaging 16.5 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds per game.
Jazz Injury Report
Centre-Power forward Mehmet Okur is out from the game due to a torn left Achilles tendon.
Feasible Jazz Starters
Raja Bell, Deron Williams, Paul Millsap, Andrei Kirilenko and Al Jefferson can be the possible starters for Jazz in their next match.
About the Milwaukee Bucks
In Friday’s game against the Pistons, the Bucks ranked last among the National Basketball Association’s (NBA's) 30 teams in points per game at 90.64.
That's actually pretty first-class, though, as compared to their recent offensive wretchedness. The Bucks were unable to score more than 81 points in four of their last six games.
Bucks’ coach Scott Skiles has spent significant time into practice, focusing on the team's offense. It definitely requires a lot of work.
Jennings helped Milwaukee overcome the absences of four key players by scoring a season-high 32 points in a 104-101 home win over Charlotte on Saturday.
Players to Watch (Milwaukee Bucks)
Unfortunately, four main Bucks player might not be lucky enough to entertain cheerful basketball fans at the EnergySolutions Arena. The Bucks are heavily dependent on point-guard Brandon Jennings who helped Milwaukee
overcome four key absences by scoring a season-high 32 points in a 104-101 home win over Charlotte on Saturday.
Bucks Injury Report
Unluckily, four key players of Bucks might not be available in the next match:
Small forward/Shooting guard Carlos Delfino (neck strain and concussion) did not travel with the team for this match.
Andrew Bogut is out tonight with back spasms and he did not travel with the team.
Drew Gooden "Drew" and standing “6 ft 6 in,” Corey Maggette are till yet questionable for the next game.
Feasible Bucks Starters
The probable starters for Bucks can be John Salmons, Brandon Jennings, Ersan Ilyasova, Luc Mbah a Moute, Larry Sanders.
Quotable
"Our guys have played pretty well together and our bench has given us a tremendous lift to put us in a position to be able to win a lot of those games,” "Those guys have given us a great deal of life to fight back, and it's
been fun," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.
Numbers
The Bucks are shooting 41.9 percent from the field which is drastically lower than the Jazz, who are predicted to shoot 47.3 percent.
The Jazz have the rebounding gain at 43.6 as compared to Bucks at 39.8.
Turnovers are quite same with the Bucks forecasted for 13.7 turnovers while on the other hand the Jazz are expected for 12.9.
The Bucks are making 5.5 three-pointers on 34 percent from three point range; at the same time, the Jazz are making 4.7 three-pointers on 34.9 percent.
Don’t miss the action-packed match-up because we all know that Jazz vs. Bucks is a very exciting match!
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