8:40 pm
June 29

Bucks @ Hawks

Who will WIN this matchup?

Milwaukee Bucks (46-26)

@ Atlanta Hawks (41-31)

 

Current odds:

Milwaukee Bucks: (-440)

Atlanta Hawks: (+360)

 

• The spread for the game is Milwaukee by 9 points.

• Trae Young has been ruled out for Atlanta

• While the Hawks fret about Young’s health, they also need to come up with answers to slow Bucks standout Khris Middleton, who had a huge Game 3 with 38 points after struggling with his shooting in the first two contests. Middleton had 20 fourth-quarter points Sunday as Milwaukee outscored Atlanta 30-17. Middleton was 15 of 26 from the field in Game 3 after connecting on just 12 of 36 shots over the first two games.

• Middleton, a two-time All-Star, often operates in the shadow of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer holds him in high esteem. “Yeah, it’s hard to sometimes understand who catches people’s attention and so on and so forth,” Budenholzer said. “But from the first day I’ve been around him, he’s done nothing but win. He does all the little things. He’s quiet, but his voice is loud in our locker room. His voice is loud in our timeouts.”

• Antetokounmpo contributed 33 points and 11 rebounds Sunday for his second 30-point, 10-rebounding effort of the series. He also is focused on making sure his club doesn’t look past the Tuesday contest.

• “Now we just have to focus on one game at a time,” Antetokounmpo said. “Game 4, it’s a big game. It’s a big game for us, and also for the Hawks. But we’ve got to do what we do. We’ve got to keep playing good basketball, keep helping one another. Keep finding each other on offense. And if we make it to the Finals, we make it to the Finals.

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