Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan. 4 at New York Knicks
By Ti Windisch
The Milwaukee Bucks could get a little win streak together, depending on how they handle consecutive games against the New York Knicks.
The Milwaukee Bucks are looking good after a huge win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. A much weaker opponent awaits on Wednesday night, as Milwaukee heads to New York to take on the Knicks.
After that the Bucks will battle the Knicks again, this time in Milwaukee, so if the Bucks can solve New York they can pick up a pair of nice wins. Getting a cushion between Milwaukee’s record and .500 would be great as the All-Star break approaches.
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Believe it or not, even without Khris Middleton the Bucks are a mere one game back from the fourth seed in the East! The reason might be more a logjam of mid-level teams in the East than Milwaukee being dominant, but the Bucks could separate themselves from the pack with a few wins in a row here.
Plus the better the team is, the better the shot that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker can make the All-Star game. The young Bucks deserve that honor for the way they’ve balled out this season, and they can help their cases with excellent play in the next month or so.
The Knicks may be without Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday, which would be huge for Milwaukee’s chance. Porzingis is young, but he’s already New York’s best player, and it’s not that close.
To find out how both the Bucks and the Knicks could prevail on Wednesday night, we’ll go through major keys for both teams followed by a Knick to watch. Finally, then it’s predictions time.