Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan. 20 at Orlando Magic
By Ti Windisch
The slumping Milwaukee Bucks are back under .500, with a game against the Orlando Magic next up on the schedule.
The Milwaukee Bucks have lost three straight games, and they’ll need to be road warriors to prevent that losing streak from getting any longer. After sitting at 20-18 and looking up towards some good seeds in the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee is now 20-21 and barely out of the eighth spot.
The good news about the clump of teams in the middle of the East is that an ascension can be made very quickly. The bad news is that a slide downwards can happen just as quickly, if not faster.
With teams like the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks trending up, the Bucks need to collect some wins to prevent being left behind once playoff time rolls around. With Khris Middleton reportedly looking at returning soon, Milwaukee could make a real push towards the end of the season.
That won’t matter unless the Bucks are in a position to push towards anything, though. That means games like the one on Friday night, against the lowly Orlando Magic, matter.
To find out how either team could win this game, we’ll look for a major key for both Orlando and Milwaukee. Then we’ll single out a Magicman to watch, and finally make some predictions about the final score.