Finale
The NBA as a whole is moving away from post play, but that doesn’t mean teams can give up on defending down low. Especially when the new class of centers is taken into account, it’s important for teams to be able to slow down guys like Whiteside and Embiid.
The Bucks have been getting torched by centers lately, something that has definitely contributed to the current losing streak. The Heat don’t have many weapons, so if that losing streak does grow to five Whiteside will probably have a lot to do with it.
Giannis and Jabari will both have to have themselves a game to prevent that from happening, but other Bucks need to step up as well. Some bench players have really struggled recently–the Bucks need more from their whole team to stop this streak.
Predictions and Leaderboard:
Rohan Katti: Bucks by 19 — 26-16, 488 point differential
Lukas Harkins: Bucks by 6 — 24-18, 478 point differential
Adam Coffman: Bucks by 10 — 24-18, 494 point differential
Tom Pheister: Bucks by 13 — 24-18, 533 point differential
Adam McGee: Bucks by 22 — 23-19, 540 point differential
Tim Wray: Bucks by 8 — 22-20, 504 point differential
Jordan Treske: Bucks by 11 — 22-20, 571 point differential
Ti Windisch: Bucks by 15 — 21-21, 512 point differential
Next: Bucks Player Power Rankings, Jan. 12 - Jan. 18
The game is on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on Fox Sports Wisconsin.