The Milwaukee Bucks will look to complete the season sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers when they visit the Moda Center on Thursday night.
After bouncing back well with their biggest winning margin of the season in Sacramento on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks face a much tougher test as they finish up their road trip on Thursday night in Portland.
As a team plagued by inconsistency, there was little danger of overreaction or exceptional confidence from one impressive performance against a bad team, but on Thursday the Bucks will have a chance to prove whether they have figured something out or finally decided they’re ready to play and lock in on a nightly basis.
In matching up with the Trail Blazers, memories will be evoked of the previous meeting between the two teams, which stands out as perhaps the obvious highlight of the season so far for the Bucks.
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With the Trail Blazers riding high at 13-8 in fourth place in the Western Conference standings, they should present a true test of Milwaukee’s mettle.
Well organized and with star talent in the backcourt, if the Bucks allow the Trail Blazers to play to their best, things could get ugly in a hurry for the visitors.
Which version of the Milwaukee Bucks is set to turn up on Thursday night, though? Let’s take a closer look at some of the potential keys to victory for both teams to get a better sense of how the game might play out.