Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan 8 at Indiana Pacers
By Adam McGee
Major key for Milwaukee – Deny the three
Although the Pacers aren’t a high volume three-point shooting team, they do make a high percentage of their attempts.
In the meeting between the teams at the Bradley Center last week, the Bucks held the Pacers to season-lows in both three-points attempts and makes, with marks of 15 and three respectively.
While that is a sign for encouragement, not only will the return of Victor Oladipo give the Pacers one of their greatest three-point threats for this game, but he also provides the kind of viable and dynamic threat that the Bucks could be inclined to blitz and double team.
Oladipo is undoubtedly the biggest threat to the Bucks, but Milwaukee will have to be wary of paying him too much attention as the likes of Bojan Bogdanovic and Cory Joseph could hurt the Bucks if they’re given too many open looks from distance.