Streak on the line
The Bucks have been on quite the roll, as indicated by their seven-game win streak and they’ve done that by thriving on the road, and taking care of business at home over the last two games especially.
But the Jazz stand as a far greater challenge than the slate of underwhelming teams that the Bucks have primarily cleaned up against on this current stretch of games. And the Bucks won’t face another team over .500 until the LA Clippers come to town less than two weeks from now on December 6.
Milwaukee has fared well when going against opponents who enter games above. 500 as the Bucks hold a 7-3 record for such games. The Jazz, meanwhile, have a 6-2 record when going against teams who hold records that are .500 or better, which includes their 103-100 nailbiting win over the Bucks earlier this month.
The Bucks will certainly look to exact revenge after their comeback fell short in Salt Lake City, though they’ll obviously be without one of their key contributors in Khris Middleton in that regard, who certainly didn’t help their cause that night with his late-game blunders.