The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers will meet on Friday night in a potential Finals preview, and a battle of the MVP race’s likely top-two.
After a slightly shakier run of performances over their last three games, albeit only one defeat to show from that span, the Milwaukee Bucks hit the road for a Western Conference road trip, which will start under the most intense spotlight the NBA has to offer.
Before moving on to face the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets, the Bucks will go toe-to-toe with the Los Angeles Lakers in a battle of the No. 1 team in the East and the No. 1 team in the West.
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The Bucks have enjoyed a formidable run against the teams from Los Angeles so far this season, racking up two wins against the Clippers, and having prevailed with the win in their previous meeting with the Lakers.
The prospect of facing the Lakers at Staples Center at this time of the year may well make for a very different challenge, but there haven’t been many challenges that have got the better of Mike Budenholzer’s team so far this season.
So without further ado, let’s take a closer look at three of the main storylines worth paying close attention to in Friday night’s big game.