Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:51 am

(24-4) LAKERS AT BUCKS (24-4)

Thursday, December 19, 2019, 5:00 PM PDT
Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI

Referees: Marc Davis (#8), Tyler Ford (#39), Marat Kogut (#32)

Replay Center: Ed Malloy, Natalie Sago

Line: Bucks -4.5

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GAME PREVIEW: LAKERS AT BUCKS


by NBA.com

The top two teams in the NBA will get together for what can still be considered a potential NBA Finals preview, even if their recent top form was bumped off-track.

In a season during which, thus far, the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks have rarely been sidetracked, they will both enter off of defeats when they clash Thursday night in Wisconsin.

The Lakers will conclude a five-game road swing that saw their 14-game winning streak away from home end Tuesday in a 105-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The Milwaukee Bucks said goodbye to their 18-game winning streak when they were stopped by the Dallas Mavericks 120-116 on Monday.

The sidebar to Thursday's attention-getting showdown is that one of these top teams, who enter with matching 24-4 records, will be stuck with consecutive defeats for the first time when it's finished.

"We just gotta keep on playing," the Bucks' Kyle Korver told reporters after the loss to the Mavericks. "It says something about our team that you've won a bunch of games in a row but we were still fighting for (Monday's game). We came up short, though."

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo did all he could with 48 points and 14 rebounds against the Mavericks in Milwaukee's first defeat since Nov. 8 to the Utah Jazz.

The reigning NBA MVP was 18 of 31 from the field and 11 of 16 from the free-throw line, but just 1 of 6 from 3-point range. He leads the Bucks with 31.7 points and 12.8 rebounds per game and appears to be playing even better than last season.

"My dad and my brother always say this: 'To excel, to be better, you've got to face adversity,'" Antetokounmpo said afterward, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "It starts from the team leader to the last player. We got to see what we did wrong. I've got to step it up defensively, play better defense -- way, way better defense -- to help my team. It's good. At the end of the day it's good. You get better."

The Lakers can take some solace in the fact that their defeat to the Pacers came with star forward Anthony Davis as an onlooker because of a mild right ankle sprain. He is likely to play Thursday.

Without Davis, the Lakers were missing 27.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, both tops on the team. The Lakers received 20 points and nine rebounds from LeBron James, but the four-time MVP missed a would-be go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining and the Pacers sealed the victory.

"There's no need to hang our heads," Lakers reserve big man Dwight Howard said after scoring 20 points. "There's no need to complain. We got to get ready for Milwaukee. That's the only thing we can do."

While the Bucks will be without guard Eric Bledsoe (leg), the Lakers are expected to be without forward Kyle Kuzma (ankle).

Once Thursday night's game is complete, the teams won't be able to test themselves against each other until March 6 at Los Angeles.


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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:18 pm

As Pat Riley used to say in the 80's, another big statement game. Yeah it is just a regular season game but playing the team with the best record in the East is meaningful. I look at games like this vs the Bucks, also against the Clippers, and against the Celtics as big regular season games just because those teams are measuring sticks IMO. I just hope AD is playing, it was clear we missed him the other night vs Indy.
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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:52 pm

3Peatkb24 wrote:As Pat Riley used to say in the 80's, another big statement game. Yeah it is just a regular season game but playing the team with the best record in the East is meaningful. I look at games like this vs the Bucks, also against the Clippers, and against the Celtics as big regular season games just because those teams are measuring sticks IMO. I just hope AD is playing, it was clear we missed him the other night vs Indy.


I view it as a meaningless practice game, to be honest. It feels so good to be able to type those words again!! :roflmaomain:
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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:25 pm

KobeMVP888 wrote:
3Peatkb24 wrote:As Pat Riley used to say in the 80's, another big statement game. Yeah it is just a regular season game but playing the team with the best record in the East is meaningful. I look at games like this vs the Bucks, also against the Clippers, and against the Celtics as big regular season games just because those teams are measuring sticks IMO. I just hope AD is playing, it was clear we missed him the other night vs Indy.


I view it as a meaningless practice game, to be honest. It feels so good to be able to type those words again!! :roflmaomain:


I hear what you are saying, I viewed the game against Indy like that to be honest :roflmao: . We were just due for a loss on the road and Indy is good plus we had no AD. I just do not want to lose 2 in a row and the team start to form bad habits. Beating the best teams in the league also will send a message to them where they should fear us. I may be overthinking things as well so who knows.
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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby Nycitylaker » Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:38 pm

4 bench points
Hill had 21 off the bench
Practice game so ho hum to Kenny’s point. We know we have a contender and it’s exciting. We have another gear!

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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:41 pm

We came out sluggish, made a nice come back but fell short. I am surprised the Bucks are this good after losing Brogdon. That team is fundamentally sound. Ok 24-5 on the season and now back home in LA finally for some home cooking. It seems like we haven't had a home game forever.
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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:02 am

It's an Eastern team, still. Giannis is good for a game-to-game but in a 7-gamer vs. the same team in a playoff atmosphere . . ? This is where LeBron's Finals expertise and our vastly more intuitive coaching staff wins out. Just glad to be here.
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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:14 am

*sidenote -- paiper maché Clips lose ALL their cool in a loss to the beard and the cross-dresser. Stupid-ass Beverly gets himself ejected AFTER Sweet Lou gets ejected. Sad, sorry-ass franchise.

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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby KobeMVP888 » Fri Dec 20, 2019 8:38 am

End of a 5 game road trip. Meaningless practice game, albeit we are only 5-4 against the good teams while beating everyone who we should beat. LeBron's past teams who did it that way did not win chips. Just sayin'. Then again, in a 9 game series, we still win!
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Re: Game 29: 12/19/19 Lakers at Bucks GAME THREAD

Postby lakerevolution » Fri Dec 20, 2019 2:57 pm

KobeMVP888 wrote:End of a 5 game road trip. Meaningless practice game, albeit we are only 5-4 against the good teams while beating everyone who we should beat. LeBron's past teams who did it that way did not win chips. Just sayin'. Then again, in a 9 game series, we still win!


In LeBron's defense *I've come a long way, baby :potter:* a few of his Finals losses were against incredibly deep, talented and well-coached teams. If we get out of the West, past Dallas and that fake-ass L.A. squad, Milwaukee should not be good enough to get 4 of 7 from us.
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