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Match Date & Time: | 2022-01-23 05:30 AM (IST) 2022-01-23 12:00 AM (GMT) |
Milwaukee Bucks will take on Sacramento Kings in NBA 2021-22 on Sunday, 23 January 2022 at 05:30 AM IST
With a crucial part of the season starting, the Kings urgently need to revive their flagging campaign. They are currently in the thick of the fight for a play-in spot in the West, but have looked out of sorts in the last few weeks. The Kings need to drastically improve against the reigning champions at the Fiserv Forum.
Meanwhile, the Bucks will be playing the second night of a back-to-back. They are now on a two-game winning run after dispatching the sizzling Memphis Grizzlies 126-114 and undermanned Chicago Bulls 94-90. Giannis Antetokounmpo, as expected, has been at the forefront of the Bucks’ attack at both ends of the floor.
With Tyrese Haliburton out, the Sacramento Kings were seemingly cruising to a win against the Detroit Pistons. Out of nowhere, the Pistons unleashed a demoralizing 11-0 run in the final few minutes of the game to hand the Kings a painfully humiliating loss.
If Haliburton, who has cleared the league’s health and safety protocols, is back against the Bucks, he will provide a boost on both sides of the ball. However, that may not be enough against the Bucks’ stifling defense.
The Sacramento Kings defense, meanwhile, has been a comedy of errors and miscommunication. It has doomed them all season long if their offense is not clicking. They are bound to have a long night if their toothless defense continues to prevail.
De’Aaron Fox missed a potential game-tying step-back jumper against the Detroit Pistons. He had Pistons center Isaiah Stewart on his heels before his shot fell just an inch short. Despite the miss, he was brilliant yet again for the Kings.
The Milwaukee Bucks are only 4-6 in their last ten games, having lost embarrassingly to the Detroit Pistons at the start of the year. However, they have shown in their last two wins that when they are near full strength, they are a tough team to beat.
More importantly for the Bucks, when their Big 3 is playing, they are near unbeatable. If they can sustain their effort and energy in the second game of a back-to-back, they should be fine against the reeling Kings.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been terrific all season long. Not many teams, including the Kings, seem to have an answer for him.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had another MVP-level performance against the Chicago Bulls in the Milwaukee Bucks’ last win. He filled the stat sheet with 30 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, a steal and two blocks.
The Bulls defense practically threw the kitchen sink at him, but Antetokounmpo still thrived. There’s a reason why he’s consistently near the top of the MVP ladder this season.
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