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Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets

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1-1, 1-0 Away

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0-2, 0-0 Home

Milwaukee travels to Brooklyn for conference showdown

Milwaukee Bucks (1-1, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (0-2, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn faces Milwaukee in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Brooklyn finished 32-50 overall, 24-28 in Eastern Conference action and 20-21 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Nets averaged 6.8 steals, 5.2 blocks and 12.3 turnovers per game last season.

Milwaukee went 49-33 overall and 34-18 in Eastern Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Bucks averaged 119.0 points per game while allowing opponents to score 116.4 last season.

INJURIES

: Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring).

Bucks: Khris Middleton: day to day (ankle).

Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/27

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 46.0%
Bucks: 54.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Trendon Watford, PF Out Oct 26
Bojan Bogdanovic, SF Out Oct 26
Day'Ron Sharpe, C Out Oct 7
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Khris Middleton, SF Out Oct 26
AJ Green, G Day-To-Day Oct 26
Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF Day-To-Day Oct 26

Bucks Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs LAL L 107-102
vs CHI W 111-107
@ DAL L 109-84
@ PHI W 124-109
vs CHI L 133-122

Nets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs WSH W 131-92
@ PHI L 117-95
vs TOR L 116-112
@ ATL L 120-116
@ ORL L 116-101

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 2 0 1.000 - W2
Chicago 1 1 .500 1 W1
Milwaukee 1 1 .500 1 L1
Indiana 1 1 .500 1 L1
Detroit 0 2 .000 2 L2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 0 W2 1 2
New York 1 1 W1 0.5 1
Toronto 1 1 W1 0.5 1
Brooklyn 2 2 L2 0 0
Philadelphia 2 2 L2 0 0
Full Standings

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Milwaukee travels to Brooklyn for conference showdown

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Milwaukee Bucks (1-1, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (0-2, 11th in the Eastern Conference)