National Basketball Association
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Atlanta at Milwaukee
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, with both teams experiencing hot stretches.

It will be the second night of a back-to-back set for the Bucks, who took care of the Pistons in Detroit 128-107 in NBA Cup action Tuesday to secure a 4-0 record in the tournament and advance to the quarterfinals.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 28 points on nearly perfect 10-for-11 shooting from the floor while collecting eight assists and seven rebounds. Teammate Damian Lillard had 27 points and five assists.

"It's great -- they put a tournament in front of us, and we want to win it. We said that early on," Bucks coach Doc Rivers said. "We're 4-0, but we still have a lot of work to do."

The Bucks have won seven games in a row and nine of their past 10 after starting the season 2-8. As a result of advancing out of group play, the Bucks will host the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup quarterfinals next Tuesday.

The Hawks also made it to the quarterfinals, where they will take on the Knicks in New York on Dec. 11.

The Hawks are winners of four games in a row, most recently 124-112 at home over New Orleans on Monday night. Atlanta has pulled to .500 for the season.

De'Andre Hunter came off the bench to lead Atlanta with 22 points, but all nine Hawks players who saw action had at least eight points, with seven scoring in double figures.

"We had a lot of guys that didn't shoot well, playing through that, that's something we've talked about," Atlanta coach Quin Snyder said. "It's hard; there's a natural tendency to be frustrated, but overcoming that is important. I feel we did that for the most part tonight."

Trae Young narrowly leads the Hawks with an average of 20.9 points per game while Jalen Johnson averages 20.0. Young's 12.2 assists lead the NBA while Johnson leads the team with 9.8 rebounds per game.

Eight Hawks average double figures in scoring.

Antetokounmpo leads the NBA in points per game, averaging 32.7 as well as a team-high 11.7 rebounds. Lillard averages 7.6 assists, and Brook Lopez adds 2.4 blocked shots per game.

On the injury front, Milwaukee was without MarJon Beauchamp (hamstring) and Khris Middleton (ankle) on Tuesday. Middleton has yet to make his season debut. The Bucks had not announced the injury status of their players as of Wednesday morning.

On the Hawks' side, Young is probable for Wednesday night despite right Achilles tendinitis. Cody Zeller (personal) is out.

The all-time series between these Eastern Conference rivals is nearly tied, with Milwaukee owning a 119-117 advantage.

The season series has gone back-and-forth as well. Milwaukee took two of three games a season ago after the teams split 2-2 in 2022-23 and Atlanta took two of three in 2021-22.

The Wednesday game will be the first of four matchups between the teams this season. They will play again Feb. 7 and March 4 in Atlanta, then March 30 in Milwaukee.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away Day Night Div Conf
Atlanta 11-11 W4 6-5 5-6 1-1 10-10 3-2 8-6
Milwaukee 11-9 W7 8-3 3-6 0-2 11-7 4-3 9-8
Last Meeting
Atlanta Milwaukee
Date Away Home Pts Reb FG% Pts Reb FG%
3/30/24 MIL 122 ATL 113 113 39 45.7 122 40 55.1
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Atlanta B. Bogdanovic 38 52.2 9
Milwaukee G. Antetokounmpo 36 54.5 12
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Atlanta B. Bogdanovic 10 1 9
Milwaukee G. Antetokounmpo 16 4 12
Assists Player  
Atlanta D. Murray 12
Milwaukee G. Antetokounmpo 8
Season
Points Player Total FG% FTM
Atlanta T. Young 476 39.2 123
Milwaukee G. Antetokounmpo 632 61.0 129
Rebounds Player Total Off Def
Atlanta J. Johnson 227 38 189
Milwaukee G. Antetokounmpo 227 42 185
Assists Player  
Atlanta T. Young 278
Milwaukee D. Lillard 147
Quickchart Matchup
Atlanta Atlanta Off vs  Milwaukee Milwaukee Defense
Atlanta Off vs Milwaukee - Points For 116.5 Points For
Atlanta Off vs Milwaukee - Points Against 112.2 Points Against
Atlanta - FG% 46.6 FG%
Milwaukee - FG% 45.1 FG%
Atlanta - Reb 45.5 Reb
Milwaukee - Reb 45.0 Reb
Milwaukee Milwaukee Off vs  Atlanta Atlanta Defense
Milwaukee Off vs Atlanta - Points For 114.0 Points For
Milwaukee Off vs Atlanta - Points Against 119.0 Points Against
Milwaukee - FG% 48.5 FG%
Atlanta - FG% 46.3 FG%
Milwaukee - Reb 43.3 Reb
Atlanta - Reb 44.8 Reb