The Milwaukee Bucks won't have Giannis Antetokounmpo in the lineup as they challenge the Atlanta Hawks in a Saturday matinee. The Bucks have fallen way behind the pace in the race for a play-in spot and are resting their franchise star.
The Milwaukee Bucks come off an empty trip to Miami where they slowed down Bam Adebayo following his historic 83-point game but couldn’t come away with a win, falling 112-105. As a result, this stop in Atlanta becomes a must-win if the team’s already unlikely hopes of reaching the play-in round of the postseason are to avoid becoming unrealistic.
It doesn’t bode well for team morale that Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to miss this contest against the Atlanta Hawks due to right calf injury management, a sign that the team is prioritizing being smart with its franchise player’s health over a playoff pursuit. Antetokounmpo scored 31 points against Heat, but it’s tough to see how playing major minutes is a good idea for him going forward with the season slipping away. Milwaukee enters Saturday’s matinee in the ATL 11 games under .500, six games back of the 10th-seeded Charlotte Hornets. The Bucks do hold a tiebreaker, but they’re running out of time and have little room for error. The Hawks have caught the Philadelphia 76ers in the race for the No. 8 seed, having prevailed in all five of their March games thus far and running their win streak to eight. This is the fourth game of a five-game homestand for Atlanta, which closes with a game against Orlando on Monday.Antetokounmpo missed 16 contests following his latest calf strain and returned in a loss to the Boston Celtics on March 2. The Bucks are 1-5 since his return, and this will be the second game he’s missed. Milwaukee is 15-17 at home this season and 8-12 vs. the West. Phoenix is 15-14 on the road and 12-9 against Eastern Conference competition.Saturday, March 14, 3:10 p.m. EST, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GeorgiaWTMJ , FM 92.9 FM The Game
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