The Positives with Philadelphia at Milwaukee Thursday 14th Matchup

Tyrese Maxey has been on the court for 37.2 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA: 99th percentile.

The Milwaukee Bucks have played at the 4th-fastest pace-of-play in the league at home this year, which ought to boost opportunities for the 76ers.

The Philadelphia 76ers rank as the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 20 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore produce new chances for scoring and assists).

Brook Lopez has made 50.0% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games, 17.1% more than he’s converted from downtown overall this season.

Brook Lopez has been on the court for 31.1 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-utilized players in the league: 82nd percentile.

The matchup vs. Mo Bamba is a positive one for scoring; when Bamba is on the visiting team other starting Cs this year, they have converted a colossal 68.8% of their shots from the field (100th percentile).

The Milwaukee Bucks have played at the 4th-quickest pace-of-play in the league with the home court advantage this year.

As a team, the Bucks have been among the best at getting to the foul line: best in the NBA this year with 25.3 free throws per game.

Out of all players in the NBA, Kyle Lowry measures in the 75th percentile for 3-point shots drained, putting up 1.6 per game this year.

Bobby Portis has sunk 50.5% of his attempts from downtown over the last 10 games at home, 14.1% higher than he’s made from downtown overall this season while on his home court.

Bobby Portis has made 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games at home, 11.8% higher than he’s put through the hoop overall this season while at home.

Bobby Portis figures to see an increase in efficiency in all facets of the game as a result of owning the home court advantage in this contest.

Damian Lillard has averaged 34.7 minutes per game while playing at home this year, ranking in the 94th percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.

With respect to shot attempts from downtown, the 2nd-most aggressive offense in the league over the last 25 games has been the Milwaukee Bucks.

The matchup vs. Philadelphia is a strong one for 3-point shots; when the Philadelphia 76ers are on the road, the opposition’s starting PGs have shot for the 7th-highest three percentage in the league this year (39.9%).

Damian Lillard will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing at home usually increases player performance across the board.

Malik Beasley has attempted 8.1 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 15 games, 1.4 more than he’s attempted in all games this season.

Malik Beasley has played a terrific 29.7 minutes per game this year, quite a bit more than his 23.6 minutes per game last year.

This year when they are at home, the other team’s starting SGs have shot 46.2% on three-pointers (4th-highest in the NBA) against the 76ers, creating a good matchup.

Malik Beasley has successfully made 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 38.5% higher than he’s put through the net overall this season.

Jae Crowder has converted 46.5% of his attempts from beyond the arc playing at home this year, putting him in the 92nd percentile among all players in the league.

Jae Crowder has played a terrific 24.0 minutes per game this year, a significant increase from his 17.3 minutes per game last year.

Jae Crowder ought to see a spike in productivity for all stats as a result of holding the home court advantage in this contest.

Paul Reed has sunk 5.6 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 2.5 higher than he’s put through the hoop overall this year.

Paul Reed has made 58.3% of his 3-pointers over the last 10 games, 20.8% more than he’s made from 3-point range in all games this season.

Paul Reed has played 26.3 minutes per game over the last 15 games, 7.4 more than he’s played over the course of the season.

Tobias Harris has averaged 34.0 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 92nd percentile.

This year, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 1.8 three-pointers per game (7th-highest in the league) against the Milwaukee Bucks, branding this as a positive matchup.

Damian Lillard has compiled 24.4 points per game this year, placing him among the best players in the league by this metric: 96th percentile.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has successfully made 53.7% of his three-point shots over the last 10 games, 22.8% higher than he’s made from 3-point range over the course of the season.

Among all players in the league, Giannis Antetokounmpo lands in the 90th percentile for playing time, posting a monstrous 33.7 minutes per game playing at home this year.

The matchup vs. the 76ers is a positive one for threes; the other team’s starting PFs have posted the 4th-highest three rate in the league this year (40.8%).

Among all players in the NBA, Tobias Harris places in the 87th percentile for shots drained, logging a whopping 6.6 per game this year.

Jae Crowder has converted 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 30.3% more than he’s converted in all games this season.

Relative to last season’s 15.6 clip, Tyrese Maxey’s shots from the field have increased this season to 20.0 per game.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have totaled 6.2 buckets per game (5th-highest in the league) vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, labeling this as a strong matchup.

Among all players in the league, Giannis Antetokounmpo rates in the 99th percentile, registering a massive 30.8 points per game this year.

Brook Lopez has attempted 5.1 threes per game this year, placing him in the 81st percentile among all players in the league.

Kelly Oubre Jr. has attempted 18.6 shots per game over the last 5 games, 6.5 more than he’s attempted overall this year.

Kelly Oubre Jr. has attempted 4.6 3-pointers per game this year, placing him in the 76th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Kelly Oubre Jr. has averaged 29.4 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 78th percentile.

This year, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied 21.7 points per game (most in the league) vs. the Bucks, resulting in a good matchup for offensive production.

Kyle Lowry has made 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games on the road, 16.7% higher than he’s converted over the course of the season while playing away from home.

The matchup vs. Milwaukee is a positive one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted a colossal 4.6 foul shots per game this year when the Bucks are at home (5th-most in the league).

Out of all players in the NBA, Malik Beasley lands in the 81st percentile for three-point efficiency when playing at home with a great 41.7% rate this year.

When matched up against fellow starting Cs, Brook Lopez ranks in the 100th percentile with an enormous 12.3 shot attempts from the field against him per game this year.

Mo Bamba has made 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 10 games, 39.7% more than he’s made over the course of the year.

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Negative Aspects with 76ers vs Bucks Matchup this Thursday

Compared to last season’s 3.7 mark, Tyrese Maxey’s off the mark three-point shots have jumped this season to 5.0 per game.

Tyrese Maxey has accumulated 2.2 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the highest-fouling players in the NBA (76th percentile).

As it relates to shots from behind the three-point arc, the 2nd-least aggressive team in the NBA on the road over the last 15 games has been the Philadelphia 76ers.

Over the last 10 games, the other team’s starting SGs have tallied 4.3 three attempts per game (lowest in the league) against the Milwaukee Bucks, marking this as a tough matchup.

The Philadelphia 76ers have played at the 2nd-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games.

Brook Lopez has registered a mere 12.4 points per game this season, quite a bit less than his 16.1 points per game last season.

Out of all players in the league, Brook Lopez places in the 85th percentile for personal fouls, registering a massive 2.4 fouls per game this year.

The Bucks are expected to experience a decrease in plays in this game from being pitted against the 2nd-least up-tempo pace team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Philadelphia 76ers).

Offensive rebounds maintain possession and result in more opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Milwaukee Bucks grade out 2ndworst in in the NBA with just 7.2 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.

Out of all players in the NBA, Kyle Lowry rates in the 83rd percentile for personal fouls, averaging a colossal 2.4 fouls per game on the road this year.

Over the last 20 games, opposing starting PGs have shot 28.2% on 3-pointers (2nd-lowest in the league) vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, identifying this as a hard matchup.

Kyle Lowry will not possess the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home city usually decreases stat production in all facets of the game.

Bobby Portis has averaged 2.4 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the highest-fouling players in the league (83rd percentile).

In contrast to last year’s 11.3 rate, Damian Lillard’s shot attempts from beyond the arc have regressed this year to 8.6 per game.

Over the last 25 games, the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted 3.4 foul shots per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, struggling to get to the foul line.

Over the last 5 games when they are at home, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled 2.8 3-point attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Philadelphia 76ers, making this a hard matchup.

Paul Reed has tallied 3.2 personal fouls per game over the last 15 games, 0.8 higher than he’s tallied in all games this year.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been the lowest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 5 games.

Paul Reed will not possess the home court advantage in this game. Playing while traveling usually worsens stat production in all stat categories.

Tobias Harris has failed to make 3.1 three-point attempts per game over the last 10 games, 0.7 higher than he’s missed over the course of the season.

Tobias Harris figures to see a decline in productivity in all facets of the game considering being on the road in this contest.

In comparison to last season’s 9.6 rate, Damian Lillard’s number of free throw attempts has fallen this season to 7.2 free throw attempts per game.

Out of all players in the league, Giannis Antetokounmpo registers in the 91st percentile for personal fouls, logging a monstrous 2.7 fouls per game at home this year.

Paul Reed has attempted 0.8 treys per game away from home this year, putting him in the 21st percentile among all players in the league.

The matchup vs. the Bucks may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting PFs have attempted a measly 2.6 foul shots per game over the last 25 games (least in the NBA).

The matchup vs. the 76ers is a challenging one; they have allowed the least points per game in the league to the opposition’s starting SFs this year (11.3).

This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted 1.5 free throws per game (lowest in the league) against the 76ers, making it tough to get to the charity stripe.

Tyrese Maxey stands to experience a decrease in productivity in all facets of the game as a result of being on the road in this game.

In contrast to last year’s 2.4 mark, Mo Bamba’s shot attempts from beyond the arc have been reduced this year to 0.9 per game.

Mo Bamba figures to suffer a reduction in production for all stats due to playing on the visting team in this game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has attempted a mere 11.1 free throws per game this season, significantly lower than his 12.2 mark last season.

The matchup against Mo Bamba is a difficult one for three-point attempts; when Bamba is away from his home court and matched up against other starting Cs this year, they have attempted just 0.8 shots from behind the three-point arc per game (3rd percentile).

Over the last 25 games when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SFs have logged 13.3 points per game (6th-lowest in the league) vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, resulting in a hard matchup for offensive efficiency.

Over the last 25 games when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 2.8 free throws per game (9th-lowest in the league) against the Milwaukee Bucks, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is expected to suffer a reduction in effectiveness across the board on account of playing away from home in this matchup.

Kyle Lowry has attempted just 6.5 shots from the field per game this year, significantly less than his 8.5 mark last year.

Among all players in the NBA, Kelly Oubre Jr. places in the 96th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a massive 3.0 fouls per game when playing away from home this year.

The matchup vs. Milwaukee is a challenging one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the other team’s starting SFs have averaged the least three attempts per game in the league over the last 25 games when the Bucks are at home (3.8).

The matchup against Brook Lopez is a difficult one for getting to the free-throw line; when matched up against fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a measly 2.3 free throws per game (3rd percentile).