Positives with Thursday Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers Matchup
MIL @ LAL
Out of all players in the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo lands in the 100th percentile for shots from the field made, logging a massive 11.5 per game this year.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has sunk 62.5% of his 3-pointers over the last 10 games, 30.4% higher than he’s converted from three over the course of the season.
Among all players in the league, Giannis Antetokounmpo registers in the 96th percentile for playing time, tallying a monstrous 35.0 minutes per game this year.
When it comes to shooting, the Milwaukee Bucks’s stellar 118.7 points per game without the home court advantage settles in as the 3rd-strongest in the NBA this year.
This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have totaled 5.6 three attempts per game (30th-highest in the NBA) against the Los Angeles Lakers, making this a positive matchup.
LeBron James has sunk 50.1% of his attempts from downtown over the last 10 games at home, 9.0% more than he’s made from 3-point range in all games this year at home.
Out of all players in the league, LeBron James places in the 91st percentile for playing time, logging a massive 34.2 minutes per game while at home this year.
With respect to shots from downtown, the Los Angeles Lakers’s stellar 40.2% rate of made threes places highest in the league over the last 20 games.
This year, opposing starting PFs have averaged 1.8 three-pointers per game (24th-highest in the NBA) against the Bucks, resulting in a favorable matchup.
The Lakers have played at the 3rd-fastest pace in the league over the last 25 games.
Brook Lopez has sunk 37.6% of his shots from behind the three-point arc over the last 10 games on the road, 8.6% higher than he’s converted from downtown over the course of the season on the road.
Brook Lopez has attempted 6.7 three-point shots per game over the last 10 games away from home, 1.5 more than he’s attempted overall this season on the road.
Brook Lopez has played 30.7 minutes per game away from home this year, ranking in the 81st percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.
The Milwaukee Bucks rank as the 5th-highest scoring offense in the NBA this year in terms of three-pointers.
The matchup against Anthony Davis is a good one for three-pointers; when squaring off against other starting Cs this year, they have sunk a colossal 41.1% of their three-pointers (93rd percentile).
The Milwaukee Bucks have played at the 5th-fastest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games away from home.
Rui Hachimura has successfully made 7.6 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.8 higher than he’s converted in all games this season.
Rui Hachimura has successfully made a terrific 42.5% of his shots from behind the three-point arc this season, quite a bit higher than his 33.6 rate last season.
Rui Hachimura has been on the court for 31.1 minutes per game over the last 15 games, 6.1 more than he’s been on the court for overall this year.
The Los Angeles Lakers check in as the highest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 25 games.
The matchup vs. Milwaukee is a strong one for field goals; when the Bucks are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied the 28th-most shots made from the field per game in the league this year (7.0).
The matchup vs. Milwaukee is a strong one for shot attempts from downtown; when the Milwaukee Bucks are away from home, opposing starting SFs have totaled the 26th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.6).
Among all players in the league, Anthony Davis ranks in the 97th percentile for playing time, posting a colossal 35.4 minutes per game at home this year.
When matched up against opposing starting Cs, Brook Lopez rates in the 80th percentile with a monstrous 2.0 three-point shots attempted against him per game this year.
The Bucks have played at the 5th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games away from their home court, which should raise opportunities for the Los Angeles Lakers.
In contrast to last season’s 33.6% rate, Malik Beasley’s 3-point effectiveness has increased this season to 42.2%.
Malik Beasley has averaged a terrific 29.6 minutes per game this season, a big improvement over his 23.6 minutes per game last season.
The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to get a boost in opportunities today from competing against the 3rd-fastest tempo team in the league over the last 25 games (the Lakers).
Out of all players in the league, Anthony Davis measures in the 97th percentile for shots made, logging a massive 9.5 per game this year.
The number of shots from the field against Brook Lopez has been quite high (13.0 per game) when on the visiting team and defending fellow starting Cs this year (100th percentile).
Malik Beasley has attempted 8.1 shots from downtown per game over the last 15 games, 1.5 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the season.
This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have shot 36.7% on three-pointers (21st-best in the league) against the Lakers, designating this as a positive matchup.
Among all players in the NBA, Damian Lillard registers in the 95th percentile for playing time, compiling an enormous 34.9 minutes per game this year.
This year when they are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PGs have totaled 15.6 field goal attempts per game (24th-most in the NBA) against the Lakers, creating a positive matchup.
Negatives with Thursday Matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
Offensive rebounds retain possession and bring about further opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Milwaukee Bucks grade out 2ndworst in in the league as the away team with a mere 8.8 offensive boards per game this year.
Over the last 15 games, their opposition has grabbed 12.7 offensive rebounds per game (most in the league) against the Los Angeles Lakers (saving possessions that can generate extra chances for offense).
Giannis Antetokounmpo has attempted a measly 11.0 free throws per game this year, a significant dropoff from his 12.2 rate last year.
Over the last 15 games, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 2.2 free throws per game (13th-lowest in the league) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, facing an uphill battle to get to the foul line.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to suffer a reduction in performance in all stat categories considering playing on the visting team in this game.
Among all players in the league, LeBron James places in the 91st percentile for technical fouls, compiling a massive 0.1 fouls per game with the home court advantage this year.
The Los Angeles Lakers check in as the worst offensive rebounding offense in the NBA this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore lead to fewer opportunities for scoring and assists).
Out of all players in the NBA, Brook Lopez rates in the 80th percentile for personal fouls, registering a massive 2.4 fouls per game while playing on the road this year.
Brook Lopez will not possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing without the home court advantage generally lowers player production for all stats.
Among all players in the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo places in the 95th percentile for personal fouls, tallying a massive 2.9 fouls per game this year.
Anthony Davis has made 22.2% of his three-pointers this year, ranking in the 15th percentile out of all players in the league.
Anthony Davis has averaged 2.2 personal fouls per game while on his home court this year, ranking in the 75th percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.
Among all players in the NBA, Malik Beasley ranks in the 79th percentile for technical fouls, tallying a whopping 0.1 fouls per game this year.
This year when they are on the road, the other team’s starting SGs have shot 37.1% on field goal attempts (13th-worst in the NBA) against the Los Angeles Lakers, marking this as a difficult matchup.
Malik Beasley has successfully made just 58.3% of his foul shots this year, significantly less than his 72.8 mark last year.
The matchup vs. Brook Lopez is a hard one for drawing fouls; when facing opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted just 2.4 free throws per game (3rd percentile).
Malik Beasley will not enjoy the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage generally reduces player performance for all stats.
In contrast to last season’s 11.3 clip, Damian Lillard’s shot attempts from beyond the arc have fallen this season to 8.5 per game.
Over the last 5 games, the other team’s starting PGs have averaged 1.6 three-pointers per game (11th-fewest in the league) against the Los Angeles Lakers, designating this as a challenging matchup.
Damian Lillard will not possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road usually decreases player production across the board.
The matchup vs. Anthony Davis is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; when facing fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a measly 2.5 free throws per game (7th percentile).
Damian Lillard has tallied a measly 24.5 points per game this year, significantly less than his 32.2 points per game last year.
Damian Lillard has attempted a mere 7.3 foul shots per game this year, quite a bit less than his 9.6 mark last year.
Over the last 25 games, the other team’s starting PFs have attempted 2.6 foul shots per game (13th-lowest in the NBA) against the Milwaukee Bucks, struggling to get to the charity stripe.