The Milwaukee Bucks look for wins on back-to-back nights when they host the Charlotte Hornets Saturday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks are starting to hit their stride after a tough start to the season when they face off against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday for the second time in a week. The Hornets got the best of Milwaukee in the first matchup of the season beating the Bucks 115-114 despite Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring his first triple-double of the season. LaMelo Ball scored 19 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to give the Hornets the slight edge. Despite that close loss, Milwaukee has still won four of its last five games including a Friday night 129-117 win against the Indiana Pacers in NBA Cup – Group Play. Antetokounmpo put up another triple-double this time with 37 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. It is the Greek Freak’s second triple-double in four games helping hand Indiana its third loss in a row. Milwaukee is the considerable favorite tonight against Charlotte with a -8.5 line in its favor.
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Date: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Extra (South)
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Charlotte is coming off a close call when it beat the Detroit Pistons on Thursday 123-121 in overtime. Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball both went off in the game scoring 38 and 35 respectively. Miller led the Hornets in overtime scoring eight points in the extra frame. It was looking like Charlotte would get the easy win but Detroit kept fighting back erasing a 20-point deficit. Miller made sure the home crowd wouldn’t go home stunned and unhappy scoring his career-best eighth three with 32 seconds left in the game to give the Hornets a six-point lead to secure the win. Charlotte is trying to improve on its tough 1-6 road mark to start the season.
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