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Milwaukee Bucks vs San Antonio Spurs Game Preview for 12.19.23
Bucks vs Spurs Preview- “Look out! It’s a trap!”
The (19-7) Milwaukee Bucks take on the (4-21) San Antonio Spurs at home in a game that features the best team in the NBA and one of the worst teams. The game is at the “beer keg”, the Fiserv Forum, and downtown Milwaukee owes the game a passing interest because of the lackluster opponent. The Bucks are in a stretch where they are constantly playing every other day.
The Bucks have won 13 in a row at home. The Spurs are 2-9 on the road. Milwaukee is a 17 point favorite. That is almost unheard of in an NBA game.
The Bucks are an experienced, veteran team. Damian Lillard is starting to heat up offensively and Giannis just broke the franchise record for scoring in a game (64 points) and is now the franchise leader in rebounding.
For San Antonio #1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama is sitting this one out.
The Spurs are a team interested in rebuilding and are very young. Another top player for the Spurs (Keldon Johnson) just turned 23. They dealt another top player, Dejounte Murray, last season for multiple first round picks.
Milwaukee Bucks Keys to Victory
Hit some threes
Milwaukee was fine in shooting the three against Houston going 13-36 as a team. (36.1%)
Against Detroit, Milwaukee was lights out, hitting 19-42 (45,2%).
Anywhere in that range will be good for the Bucks. On the season Milwaukee is shooting 38.3% from three.
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Keep winning the rebounding battle.
As a team the Bucks are doing a much better job of rebounding the ball now than they did to start the season. In the big win against Detroit, Milwaukee outrebounded the lowly Pistons 49-36. Against Houston Milwaukee also won the rebounding war 46-31.
By winning the rebounding battle the Bucks also can control the tempo of the game. That is always something that helps this team.
Empty out the bench
Let’s get some AJ Green minutes or let’s get to see what Chris Livingston has to offer. The NBA regular season can be a grind and it’d be nice to see Milwaukee go more than 8 deep in tonight’s game.
The Opponent: The Spurs
The Josh Primo “curse” is alive and well. The Spurs drafted the 19 year old in the 2021 draft. He was accused (and released by the team) of showing his genitals nine different times to different Spurs employees. GROSS!
Now the case is not being investigated further.
Primo is now getting a second chance with the Clippers.
So while making a big draft pick like that and have it clearly not work out may have set the franchise back, the Spurs now have Victor Wembanyama. He has looked like the real deal so far. It helps he has a great coach.
Greg Popovich is a legendary, amazing coach who gets the most out of his players. He has been Mr. USA Basketball and is already in the coaching basketball hall of fame.
He has a good young roster that simply has not figured out how to defend the three or really score when they need too.
Jeremy Sochan starts at small forward. He plays a Khris Middleton-type role in the offense. The problem is his three point shooting (34%) and field goal percentages (41%) have been pretty bad.
Malaki Branham plays the point guard even though he is a shooting guard trapped in a point guard’s body. The former first round pick is young and doesn’t pass all that well (2.4 assists per game).
Like Branham, guard Devin Vassell can play. But he is so much more of a scorer than a distributor. (18.3 points per game).
Dougie “Buckets” provides a veteran presence for the Spurs off the bench. The 31 year old plays around 15 minus a game and around 6 points, usually in the form of an erratic three.
Things to tell your buddies as you are watching the game
- Remember David Robinson? The Admiral. The former #1 overall pick is alive and well and on Twitter @Davidtheadmiral
- Former Bucks Head Coach Mike Budenholzer comes from the Popovich “coaching tree”. He spent 17 years as a Popovich assistant from 1996-2013.
- Greg Popovich is 74. He is a legendary wine drinker.
- The Spurs lead the all-time series 53-44.
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CUDAHY, Wis. – A Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon runner is recovering after a car hit her during the race on Sunday, Oct. 6.
It all happened shortly after 11 a.m., on South Lake Drive in Cudahy. Police say the driver had a medical emergency.
It was supposed to be a morning of setting personal records.
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But for one runner, the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon took a tragic turn.
Cudahy police say during the marathon a vehicle hit a 28-year-old runner.
It happened before 11:30 a.m. near Henry and South Lake Drive, across from Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital.
Police say a 68-year-old Waterford woman driving southbound experienced a medical emergency. She sideswiped another vehicle, causing a rollover.
Police say the woman then hit the runner before then coming to a stop near the woods.
“These are obviously incidents we never want to see happen in any event, any live event,” said Jen Puente from the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon.
Neighbors say the southbound lanes were open to traffic, but the northbound lanes were closed for the race and the runner was alone.
There were no hard barriers blocking cars from getting close to the course.
“There were cones along the race route to indicate the race route, along with signage, public awareness and officials along the course,” added Puente. “The Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon team will continue debriefing and looking at options to ensure runner safety not just next year but perpetuity.”
The runner and two drivers involved were taken to the hospital.
One vehicle was on its side
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Puente provided an update on the runner who survived but never reached the finish line.
“The runner was released from the hospital and is at home recuperating and recovering,” said Puente.
Police say the runner who was hit is from Medford, Wisconsin, which is in the northern part of the state.
FOX6 is working to get an update on the others involved in this incident.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and Milwaukee police are searching for a vulnerable, critically missing 69-year-old man.
Ike King Jr. was last seen traveling on foot Sunday, Oct. 6, around 10:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of North 41st Street, a largely residential area just west of West Fond du Lac Avenue. King has dementia. He is Black and has brown eyes and a black, curly afro. He has a missing front tooth and is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 175 pounds with a medium build.
King was last seen wearing a white flannel, a blue shirt, blue pants resembling Dickies style pants and black Nike flip-flops.
Silver Alerts are issued for elderly persons who are missing and believed to have dementia or some other cognitive impairment. “Critical missing” is a label police apply to people who may be especially vulnerable due to a variety of factors.
Anyone with information regarding King’s whereabouts should call the Milwaukee Police Department’s Seventh District at 414-935-7272.
Milwaukee Police Department (MPD)
MILWAUKEE – One person is dead and another is injured after different shootings in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 6.
20th and Cornell
A 16-year-old was shot around 1 p.m. and went to the hospital for treatment. The teen victim succumbed to their injury.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. Police are looking for anyone involved.
Birch and Sheridan
A 25-year-old was shot around 5:30 p.m. The victim went to the hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries.
Police are still investigating and looking for anyone involved.
MPD tips
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
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