The streaking Lakers (10-2) continue their current four-game road trip in Milwaukee where they will take on the Bucks (1-10). This is the first matchup between the teams this season.
Start time and TV schedule
Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
When: 5 p.m. PT, Nov. 11
Where: Fiserv Forum
Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet
The Lakers have been playing a lot of basketball lately.
Although the Lakers have been playing like a very good team, their schedule hasn’t made it easy. They’ve played four games in the last seven nights and
this East Coast road trip has only added to the challenge. They have a well-deserved three-day break coming up. But first, they’re going to face arguably the worst team in the league.
This certainly has all the makings of a trap game.
They should be able to win given how serious they’ve approached every game ahead of them thus far this season. The theme of this road trip has been their next-man mentality, which has kept their winning streak to six straight games. On Wednesday, it’s another chance to keep building.
Los Angeles will take on a Milwaukee team led by Tyler Herro (who is currently listed as day-to-day with an injury), Kyle Kuzma and Jaime Jaquez Jr. Basically, it’s a rebuilding Bucks team that moved on to its next chapter without franchise legend Giannis Antetokounmpo. They’ve been experiencing some growing pains on both ends of the floor, where they rank in the bottom five in the league. While they’re a very good rebounding team, the Bucks don’t have the firepower to keep up with the Lakers — at least they shouldn’t.
The only way this match becomes a threat for the Lakers is if one of their streaky players — like Kuzma, Jaquez Jr. or Ryan Rollins — turns out to be the best player on the floor. That’s going to be extremely hard to do with Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves set to play.
Hopefully, it won’t take much from Dončić and Reaves to get the Lakers through. It would be nice to see the role players and bench continue to build on the momentum they’ve gained.
Remember, it’s games like this that end up being huge in the standings down the line. These are must-win games for the purple and gold, especially in the competitive Western Conference where they’re currently sitting on top of the standings.
Let’s see if the Lakers can take care of business and avoid a trap-game stumble on Wednesday.
Notes and Updates
- For the Lakers’ injury report, only Quentin Grimes (right finger sprain) is listed as questionable.
- As for the Bucks, no injury report has been released since they’ll be playing on the second night of a back-to-back. They’re coming off a 32-point loss against the New York Knicks.
- It’s also worth noting that Tyler Herro (right knee contusion) didn’t play on Tuesday.
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