Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Preview, Analysis and Predictions

With postseason positioning on the line, two interconference rivals will meet again as the Los Angeles Lakers face the Milwaukee Bucks. This will be the second and final meeting of the season between Milwaukee and L.A.

After the Lakers took the first game 104-88, will Milwaukee bounce back? Or will the Lakers preserve their postseason seeding with a much-needed win?

Let's find out.

The Lakers enter this game in a bad way, having lost three of their past four games. For the season, they're now 37-35 overall and 14-23 on the road.

Their lead is down to 1.5 games over the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks for the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoff structure.

As for the Bucks, they too are in eighth place in the standings. In a deadlocked Eastern Conference, the Bucks are 2.5 games behind the Boston Celtics for seventh.

Both teams will need a sense of urgency in this one—the question is, who has a stronger will to win?

 

 

Time: Thursday, Mar. 28 at 8:00 p.m.

TV: TWC SportsNet & FSN Wisconsin

Records: Los Angeles Lakers (37-35, 14-23 road) at Milwaukee Bucks (34-36, 18-17 home)

Betting Line: N/A

 

 

Los Angeles Lakers Injury Report

 

Jordan Hill, Hip Surgery, Out

Metta World Peace, Torn Left Meniscus, Out

 

 

Milwaukee Bucks Injury Report

 

Mike Dunleavy, Flu, Probable

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Turf Toe, Questionable

Larry Sanders, Routine Soreness, Probable

 

 

Key Storyline: Eighth Seed Supremacy

 

The way the postseason is taking shape, there is a strong possibility that both the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks finish eighth in their respective conferences. Milwauk...

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