The Milwaukee Bucks look to get going on the road Thursday at Memphis, after a horrid start to the season.
The Bucks won their season-opener against a Sixers team that was without Joel Embiid and Paul George, before losing to the Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets — thought to be two of the worst teams in the NBA. Milwaukee then lost Monday at Boston, where Giannis Antetokounmpo had seven turnovers.
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The Grizzlies are 2-2 and play the Nets on Wednesday night, so the Bucks matchup will come on a tail end of a back-to-back.
Milwaukee Bucks (1-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (2-2, ninth in the Western Conference)
BOTTOM LINE: Memphis and Milwaukee play in non-conference action.
Memphis finished 27-55 overall with a 9-32 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Grizzlies averaged 105.8 points per game while shooting 43.5% from the field and 34.6% from deep last season.
Milwaukee went 49-33 overall, 34-18 in Eastern Conference action and 18-22 on the road a season ago. The Bucks gave up 116.4 points per game while committing 19.2 fouls last season.
INJURIES: Grizzlies: Ja Morant: day to day (thigh), John Konchar: day to day (foot), Luke Kennard: out (foot), Zach Edey: day to day (calf), Vince Williams Jr.: out (leg), GG Jackson II: out (foot ), Cam Spencer: out (ankle).
Bucks: Khris Middleton: day to day (ankle).
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks over Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 116-91. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)