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The Milwaukee Bucks (8-5, 5th in Eastern Conference) host the Los Angeles Lakers (9-4, 4th in Western Conference) Saturday, 8 ET<\/a> at Fiserv Forum. Both the Bucks and the Lakers are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back set. Here are three key storylines to know heading into this marquee inter-conference matchup Saturday.<\/p>\n Comparing two dominant scoring forces in Don\u010di\u0107 and Antetokounmpo: Two of the most unstoppable scoring forces in the NBA will collide in this matchup, and finding a way to slow them down will be key for either team\u2019s chances of getting the win. Entering Saturday\u2019s action, Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/a> and Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> rank first and second in scoring in the NBA \u2013 although Don\u010di\u0107 hasn\u2019t played enough games to qualify as the NBA\u2019s scoring leader \u2013 and the offense will go through them early and often. Don\u010di\u0107 is averaging 33.7 ppg in his nine appearances, with the Lakers going 6-3 when he\u2019s on the floor, and he\u2019s also averaging 8.9 rebounds and 9.2 assists per tilt. Antetokounmpo has been nearly as dominant, with averages of 32.6 points, 11.5 rebounds and 7.3 dimes per game. The Bucks are 7-4 when he\u2019s on the hardwood.
\nWill Fiserv Forum provide an advantage for Milwaukee? This matchup will be the second leg of a back-to-back set for both teams. The Bucks are playing both games at home, whereas this will be the fifth straight road game for Los Angeles. Playing at home has been an advantage for the Bucks, as Milwaukee is 5-2 in front of its fans. However, the Lakers have been among the best teams in the league on the road and are 6-2 thus far, though both losses have come during their current five-game road swing. Still, it\u2019s a remarkable road record for a Lakers team that\u2019s still missing LeBron James<\/a>, who\u2019s yet to play this season due to a back injury.
\nRole players will be key: Milwaukee will rely on Antetokounmpo to carry the offense, and Los Angeles will do the same with Don\u010di\u0107. This game could come down to who has the better depth behind their star power. The Bucks will need a strong effort from Myles Turner<\/a>, who will have his hands full against Deandre Ayton<\/a>. Ryan Rollins<\/a> is another name to watch. The fourth-year guard has been one of the biggest surprises in the league during the first weeks of the regular season with his efficiency running the offense and impressive shooting numbers (53.7% fg, 17.5 pts). As for the Lakers, Austin Reaves<\/a> may have transcended the label of role player, but he has been instrumental to L.A.\u2019s highly efficient offense. Another player worth keeping close tabs on is Jake LaRavia<\/a>, who has had an impressive start to his Lakers tenure as a spark plug off the bench. This game, being the second leg of a back-to-back for both sides, puts an extra spotlight on depth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Bucks (8-5, 5th in Eastern Conference) host the Los Angeles Lakers (9-4, 4th in Western Conference)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[165576,64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-286998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-3-things-to-watch-in-bucks-lakers-on-nba-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}