The NBA Playoffs are less than two weeks away, and a couple of title contenders face off on Thursday night when the 58-20 Milwaukee Bucks visit the 49-28 Philadelphia 76ers for what promises to be a high-quality basketball game between two teams who could meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Bucks (-4.5) vs. 76ers
Date: Thursday, April 4
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
TV Channel: TNT
Streaming: fuboTV (watch for free)
Preview: The Sixers come into this one on the second night of a back-to-back after facing the Hawks in Atlanta. Milwaukee’s last game was a 10-point win in Brooklyn against the Nets, which was the seventh in the last 10 games for the NBA’s best team. Despite a number of injuries to key players happening at the same time over the last two weeks, the Bucks are still really good on both sides of the ball, and as long as Giannis Antetokounmpo is healthy, they’ll always have a chance to win any game. Milwaukee needs a win on Thursday to clinch first place in the East and get even closer to the number one overall seed and home-court advantage throughout the Playoffs.
For Philly, it’s all about locking up the third seed in the conference to avoid a first-round matchup with the Boston Celtics, and a win on Thursday will pretty much guarantee that. The Sixers will most likely have Joel Embiid back for this one after taking a few days off, and that is great news for Philly fans and everyone who wants to see Embiid and Giannis go head to head again. The last time they did that Embiid finished with 40 points and 15 rebounds, while the Greek Freak had a career-high 52 points along with 16 rebounds. So yes, they do bring out the best in each other.
This should be a fascinating game to watch between two really good teams who will go deep in the NBA Playoffs. The Bucks are playing really well right now, the Sixers could be without three starters tonight so I’d take the Bucks (-4.5).
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