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Matchup Preview *|* October 30, 2019
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Milwaukee Bucks (2-1, 0-1 Away)		Boston Celtics (2-1, 1-0 Home)
Stats Comparison 118.0 (2nd) Points Per Game 102.3 (24th) 47.0% (T - 4th) Field Goal % 44.2% (17th) 69.4% (27th) Free Throw % 82.3% (4th) 39.0% (3rd) 3-Point % 38.2% (5th) 51.0 (19th) Rebounds 54.3 (6th) 6.0 (T - 2nd) Blocks 2.3 (T - 28th) 8.3 (T - 8th) Steals 9.0 (T - 4th) 14.3 (15th) Turnovers 15.0 (T - 7th) 114.7 (23rd) PPG Allowed 102.0 (7th) Projected Starters Eric Bledsoe Point Guard Kemba Walker Wesley Matthews Shooting Guard Jaylen Brown Khris Middleton Small Forward Gordon Hayward Giannis Antetokounmpo Power Forward Jayson Tatum Brook Lopez Center Daniel Theis Injury Report D. Bender/Neck Strain (Day-to-Day) E. Kanter/Sore Left Knee (1-2 Weeks) R. Langford/Sore Left Knee (Day-to-Day) Game Notes LOCATION: TD GARDEN - Boston, MA STREAK: Milwaukee Bucks W2 Boston Celtics W2 LAST GAME: Cleveland Cavaliers 110 - Milwaukee Bucks 131 Boston Celtics 105 - New York Knicks 95 LAST MEETING: (May 8, 2019 - Eastern Conference Semifinals) Boston Celtics 95 - Milwaukee Bucks 116

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Balanced offensive attack gets Celtics win over defending Eastern Conference champs Bucks

by Edward Kincaid
October 30, 2019

BOSTON, MA -- There were a lot of changes to the Boston Celtics' roster over the offseason that left young and inexperienced players with larger roles. Veteran center Enes Kanter was signed in the offseason but has missed the first few games because of a knee injury. That left third-year center Daniel Theis with a much larger role for the Celtics. Wednesday night against the defending Eastern Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks, Theis showed how versatile he can be as a starter as he recorded a 14 point, 14 rebound double-double.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Goerge Hill fights over a couple of screens to get to Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker.

Theis didn't just crash the boards in the Celtics 108-92 win over the Bucks. He also showed his ability to stretch the defense, going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. Theis was not the only player to have a good shooting night. As a team the Celtics shot 15-of-28 from 3-point range. Their barrage of 3-pointers came early as they shot 4-of-9 from deep in the first quarter. Theis' four made 3-pointers were the most on the team.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was the only player on the team to produce throught the night.

The Bucks All-Star big man Giannis Antetokounmpo had a great game as well. While his game is more geared towards being around the basket, Antetokounmpo showed why he is so effective in that area of the court. Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 29 points and 16 rebounds to go with three assists. He did struggle mightily at the free throw line, making one of his eight attempts.

Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe and forward Khris Middleton were a combined 8-of-25 from the field for 20 points.

Despite Antetokounmpo's strong play, the rest of the team did not put forth the same effort. All-Star forward Khris Middleton had a very pedestrian game, shooting 5-of-11 from the field for 12 points to go with five rebounds and four assists. Outside of Middleton and Antetokounmpo, no other player on the Bucks reached double figures in scoring.

Celtics backup point guard Brad Wanamaker had a good night in limited minutes on the floor.

The Bucks performance on offense was almost the complete opposite of the Celtics where all of their starters scored 10 or more points. Point guard Kemba Walker and forward Jayson Tatum led the the Celtics with 20 points each. Backup point guard Brad Wanamaker made the most of his minutes by scoring 13 points in his 15 minutes played off the bench.

With the win the Celtics improve to 3-1 while the Bucks fall to 2-2 on the young season.

NEXT GAME: (NOVEMBER 1, 2019) Milwaukee Bucks @ Orlando Magic
(November 1, 2019) New York Knicks @ Boston Celtics

NEXT MEETING: (January 16, 2019) Boston Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks (2-2) at Boston Celtics (3-1)
Oct 30, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Milwaukee 23 27 17 25 92 Boston 26 34 21 27 108 Top Performers Milwaukee Bucks G. Antetokounmpo (PF): 29 pts (14-28 fg), 16 reb, 3 ast K. Middleton (SF): 12 pts (5-11 fg), 5 reb, 4 ast Boston Celtics K. Walker (PG): 20 pts (8-17 fg), 6 reb, 7 ast J. Tatum (PF): 20 pts (8-12 fg), 7 reb	Team Stats Comparison MIL BOS FG Made-Att 38-89 39-74 3PT Made-Att 5-23 15-28 FT Made-Att 11-19 15-20 Rebounds 51 49 Assists 24 25 Turnovers 5 (13) 12 (9) Steals 3 4 Blocks 5 0
Milwaukee Bucks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Antetokounmpo (PF) 35 14-28 0-1 1-8 16 3 0 1 1 29 K. Middleton (SF) 34 5-11 2-4 0-0 5 4 2 0 0 12 E. Bledsoe (PG) 33 3-14 0-3 2-2 2 4 1 0 1 8 W. Matthews (SG) 23 2-9 0-4 4-4 2 4 0 0 0 8 B. Lopez (C) 22 4-5 0-1 1-1 4 2 0 3 0 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Hill 29 3-9 2-5 1-2 3 2 0 0 3 9 R. Lopez 21 2-3 0-0 2-2 5 2 0 1 0 6 E. Ilyasova 19 2-5 0-1 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 4 K. Korver 15 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 5 D. Divincenzo 8 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 P. Connaughton 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 D.J. Wilson -- DID NOT PLAY (COACH'S DECISION)-- S. Brown -- DID NOT PLAY (COACH'S DECISION)--
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS D. Theis (C) 35 5-7 4-5 0-0 14 3 0 0 1 14 K. Walker (PG) 34 8-17 3-8 1-1 6 7 0 0 0 20 J. Brown (SG) 34 5-14 1-3 4-6 6 2 1 0 0 15 J. Tatum (PF) 32 8-12 2-4 2-2 7 2 1 0 2 20 G. Hayward (SF) 25 4-5 2-3 4-5 3 4 0 0 0 14 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Smart 23 1-4 1-2 1-2 2 1 0 0 1 4 B. Wanamaker 15 4-6 2-3 3-4 2 2 1 0 0 13 R. Williams III 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 1 2 S. Ojeleye 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 C. Edwards 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 G. Williams 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 V. Poirier -- DID NOT PLAY (COACH'S DECISION)-- R. Langford -- DID NOT PLAY (COACH'S DECISION)--

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Houston Rockets (3-1) at Washington Wizards (1-3)
Oct 30, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 43 27 30 30 130 Washington 27 32 29 28 116 Top Performers Houston Rockets J. Harden (SG): 64 pts (18-26 fg), 7 reb, 7 ast, 3 blk, 3 to J. Harden shoots as many free throws (25) as WAS (25) Washington Wizards B. Beal (SG): 32 pts (9-21 fg), 5 reb, 7 ast, 3 to WAS outscored 16-6 on fast break points	Team Stats Comparison HOU WAS FG Made-Att 44-83 41-90 3PT Made-Att 14-44 12-31 FT Made-Att 28-32 22-25 Rebounds 47 43 Assists 26 31 Turnovers 14 14 Steals 11 7 Blocks 5 2

by Greg Mann
October 30, 2019

On the heels of a 51-point triple-double, Houston Rockets guard James Harden scores a career-high 64 points against the Washington Wizards. Harden did a lot of his damage at the free throw line where he set another record, making 23 of his 25 attempts. For comparison, the Wizards as a whole had 25 free throw attempts.

The Wizards did a decent job defending the perimeter as the Rockets only made 31 percent of their 3-point attempts. Even still, the Rockets scored 130 points on 53 percent shooting. The Wizards tried to match the Rockets scoring output with six of the formers players scoring in double figures.

NEXT GAME: (November 1, 2019) Houston Rockets @ Brooklyn Nets
(November 2, 2019) Minnesota Timberwolves @ Washington Wizards

NEXT MEETING: (April 10, 2019) Washington Wizards @ Houston Rockets

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OCT 30: GAME RESULTS CONT'D

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Sacramento Kings
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
PG	Cory Joseph	Bruised Ribs	Day-to-Day	HURT

Phoenix Suns
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
C	Aron Baynes	High Left Ankle Sprain	2-4 Weeks	OUT

Oklahoma City Thunder
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
PF	Danilo Gallinari	Pinched Nerve in the Back	1-2 Weeks	HURT

Minnesota Timberwolves
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
SF	Jake Layman	Pulled Left Hamstring	1-2 Weeks	HURT

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Miami Heat (3-2) at Atlanta Hawks (1-4)
Oct 31, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Miami 32 17 41 19 109 Atlanta 28 31 18 25 102 Top Performers Miami Heat J. Butler (SF): 30 pts (11-13 ft), 10 reb J. Butler has double-double in debut game with MIA Atlanta Hawks T. Young (PG): 19 pts (11-14 ft), 10 reb, 9 ast bench outscored 60-47	Team Stats Comparison MIA ATL FG Made-Att 34-89 33-91 3PT Made-Att 11-44 10-40 FT Made-Att 30-37 26-32 Rebounds 65 53 Assists 20 21 Turnovers 13 7 Steals 3 10 Blocks 2 3

by Jami Harry
October 31, 2019

ATLANTA, GA -- For the second time in as many games the Miami Heat emerged victorious against the Atlanta Hawks. Four-time All-Star forward Jimmy Butler made his debut with the Heat and wasted no time making his mark as he notched a 30-point double-double. Butler was backed by center Kelly Olynyk who had another good game against the Hawks, finishing with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. While Olynyk did not have the same explosive game as he did the first time around it was enough to help the Heat in Thursday night's win.

A lackluster offense seemed to be the downfall of the Hawks for their second matchup against the Heat. While Atlanta did manage to build a 10-point lead in the second quarter, it was quickly lost in the third quarter where they were outscored 41-18. Atlanta's starters were a combined 15-of-45 from the field and 5-of-20 from 3-point range. That included an off night from second-year point guard Trae Young who missed all seven of his 3-point attempts.

NEXT GAME: (November 3, 2019) Houston Rockets @ Miami Heat
(November 5, 2019) San Antonio Spurs @ Atlanta Hawks

NEXT MEETING: (December 10, 2019) Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat

San Antonio Spurs (1-3) at Los Angeles Clippers (2-4)
Oct 31, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 23 36 23 16 98 Los Angeles 35 25 32 27 119 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs D. DeRozan (SF): 22 pts (8-14 fg), 4 reb M. Belinelli scores 20 pts in 16 minutes; exits game with injury Los Angeles Clippers K. Leonard (SF): 30 pts (14-19 fg), 7 reb, 3 ast, 5 stl, 3 to 2nd straight game with 20 or more turnovers	Team Stats Comparison SAS LAC FG Made-Att 32-79 44-85 3PT Made-Att 9-27 15-30 FT Made-Att 25-30 16-19 Rebounds 41 50 Assists 20 29 Turnovers 20 20 Steals 6 12 Blocks 7 3

by Chuck Todd
October 31, 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The San Antonio Spurs continue their subpar start to the season with a blowout loss to another struggling team, the Los Angeles Clippers. While DeMar DeRozan played well in this game, scoring 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting, the Spurs did not have enough firepower on offense to compete with the Clippers. Swingman Marco Belinelli was having a fantastic game before his momentum was clipped with an ankle injury. Center LaMarcus Aldridge, who had been playing well offensively to start the season, struggled in the game as well. He went 3-for-10 for 13 points and had four turnovers.

The Clippers recover from their blowout loss to the Utah Jazz by blowing out the Spurs. Offensively, the Clippers were great as they shot 50 percent from beyond the arc and were 52 percent from the floor overall. The Clippers' offense was led by forward Kawhi Leonard's 30-point performance. Louis Williams also played well as he scored 24 points off the bench.

NEXT GAME: (November 1, 2019) San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors
(November 3, 2019) Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Clippers

NEXT MEETING: (November 29, 2019) Los Angeles Clippers @ San Antonio Spurs

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Los Angeles Clippers
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
PF	Patrick Patterson	Lower Back Bruise	1-2 Weeks	HURT

Miami Heat
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
C	Meyers Leonard	Bruised Tailbone	Day-to-Day	HURT
SG	Kendrick Nunn	Twister Right Ankle	Day-to-Day	HURT

San Antonio Spurs
Pos	Player	Injury	Duration	Status
SF	Marco Belinelli	High Left Ankle Sprain	2-4 Weeks	OUT
PG	Patty Mills	Bruised Hip	Day-to-Day	HURT

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Matchup Preview *|* November 1, 2019
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New York Knicks (2-3, 2-1 Away)		Boston Celtics (3-1, 2-0 Home)
Stats Comparison 103.5 (22nd) Points Per Game 103.8 (21st) 45.4% (T - 14th) Field Goal % 46.2% (T - 9th) 70.4% (28th) Free Throw % 80.5% 9th) 32.8% (20th) 3-Point % 41.9% (1st) 49.8 (T - 20th) Rebounds 53.0 (10th) 3.4 (T - 22nd) Blocks 1.7 (30th) 7.2 (T - 17th) Steals 7.8 (T - 10th) 14.0 (T - 16th) Turnovers 14.3 (T - 13th) 113.8 (T - 25th) PPG Allowed 99.5 (5th) Projected Starters Frank Ntilikina Point Guard Kemba Walker R.J. Barrett Shooting Guard Jaylen Brown Marcus Morris Sr. Small Forward Gordon Hayward Julius Randle Power Forward Jayson Tatum Taj Gibson Center Daniel Theis Injury Report R. Bullock/Sore Back (8-10 Weeks) E. Kanter/Sore Left Knee (1-2 Weeks) E. Payton/Sore Right Hamstring (4-6 Weeks) D. Dotson/Bruised Right Shoulder (1-2 Weeks) Game Notes LOCATION: TD GARDEN - Boston, MA STREAK: New York Knicks L3 Boston Celtics W3 LAST GAME: New York Knicks 98 - Orlando Magic 125 Milwaukee Bucks 92 - Boston Celtics 108 LAST MEETING: (October 26, 2019) Boston Celtics 105 - New York Knicks 95