BROOKLYN, NY (LEARFIELD-WSAU) The Milwaukee Bucks will try to get back above .500 tonight, when they play the Nets in Brooklyn. The Bucks were in good playoff shape before the All-Star break. They still hold the Number-six slot in the Eastern Conference, but not nearly as comfortably since they’ve gone 4-and-10 following the break.
A major trade of point guards changed the team’s chemistry, and the Bucks have been hit with a rash of injuries to a bench that led the N-B-A in scoring earlier this season. Milwaukee has lost four straight, and coach Jason Kidd says he needs more effort from his squad. With 14 games left in the regular season, Kidd says there’s plenty of time to right the ship — but it has to be done one-game-at-a-time.
Milwaukee leads Number-seven Miami by two-and-a-half games, and by three-and-a-half over Boston and Indiana. The Bucks can really help themselves in the playoff chase next week, they host the Heat and Indiana.
Milwaukee is 34-and-34, and will play a Brooklyn team that won two-of-its-last-three but is 27-and-39.
