Only 4 games in the NBA are going to happen and one of them will be between Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. The Lakers have played 55 times in the regular season and they have 25 wins and 30 losses which gives them the 13th position in the Western Conference. On the other hand, the Bucks have played 54 games, the team has 37 wins and 17 losses which is the 2nd best record in the Eastern Conference. In this game, I'm predicting that Milwaukee will cover the handicap.

It has been a very difficult season for the Lakers. They are struggling but one bright spot was a few days ago when LeBron James became the leader in the all-time scoring list. At the same, the Lakers lost to the Thunder. Los Angeles has won only 2 out of the last 6 games. At home, the Lakers have just the 19th-best offense (114.4), the 17th-best defense (112) and the 18th-best net rating (2.4).

The Bucks have been on tier lately. Milwaukee has won 8 games in a row and 3 in a row on the road. Only 1 of the last 8 games has been won by less than 7 points. On the road, the Bucks have been scoring a lot of points as they have scored at least 127 points in the last 3 games. Per advanced stats, the Bucks have the worst offense (108), the best defense (110.3) and the 15th-best net rating (-2.3).

One particular reason why I'm choosing the Bucks to win is the opponent's roster. The all-time leading scorer LeBron James will miss the game because of an ankle injury, and the team has been very busy during the trade deadline. They traded Russell Westbrook, Thomas Bryant and Patrick Beverley to other teams. It's pretty safe to assume that the new additions won't be ready to play so fast because making a trade isn't a quick process. Milwaukee also made a trade but players like Antetokoummpo, Holiday, Middleton, Lopez and others will play while for the Lakers, only Davis and Schroder are players who can be labeled as scorers.

The first meeting between both teams was in December when the Lakers won by a couple of points. Los Angeles had a full roster and Anthony Davis had 44 points. While Davis could have a big night tonight, the supporting cast isn't so good this time and Milwaukee should win easily.

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NBA只有4场比赛，其中一场是在洛杉矶湖人队和密尔沃基雄鹿队之间。湖人队在常规赛中打了55场比赛，他们取得了25胜30负的战绩，在西部排名第13位。另一方面，雄鹿队已经打了54场比赛，球队取得了37胜17负的战绩，在东部排名第二。在这场比赛中，我预测雄鹿队会克服障碍。

对湖人来说，这是一个非常艰难的赛季。他们正在挣扎，但一个亮点是几天前勒布朗·詹姆斯成为了历史得分榜的领跑者。与此同时，湖人输给了雷霆。湖人在过去的6场比赛中只赢了2场。在主场，湖人的进攻(114.4)排在第19位，防守(112)排在第17位，净效率(2.4)排在第18位。

雄鹿队最近状态很好。雄鹿已经取得了8连胜和客场3连胜。在过去的8场比赛中，只有1场比分低于7分。在客场，雄鹿得到了很多分，因为他们在最近3场比赛中至少得到了127分。根据高级数据，雄鹿拥有最差的进攻(108)，最好的防守(110.3)和第15好的净效率(-2.3)。

我选择雄鹿获胜的一个特别原因是对手的阵容。历史头号得分手勒布朗·詹姆斯将因脚踝受伤缺席比赛，而球队在交易截止日期期间非常忙碌。他们将拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克、托马斯·布莱恩特和帕特里克·贝弗利交易到了其他球队。可以肯定的是，新球员不会那么快就准备好比赛，因为交易不是一个快速的过程。雄鹿队也做了一笔交易，但像字母哥、霍乐迪、米德尔顿、洛佩斯等球员将为湖人队效力，只有戴维斯和施罗德是可以被贴上得分手标签的球员。

两队的第一次交锋是在去年12月，当时湖人队以两分的优势获胜。湖人队阵容完整，安东尼·戴维斯拿下44分。虽然戴维斯今晚可能会有一个重要的夜晚，但这次的配角阵容不太好，密尔沃基应该会轻松获胜。