When the Milwaukee Bucks host the Washington Wizards on Thursday night perhaps we should expect more than a few 3-pointers to be made.
Milwaukee has been shooting much better from beyond the arc this month compared to last month. In January, the Bucks made just 30.4 percent of its 3-point attempts. In February, Milwaukee has made 40.3 percent of its 3s. That increase of 9.9 percent is the second-best in the NBA from January to February.
Who will make those 3s? Well, Khris Middleton is a pretty good bet.
MOST 3s BY BUCKS PLAYER BEFORE ALL-STAR BREAK
It isn't just the Bucks. Washington had made 51.4 percent of its 3s against the Bucks this season, which is the best mark of any club vs. an opponent in the NBA this season (min. three games).
More 3s, of course, means more scoring, which the Bradley Center has seen plenty of recently. There have been five straight games at the BC in which both the Bucks and their opponent have scored in triple figures. That is the fourth-longest such streak in Bucks history -- seven being the most (Jan. 31-Feb. 22, 2009) and six being accomplished twice (Feb. 10-29, 2004 and April 13, 2004-Nov. 12, 2005).
Other notes:
-- Greg Monroe will come off the bench for Milwaukee again. Against Boston, he had 29 points and 12 rebounds. That marked just the sixth time in the NBA this season a player had 25+ points and 10+ rebounds coming off the bench.
-- Middleton averages 17.3. points per game vs. Washington, which is his second-highest career total vs. any team (18.2 ppg vs. Orlando).
-- Washington's John Wall has 27 games of 10+ assists since Dec. 1, the most in the NBA during that span.
Statistics courtesy STATS Inc.
