{"id":10190,"date":"2025-11-17T23:18:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=10190"},"modified":"2025-11-17T23:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:18:28","slug":"nba-matchups-november-17-establish-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=10190","title":{"rendered":"NBA Matchups: November 17 | Establish The Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                    \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#MIL\">MIL @ CLE<\/a> | <a href=\"#IND\">IND @ DET<\/a> | <a href=\"#LAC\">LAC @ PHI<\/a> | <a href=\"#NYK\">NYK @ MIA<\/a> | <a href=\"#CHA\">CHA @ TOR<\/a> | <a href=\"#DAL\">DAL @ MIN<\/a> | <a href=\"#OKC\">OKC @ NOP<\/a> | <a href=\"#CHI\">CHI @ DEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"MIL\">Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Team Totals: Bucks 114, Cavs 121.5<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Injury Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo (P, knee), Darius Garland (O, toe), Jaylon Tyson (O, concussion)<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Bucks projected starters: Ryan Rollins, A.J. Green, Kyle Kuzma, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Cavs projected starters: Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, De\u2019Andre Hunter, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Doc quotes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Said they got the right looks and they just didn\u2019t make their wide-open ones, said the Lakers spaced the floor against them to get good looks.<br \/><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><b>Atkinson quotes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Said they were struggling against the drop from Memphis, said the MEM frontcourt is \u201clike a wall\u201d but Donovan was able to get it going, said they wanted more size against the Grizzlies, said Mitchell and Mobley \u201craised their games\u201d in the fourth, said they are not making shots and they have to look at the quality of looks, said Garland is the \u201cJA whisperer\u201d for them, said \u201cI don\u2019t think the shot quality was great,\u201d said the Grizzlies playing so much drop threw them off, said they went to a heavier switch scheme late and it worked well for them in the fourth.<br \/><\/span><b><br \/><\/b><b>Stats and Notes:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>*<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bucks are not playing the same on defense as a subpar rim defense, and they\u2019re one of the worst teams at limiting O rebounds. They\u2019re a bottom-10 defense overall, and they are also in the bottom 10 for defensive strength of schedule. This team does not have a great defense, but it\u2019s just a different approach instead of being a heavy PNR handler attack like it was in previous years. For the Cavs on defense, they\u2019ve been excellent on the ball with the second-best PNR handler points allowed, and they\u2019re an above-average transition defense despite playing Miami twice. The Cavs also protect the paint quite well overall to make this a tough spot for the Milwaukee offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*<strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong> gets a really tough matchup with <strong>Evan Mobley<\/strong> set to guard him here. Well, Giannis did light up Mobley earlier this season with a 40\/14\/9 line in just 33 minutes. Antetokounmpo is scoring 2.06 PPP as a roll man, and he\u2019s up to 61 dunks already. He\u2019s matchup-proof at this point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*<strong>Kyle Kuzma<\/strong> should be locked into the starting lineup, and he will get a tougher matchup in <strong>De\u2019Andre Hunter<\/strong>. He\u2019s coming off a brutal game against the Lakers, and I wouldn\u2019t want to get too deep into the Bucks because it\u2019s just the Giannis Show. <strong>Ryan Rollins<\/strong> should be able to get heavy minutes for guard defense, so he\u2019s somewhat viable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*<strong>Donovan Mitchell<\/strong> has been on a tear to start, and he turned in a strong 24\/3\/4 line against the Bucks earlier this year despite going just 1-of-8 on treys. With <strong>Darius Garland<\/strong> out, Mitchell should have a huge role, and he\u2019s shooting 59.6% on drives this year. With Mobley dealing with a tougher matchup, I\u2019d expect more offense to go through Mitchell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*<strong>Evan Mobley<\/strong> will have his hands full with Giannis, but Mobley was fine with his 23\/8\/6 line against the Bucks earlier this year. He\u2019s finally found his jumper, and <strong>Kenny Atkinson<\/strong> has been pushing up Mobley\u2019s minutes. With <strong>Jarrett Allen<\/strong> not playing as much lately, it could still be an OK spot for Mobley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*<strong>De\u2019Andre Hunter<\/strong> should be in an OK spot here with Kuz on both ends, but I\u2019d prefer Mobley or Mitchell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Great matchups: Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Good matchups: De\u2019Andre Hunter, Ryan Rollins<br \/><\/b><b><br \/><\/b><b>Bad matchups: Evan Mobley<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"IND\">Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons (front end)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce membership-paywall custom-membership-paywall membership-plan--nba-in-season-package \">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<h3>The NBA is Back! 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