NBA Power Rankings: Milwaukee Bucks at front of blowout line in Week 7
By Phil Watson
Last week: Beat Utah 130-110 Sunday, lost to Miami 121-110 (OT) Tuesday. lost to Houston 119-109 Thursday
This week: Sunday at Philadelphia, Monday at Chicago, Wednesday vs. Clippers, Saturday vs. Brooklyn
With their losses to the Heat and Rockets last week, the Toronto Raptors have (a) lost consecutive games for the first time all season and (b) lost at home for the first (and second) times in 2019-20. Toronto hadn’t lost consecutive games at Scotiabank Arena since falling to Oklahoma City and Charlotte on March 22 and 24 of this year.
Pascal Siakam came up big against the Jazz, scoring 35 points with five rebounds and five assists in the win. For the week, Fred VanVleet averaged 20.0 points, 7.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals in 38.0 minutes per game, shooting 46.2 percent overall and 47.8 percent on 7.7 3-point attempts per game.
Last week: Beat Washington 150-125 Sunday, beat Portland 117-97 Tuesday, lost at Milwaukee 119-91 Friday
This week: Sunday at Washington, Monday at Indiana, Wednesday at Toronto, Friday at Minnesota, Saturday at Chicago
The week started well for the LA Clippers, hitting the 150-point mark for the second time this season after doing it just once in the franchise’s previous 49 seasons. But the week ended at Milwaukee with their worst loss of the season and their worst since a 135-103 loss to the Rockets on April 3.
Kawhi Leonard had a big night against the Wizards with 34 points and six rebounds in 26 minutes. Montrezl Harrell, back in a reserve role, averages 20.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in 27.0 minutes per game over the team’s three games, shooting 65.7 percent overall and going 0-for-2 from 3-point territory.