The Los Angeles Lakers will be going for their second consecutive win when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

The Bucks haven’t cooled off since the All-Star(custom championship rings) break and have won six straight games. They will be going for their seventh win in a row and 13th win in their last 14 games when they face the Lakers on Friday. They will also be trying to increase their 2.5 game lead over the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference standings.Milwaukee is one of the best offensive teams in the league, averaging 117.4 points per game, which is second in the league. The team is shooting 47 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range.

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the way for the Bucks with 27 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. Khris Middleton is averaging 17.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while Eric Bledsoe is averaging 15.7 points and 5.5 assists per game.The Bucks have also played well defensively, holding opponents to 107.8 points per game, which is eighth in the league. They struggled in their last game, giving up 140 to Sacramento and will need to do a significantly better job if they want to beat the Lakers.

The Lakers managed to snap their two-game losing streak with a win over New Orleans in their last game and will try to get back to .500 with a win over the Bucks, which will give them their third win in their last five games.With the team three games behind the Los Angeles Clippers, who hold the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference, the Lakers have to play better than they have so far if they want to make the playoffs this season.

Los Angeles is an average team offensively, scoring 112.4 points per game, which is 13th in the league. The team is shooting 47 percent from the field and 33 percent from three-point range.

LeBron James leads the way for the Lakers with 26.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 19.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Brandon Ingram is averaging 17.9 points and five rebounds per game.The Lakers haven’t played well defensively, giving up 113.6 points per game. They gave up 119 points per game in their last three games and will need to do better than that if they want to beat the best team in the NBA(custom nba championship rings).