San Antonio Spurs vs. Milwaukee Bucks Prediction: Can Zach Collins Step Up With Victor Wembanyama Out?
The Milwaukee Bucks host the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night on a short slate of NBA games. Can Zach Collins step up points with Victor Wembanyama out? Ben Rajavuori answers.
Ben Rajavuori - December 19, 2023, 4:39 PM EST
5 minSan Antonio Spurs vs. Milwaukee Bucks Prediction: Can Zach Collins Step Up With Victor Wembanyama Out?
The Milwaukee Bucks host the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night on a short slate of NBA games. The Spurs snapped an 18-game losing streak last week against the Lakers, but they have a tall order against the Bucks tonight, who enter this game on a four-game winning streak. However, the Spur's uphill battle got even worse with the news that star rookie Victor Wembanyama would miss this game with a right ankle injury. It will be his second missed game this season.
Spurs vs. Bucks Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: December 19, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 pm ET
- Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
San Antonio Spurs vs. Milwaukee Bucks Prediction
Wemby is the Spur's leading scorer this season with 19 points, and he also leads the team with three blocks per game. His gigantic frame is a good piece to have down low to defend the paint, and he is a scoring threat from anywhere on the court. His absence will be felt in this game, but Zach Collins should be ready to fill in.
Zach Collins started the year on the starting rotation, starting the first 20 games of the season before he got benched. He wasn't benched directly due to his poor performance but more because the team was in the midst of a horrible losing streak and needed to experiment other ways to change lineups and find more success.
As such, Collins' scoring dropped. Collins averaged 14.6 points per game in November when he was starting, which dropped to 8 points per game off the bench in December. With Wemby out, Collins will most likely start again or at least get a heavy dose of minutes in this game. Collins is the biggest player after Wemby, and his size will be needed in this game.
Collins is still at 12.7 points per game on average this season. He was consistently getting double digits in the scoring department as a starter, and he should easily get 30+ minutes in this game without Wemby. 12.5 points is not a tall order for Collins in this game script tonight. The Spurs and Bucks are both top five in pace of play in the league, and the Bucks are 20th in defensive rating.
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