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The Atlanta Hawks will take on the Milwaukee Bucks at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi for an NBA preseason game on Thursday. The Hawks had a fairly decent last season where they finished in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 43 wins and 39 losses. They will look to repeat their heroics from the 2020/21 season and they will look to Trae Young for inspiration who finished last season with most points and most assists.
The addition of Dejounte Murray from the San Antonio Spurs will bring in a lot of defensive prowess and add much needed experience to a young side. Big man Clint Capela gives a 7 out 10 performance every game and his consistency will be key if the Hawks are to dominate the glass on defence and offence.
For the Milwaukee Bucks, this will be their second preseason game. They lost the first game 107-102 to the Memphis Grizzlies. Giannis Antetokounmpo did not feature in that game as he was rested after featuring heavily in last month’s EuroBasket for Greece. In his absence, Grayson Allen took over as he scored 15 points and recorded 5 rebounds in the 18 minutes he was on the court. Sandro Mamukelashvili also dropped 15 points and had four rebounds and three assists.
Associate coach Charles Lee was asked to step in as head coach Mike Budenholzer was recovering from an ankle injury. Speaking after the game, a grateful Charles Lee said, “That’s obviously a lot of trust and belief in somebody to be able to carry out a message and a gameplan and I appreciate them allowing me that opportunity.”
Injury Report
Atlanta Hawks: Trent Forrest, Jalen Johnson, Vit Krejci, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Frank Kaminsky
Milwaukee Bucks: Khris Middleton, Pat Connaughton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Wesley Matthews, Joe Ingles
Probable Lineups
Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, De’Andre Hunter, John Collins, Clint Capela
Milwaukee Bucks: Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, Jordan Nwora, Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez
Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks Fixture and Schedule
The NBA preseason game between the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Thursday, October 6 at 12:00 PM ET, 8:00 PM (Abu Dhabi) and 9:30 PM (IST).
Where to watch Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks?
The match between the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks will be telecast live on NBA TV in the United States and beIN SPORTS and The Sports Channel in Abu Dhabi. In India, the game will be live streamed on FanCode.com
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NBA TV | October 6 (12:00 PM ET) |
| Abu Dhabi | beIN SPORTS | October 6 (8:00 PM) |
| India | FanCode.com | October 6 (9:30 PM IST) |
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