Utah @ Milwaukee preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 25, 2017 ) Milwaukee 108, Utah 121

While many of the NBA's elite teams have been built around power trios, the Milwaukee Bucks have quietly created one of their own. The Bucks will try to ride Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe to another win when they host the Utah Jazz on Saturday.

Milwaukee's star threesome combined for 82 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and four blocks in Friday's 109-102 win over Dallas at home. The Bucks have won three straight at home and 10 of their last 14 overall, but one of the four losses on that stretch came in a 121-108 setback at Utah last month. That result was part of a six-game winning streak for the Jazz, who have since dropped back-to-back games against Oklahoma City and Houston. "It was definitely a good reminder," rookie guard Donovan Mitchell told reporters after the 112-101 loss to the Rockets. "It's easy when you go on certain streaks to go out there and go, 'We got this,' and be happy with it. This was definitely a good reminder game and we've definitely got a tough schedule coming up, so it was good to get it at the beginning of the month."

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Utah), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

ABOUT THE JAZZ (13-13): Utah is 6-9 with center Rudy Gobert in the lineup and he has been slow to get going since returning from a knee injury three games ago. The 25-year-old from France has just five made field goals in 76 total minutes while turning the ball over eight times in that span. "That's what they do," Gobert told reporters of the Rockets. "They're very aggressive. They don't have to play defense much, so they steal the ball, drag you off and that's what they do. I had five turnovers, and that's something we need to avoid."

ABOUT THE BUCKS (14-10): Friday's win came without starting guard Tony Snell, who was sidelined due to knee tendinitis. Backup point guard Malcolm Brogdon picked up some of the slack with 14 points and six assists in a season high-tying 41 minutes, and the second-year pro has scored in double figures in five straight games. Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and Brogdon added 19 while making 4-of-5 3-pointers in the loss to Utah earlier this season.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Mitchell is averaging 28.6 points over a five-game hot streak.

2. Middleton has shot at least 54.5 percent from the field in six consecutive contests.

3. Jazz SG Rodney Hood (ankle) has missed six straight games and is close to a return, although he is not expected to play Saturday.

PREDICTION: Bucks 105, Jazz 101