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A road-heavy schedule awaits the Milwaukee Bucks to start the second half of the season

The Bucks will have their hands full after the All-Star break.
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The Milwaukee Bucks will be dealing with a road-heavy schedule to start the second half of the season as they try to pick up the pieces after stumbling heading into the All-Star break.

The Bucks will play four of their first five assignments on the road after the All-Star break. The Bucks will be on the road on Friday to play the streaking Minnesota Timberwolves before visiting the Philadelphia Sixers on Sunday.

Minnesota to test Milwaukee

Minnesota, which is on a four-game winning streak, will be a big test for Milwaukee as the Wolves are No. 1 in the Western Conference with a 39-16 record. The contest against Philadelphia will also be crucial as the Bucks and the Sixers are battling for top spots in the East. Milwaukee is in third place with a 35-21 record, while Philadelphia, which is on a four-game slide, is in fifth spot with a 32-22 slate record.

The Bucks, who recently signed free agents Danilo Gallinari and Ryan Rollins, will then return home to play the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. They will hit the road again to take on the Hornets on Thursday before visiting the Chicago Bulls on Friday.

Tough West Coast road trip awaits

After Chicago, the Bucks will host the Los Angeles Clippers and will embark on a four-game road trip in which they will face the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Clippers, and the Sacramento Kings.

The Bucks are hard-pressed to start picking up wins after they lost seven of their first ten games under coach Doc Rivers. Milwaukee stumbled before heading to the All-Star break when they lost to the Miami Heat and the Hornets, who both played without some of their key players.

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MATTHEW DUGANDZIC

Matthew finished his bachelor's degree in Economics (Management) at the University of Split and got his master's degree in the same field at the University of Zadar. Whether it is playing the game as an undersized 6'3'' power forward or simply watching it, Matthew can't get enough of it. After all, he has been an avid NBA fan since the 2000s. But don't get him wrong, as Matthew still loves the old-school NBA and is a true student of the game. From on-court moments to off-court stuff, whether it's about the stars of modern-day basketball or legends of the game, Matthew covers every category of the NBA world and basketball in general, as long as it makes for an engaging and exciting story.