3 THINGS TO LOOK FOR

2. Thanks to Milwaukee's length, they're one of the best teams in the league at forcing turnovers, ranking 2nd in steals and 4th in opponent turnovers. The Kings have been pretty bad at taking care of the ball themselves, ranking 25th in turnovers and last in the league in opponent turnovers. Both of those have to be better for the Kings.

3. One area where the Kings can take advantage of Milwaukee is the Free Throw line. Milwaukee is a very foul prone team, and should Cousins return, the Kings have their best foul drawer back. Even with Cousins out so long, the Kings have remained the league leader in FTAs, while Milwaukee allows the 5th most FTAs in the league and fouls at the 4th highest rate.

MATCHUP OF THE GAME

The Bucks don't have a whole bunch of scoring, but Brandon Knight has proven to be a guy who can fill it up. He's averaging 17.8 points per game on a career best 44% from the field and 39.3% from three. This is still a matchup that Collison should be able to win however thanks to his quickness and defensive instincts. If Collison can shut Knight down, the Bucks' scoring options (especially with so many other players out) severely dwindle.

PREGAME LIMERICK

Is Boogie finally coming back???
Without him, we've taken quite a thwack.
But all is alright,
Gone is our plight,
and it's time to get back on track.

PREDICTION

Kings 109, Bucks 98 as Boogie manages a 20 point, 20 rebound game in 20 minutes.