The Milwaukee Bucks are trying very hard to get the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. That would give them home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They have been chasing the Pacers for that spot for a while. After the Pacers lost on Friday night, the Bucks were able to jump them in a tiebreaker for that fourth spot.

Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks talks with head ... [+] coach Doc Rivers in the first quarter of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup against the Oklahoma City Thunder at T-Mobile Arena on December 17,

Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo are looking to take on Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, and the Dallas Mavericks tonight. After adding Lillard to their roster last season, the Milwaukee Bucks underperformed and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers.