Overview
- Tipoff is 9 p.m. CT at Chase Center, with Golden State a 6.5-point favorite and the total at 229.5, per BetMGM.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo is cleared to play with a roughly 30-minute cap after a Jan. 4 leg scare and a full practice on Jan. 6.
- Stephen Curry is available for Golden State and leads the NBA in made and attempted threes while averaging 28.7 points per game.
- Golden State is 19-18 and Milwaukee is 16-20, as the Bucks chase a third straight win after beating the Warriors on Oct. 30 without Giannis.
- Team dependency remains stark: Milwaukee is 13-9 with Antetokounmpo and 3-11 without, while the Warriors’ offense rates 118.5 with Curry and 106.3 when he sits; Taurean Prince is out, Seth Curry is out, and Draymond Green and Gary Payton II are questionable.