Bucks at Jazz
The Milwaukee Bucks look for their eighth straight win and 20th in 22 games when they visit the Utah Jazz on Saturday. Milwaukee has won 10 straight road games - the longest single-season streak in franchise history - after rallying for a 131-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
The Bucks closed the win over the Lakers with a 15-2 run to become the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot. "We stayed poised, stayed with our game plan and just doing what we've been doing all season," Milwaukee's Eric Bledsoe told ESPN during a postgame television interview. "It was time for us to step up." Utah has won three straight games and 17 of its last 23 to slide up to sixth place in the Western Conference race. Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points in Thursday's 111-104 win at Denver and has reached the 20-point mark in 21 of his last 22 games.
TV: 9 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Utah)
ABOUT THE BUCKS (48-14): Bledsoe agreed to a four-year, $70 million contract extension on Friday, passing up the opportunity to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. "Beyond excited about Eric and what he's done to date," coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters prior to Friday's game. "He's certainly earned our appreciation and we're glad he's going to be with us for the next four years." Bledsoe, who scored a season-best 31 points against the Lakers, has been a good fit with the Bucks since being acquired from Phoenix early in the 2017-18 season.
ABOUT THE JAZZ (35-26): Veteran sharpshooter Kyle Korver broke out of a shooting funk by making 6-of-10 3-pointers -- and 8-of-15 overall -- while matching his season high of 22 points against the Nuggets. Korver, who turns 38 on March 17. reached double digits just once over the previous nine games while hitting just 9-of-32 shots from beyond the arc. "I think being an older guy, you try to pick your spots," Korver told reporters. "You try not to overdo any of those things."
BUZZER BEATERS
1. The Jazz have won 21 of the last 27 meetings despite losing the past two matchups.
2. Milwaukee is expected to sign veteran C Pau Gasol, who agreed to a buyout with San Antonio on Friday.
3. Utah PG Ricky Rubio (hamstring) could miss his second straight game.