The following are the starting lineups for tonight’s top game on the NBA schedule between the Milwaukee Bucks versus the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in New York. You can watch the live broadcast on NBA TV and the Nets enter this game as a -2.5 favorite with the over/under at 230 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and Brook Lopez all start tonight for the Bucks (22-9), but Khris Middleton will not play in this game. Middleton will sit out his fourth straight game with a knee problem. Grayson Allen will play alongside Holiday in the backcourt with Jevon Carter starting as the small forward. Read more: NBA scores on December 5 – Wins for Bucks, Celtics
Meanwhile for Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and Ben Simmons are all in the starting lineup for this matchup against two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Simmons comes into this game averaging 8.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
He had 10 points and eight assists in the 143-113 blowout win against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.
Here are the starting lineups for both teams in the NBA tonight:
Brooklyn Nets (20-12)
Kyrie Irving (PG)
Royce O’Neale (SG)
Kevin Durant (SF)
Ben Simmons (PF)
Nic Claxton (C)
Milwaukee Bucks (22-9)
Jrue Holiday (PG)
Grayson Allen (SG)
Jevon Carter (SF)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF)
Brook Lopez (C)
