The Milwaukee Bucks are still in the win column after a 123-113 victory against the Charlotte Hornets inside the Spectrum Center. Even though the Bucks defense

The Milwaukee Bucks tonight do battle with the much-improved Charlotte Hornets, who sit just below the Bucks in the standings. The season series between these teams is 1-1, with Charlotte taking the first game by double digits and the Bucks taking the second in an OT thriller.

The Bucks will try to win consecutive games for the first time since October when they face the Hornets tonight.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets/onsi as Score predictions for Charlotte Hornets vs. Milwaukee Bucks. The Charlotte Hornets are playing much better basketball of late, and tonight, will look to keep the good times rolling, albeit without Kon Knueppel.

The injury occurred early in the first quarter as Bridges tried to fight through a screen set by Myles Turner and stepped awkwardly on his right foot before falling to the floor. He stayed in the game, but then appeared to hurt it again as he closed out on a 3-point attempt by Gary Trent Jr. and landed on his right foot and came up hobbling.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets meet Monday at 7 p.m. ET at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A few moments ago, Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee submitted his starting lineup for tonight's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The first five for the

Preview the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA matchup with Charlotte, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.

Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel left Friday's game against the Orlando Magic with a right ankle sprain and did not return. Knueppel, who is listed as day-to-day, won't play tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Tonight, the Charlotte Hornets will look to do something they haven't been able to do in nearly a full calendar year — win three straight games. Giannis Antetok