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Milwaukee's Brook Lopez (back) out for Friday's game against Knicks

Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (back) will not play in Friday's game against the New York Knicks.

What It Means:

Lopez will miss his eighth straight game with back soreness. Expect Thannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to play more minutes on Friday night against a Knicks' unit rated 25th in defensive efficiency per numberFire's power rankings.

Per Rotogrinders' Court IQ in 141.8 minutes this season with Lopez off the floor, Antetokounmpo is averaging 0.87 FanDuel points per minute while Portis' mark stands at 1.03 FanDuel points in a 57.0 minute sample size

Source: NBA injury report

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