Meeting for the second time in as many games, the Milwaukee Bucks host the Charlotte Hornets in a Group C matchup in NBA Cup play on Friday.

Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak with a 111-100 home victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday. In its most impressive win to date, Charlotte led by as many as 22, holding a lead for the final 39:52.

Hornets coach Charles Lee's task got easier after Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo was scratched before the game with left knee patellar tendinopathy.

"I was proud of a lot of things," Lee said. "First and foremost, to be able to adjust your mindset from one scouting report that you do at shootaround until a major creator is out. Now you've got to be thinking less about the paint and little more about the 3-point line. I thought our group did a

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