Two of the NBA’s top scorers will be in the spotlight Monday when the Atlanta Hawks host the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the league’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks third in scoring at a 28.5-point clip and Atlanta’s Trae Young is No. 4 at 27.6.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time league MVP, scored 30 points Saturday in a 103-96 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He has scored 30-plus points in seven of his last eight games, and in the 16 games since the beginning of December, he has averaged 30.4 points and 10.7 rebounds.
Young scored 29 points in Saturday’s 117-108 loss to the New York Knicks. After breaking Dominique Wilkins’ club record by scoring 25-plus points in 17 consecutive games, he was held under that mark three games in succession before posting the 29.
Over his past 20 games, Young has averaged 30 points and 9.6 assists.
Neither team is trending in the right direction. Milwaukee has lost five of its last seven while the Hawks have lost…