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The Los Angeles Lakers have lost their last two contests to fall three games out in the race for the NBA's best record, and when the league's best road team visits the Milwaukee Bucks tonight it'll try to avoid dropping a third straight for the first time in more than 16 months.

Los Angeles has stumbled in its past two contests. They shot 35.0 percent in an 86-76 loss at Atlanta on Sunday and were not much better Tuesday. The Lakers hit 39.2 percent from the floor in a 94-84 loss at Charlotte, their sixth loss in seven games to the Bobcats.

The Lakers haven't dropped three in a row since 2007.

Los Angeles' bench had 29 points in its first meeting with Milwaukee, a 105-92 win at Staples Center on Dec. 7.

The Lakers have lost their last two trips to Milwaukee, though Kobe Bryant missed one of those due to a league-imposed suspension. Get your NBA basketball lines with Bodog today.