At 4:30pm ET, my Eastern Conference Total of the Month is on the Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks Under. The Lakers used defense to win this tournament last year. They held the Suns, Pelicans and Pacers to 103, 89 and 109 points, in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The Bucks came up short against the Pacers in the semi-final due to poor defensive play. Having learned from that experience, they will be looking to rectify that this afternoon. The Hawks really elevated their defense last game as the held the Knicks to only 100 points. That makes it 4 of their past 7 opponents which they have held to 104 or less. One of those was Milwaukee. The Hawks held the Bucks to 104 points on Dec. 4th. With that result, the Bucks have seen 3 of their last 4 games finish with 223 or less. The number is high with the way the Hawks are currently playing defense. Play on the under.