The NBA Playoffs officially get off this weekend, and the Miami Heat will travel to Milwaukee to take on the conference’s top seeded Milwaukee Bucks.
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The Heat advanced to the play-in round after losing to the Hawks in the opener but outlasting the Bulls on Friday night. Milwaukee got the top seed this season after winning 58 games.At 5:30 PM EDT, we’ll be turning on the taps.
FOR THE BUCKS
The Milwaukee Bucks will begin their quest for a second NBA title in three seasons against the Miami Heat on Sunday.
Despite a number of injuries throughout the season, Milwaukee won 58 games this season.
Khris Middleton only appeared in 33 games while recovering from off-season knee surgery.
Former MVP Giannis Antetokoumpo missed 19 games, while starting point guard Jrue Holiday missed 15 due to a variety of injuries.
Many Bucks important reserves also missed several games. Yet, the Bucks concluded the season with the best record in the NBA and appear to be in good shape as the playoffs begin.
The Bucks clinched the top seed with nine victories in 11 games before dropping the final two games while resting most of their key players.
The Bucks then waited for their opponent in the first round to be chosen, but they did not sit idle.
The Bucks are now preparing for what they hope will be another long playoff run and championship gold.
This season, they went 2-2 against Miami, winning both home games.
Antetonkoumnpo and Middleton each appeared in just one of the four games, with the exception of a few minutes in the conference-clinching game.
In his sole appearance against the Heat, Antetokoumnpo had a triple-double with 35 points, while Middleton had 24 points.
In four games, the Bucks averaged 112 points while shooting just over 45% from the field.
They did the most damage from long range, connecting on about 39% of their three-point attempts and making over 18 per game against the Heat.
The Bucks will play the Heat on Sunday without any injured players.
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FOR THE HEAT
The Miami Heat advanced to the playoffs after defeating a tenacious Chicago Bulls club 102-91 on Friday night.
With just over three minutes remaining, the Heat trailed by five points before Jimmy Butler and Max Strus teamed to send the Heat into the playoffs.
Butler and Strus both scored 31 points in the decisive victory. Strus nailed seven three-point field goals in the contest, while Butler was all over the stat sheet as usual.
Butler had five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in addition to his 31 points.
The Heat enter this first-round series against the Bucks with a 2-2 record against the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
The two clubs met in the playoffs in both 2020 and 2021, with Miami winning the first series in five games and the Bucks sweeping the Heat on their way to an NBA title in 2021.
This season, both teams won both of their home games, while the last game in Milwaukee was primarily played by reserves.
Butler averaged more than 22 points per game throughout the four games, while Bam Adebayo contributed 19.5 points per game.
In the four games, Miami averaged more than 108 points per game while shooting just under 45% from the field.
The Heat outrebounded the Bucks by an average of six rebounds per game yet made only 29% of their three-point attempts.
Key injury: PG Kyle Lowry re-injured his knee and did not play against the Bulls. His participation in game one is in doubt.
