The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Miami Heat on the road in another NBA Cup matchup with tip-off scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT. The Bucks this season have an 8-9 record and the Heat have a 7-7 record. This is a huge game for both teams.
Milwaukee has done a very good job of digging themselves out of the basement and they are looking to stay out of the basement. As for Miami, they want to try to get into the top six in the Eastern Conference Standings.
Projected Starting Lineups For the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat Matchup
Once again, Khris Middleton will not be playing in this game for the Milwaukee Bucks. The projected starting lineup for Milwaukee will be Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo (game-time decision), Tauren Prince (game-time decision), Andre Jackson, and Damian Lillard. Doc Rivers is the head coach of the Bucks and they are a team that is looking to stay hot.
As for the Miami Heat, the projected starting lineup is Bam Adebayo, Haywood Highsmith, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, and Terry Rozier (game-time decision). Erik Spoelstra is one of the best head coaches in the NBA. The Heat are looking to get above .500 in this matchup.
Team Stats
This season, the Bucks have the 15th-ranked offense in the NBA averaging 113.1 points per game. The Heat have the 19th-ranked offense in the NBA this season averaging 111.8 points per game. On the defensive end of the floor, Miami has the eighth-best defense in the NBA this season by giving up only 110.6 points per game.
Milwaukee is ranked 16th in the NBA this season defensively by giving up 112.9 points per game. With the way the stats are, it feels like this game could very well come down to the wire. The Bucks and the Heat are two evenly matched-teams who both need a win.
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