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A pair of Eastern Conference foes looking to improve their hold on playoff positions take the floor in search of a win in Cream City. The Miami Heat are on the road as they travel to face the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night. Miami fell 110-106 at home to Boston in their previous contest Sunday afternoon, though they covered the line as an eight-point underdog. Milwaukee was in action against Denver at home Monday night in the front half of a back-to-back set. They drubbed the Hornets 120-84 at home Friday night, covering the line as a 16-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series, the Heat owns a 75-53 advantage but the Bucks have won four straight matchups, including a 131-124 road win in the most recent matchup on November 28, 2023. This article was published prior to the conclusion of the Bucks' contest at home Monday night.
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Miami battled but ended up falling short at home against Boston in their previous contest Sunday afternoon. The Heat entered that game 28-25 on the season and stood second in the Southeast Division, one game behind the Magic for the top spot. They were eighth in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, 12 games behind the Celtics for the top spot, 1.5 games behind the Pacers for the final guaranteed playoff spot and 5.5 games ahead of the Nets to remain in the play-in tournament field. Against Boston, Miami gave up a 7-0 run that spanned the end of the first quarter and the start of the second, breaking a 22-22 tie, and never got even again. The Heat trailed by as many as 12 in the first half, by nine at intermission and by as many as 15 with 10:02 to play in the third quarter. Miami got within two with 1:49 to play but couldn’t get even as they took the loss. The Heat shot 41.2% from the field, including 12 of 40 from three-point ran ge, and allowed the Celtics to shoot 50.6% in the game. Tyler Herro led Miami with 24 points in the loss.
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— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 11, 2024
The Heat enters this one 27th in the league in scoring offense with 110.4 points per game this season. Miami is 23rd in the league in rebounding with 42.1 boards a contest while the team stands 21st in assists by dishing out 25.8 dimes a night. The Heat stands 4th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 110.8 points per game. Jimmy Butler is leading the team with 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per contest. Tyler Herro kicks in 21 points plus 5.3 boards a night while Bam Adebayo chips in 20.3 points plus 10.6 rebounds per contest. Duncan Robinson (13 points), Josh Richardson (9.9 points), Kevin Love (8.9 points), Terry Rozier (20.6 points, 6.4 assists), Thomas Bryant, Jaime Jaquez Jr. (12.9 points), Caleb Martin (10.3 points) and Haywood Highsmith are solid role players for the Heat. Miami is 25th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.1% from the floor this season. The H eat stands 17th in threes per game by draining 12.3 triples per contest and the team is 13th in three-point shooting by hitting 37% from beyond the arc.
Butler (personal) last played on February 7 and is out indefinitely. Richardson (shoulder) and Rozier (knee) were each injured Sunday and are considered questionable for this contest.