Miami takes the road with a five game winning streak on the line. They visit the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center tonight, looking to avenge a 93-82 loss suffered last Sunday.
Heat Notes:
Udonis Haslem has a cracked rib, but he is playing through it and should still be effective.
Starting Lineup:
PG – Mario Chalmers
SG – Dwyane Wade
SF – LeBron James
PF – Chris Bosh
C – Joel Anthony
Bucks Notes:
Andrew Bogut is still out with a left ankle fracture and is not expected to play until at least March
Starting Lineup:
PG – Brandon Jennings
SG – Shaun Livingston
SF – Carlos Delfino
PF – Luc Mbah a Moute
C – Drew Gooden
Gametime: 8:00 EST at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee
The Heat come to town with a 53-32 advantage in career head-to-head matchups with the Bucks, but Milwaukee left Miami with an 11 point loss last Sunday.
Common Thread:
Bucks guard Shaun Livingston played four games for the Heat in 2008-09. In 41 minutes total he scored nine points and dished out four assists.
Team Milestones:
Heat:
Mario Chalmers plays in his 247th game tonight, passing Anthony Carter into 17th.
James Jones needs four more three pointers to pass James Posey into 13th, with 215. Seven more assists will move him past Jason Williams into 11th with 917.
Heat record holder Dwyane Wade has 999 career steals.
With one more block Udonis Haslem will pass Brian Grant into 11th, with 185.
Bucks:
Carlos Delfino will pass Brad Lohaus into eighth all-time with his next three-pointer, with 268.
Team Leaders:
Heat:
PPG:
LeBron James - 29.2
Chris Bosh - 20.9
Dwyane Wade - 20.1
RPG:
Udonis Haslem - 8.4
LeBron James - 8.3
Chris Bosh - 7.8
APG:
LeBron James - 7.1
Dwyane Wade - 5.4
Mario Chalmers - 4.0
SPG:
Dwyane Wade - 2.2
LeBron James - 1.8
Mario Chalmers - 1.4
BPG:
Dwyane Wade - 1.5
Joel Anthony - 1.0
Chris Bosh - 0.9
Bucks:
PPG:
Brandon Jennings - 20.1
Stephen Jackson - 12.8
Andrew Bogut - 11.3
RPG:
Andrew Bogut - 8.3
Ersan Ilyasova - 7.1
Drew Gooden - 5.9
APG:
Brandon Jennings - 5.5
Beno Udrih, Stephen Jackson - 3.2
SPG:
Brandon Jennings - 1.6
Stephen Jackson, Carlos Delfino - 1.3
BPG:
Andrew Bogut - 2.0
Larry Sanders - 0.9
Luc Mbah a Moute - 0.7
The Miami Heat will be visiting the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee tonight. This will be the second of three meetings between the two this season, and the first of two in Wisconsin. The Heat are 6-3 on the road, while the Bucks 6-2 home record. For Miami, this is the first game of a short two game roadtrip. They go on to visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday before returning home to face the Toronto Raptors. The Bucks are finishing up a three game homestand. They beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 100-89 on Saturday and the Detroit Pistons, 103-82 on Monday. They go on the road to face the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
Milwaukee beat Miami 91-82 last Sunday, one of only two losses the Heat have suffered on their own court. The Bucks were paced by Brandon Jennings, who had 23 points with six rebounds and six assists. LeBron James had 28 points and 13 rebounds for the Heat. Chris Bosh added 23, but turned the ball over eight times. According to the Bucks Stephen Jackson after the game,
"I've been around a long time. We won the last game with this lineup and we got off to a good start today. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm about winning, nothing else. A lot of people like to read between the lines, but I want to win and everywhere I've been, I've won. It's all about winning with me."
NBA CIRCLE - Milwaukee Bucks Vs Miami Heat Highlights Jan 22, 2012 Game Recap (via NBACIRCLE)
LeBron James led six Miami players in double figures on Monday night, scoring 22 with 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Heat beat the New Orleans Hornets, 109-95 in Miami. Dwyane Wade also scored 22 for Miami. The Hornets were led by Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry, with 14 points each. The Heat had fell behind by as many as 12 in the second quarter before making it interesting. As said by Erik Spoelstra regarding Miami's comeback,
"Dwyane really set the tone from that point. I was very encouraged by that. We were able to get a lot of opportunities of our defense."
Miami Heat vs New Orleans Hornets - January 30 2012 (via nomviski)
"Over the summer I put in a lot of hours -- especially the whole month of June working with Scott Skiles and working with the coaches. And, also, when I couldn't work with them I was in Baltimore working on my shot the whole summer. And I'm still working on it. My jumper's not great. It still needs improvement, so I just try to get shots up there every day."
Season Series: Bucks1, Heat 0
All-Time Series: Heat 53-32
Last Five:
Miami: W - W - W - W - W
New Orleans: L - W - L - W - W
Standings:
Miami Heat: 16-5, first in the Southeast Division, second in the Eastern Conference, third in the NBA, on pace for 50-16.
Milwaukee Bucks: 9-11, third in the Central Division, eighth in the Eastern Conference, 19th in the NBA, on pace for 30-36.
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Heat Vs. Bucks: Miami Blows Big Lead, Loses 105-97
The Miami Heat looked like they were on their way to blow out the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night after a 40 point first quarter, including LeBron James putting up 24 points on his own, but the Bucks never quit and rallied back. Even at halftime when the Bucks trailed 60-47, they kept fighting and on the back of Brandon Jennings and his 31 points, the Bucks eventually pulled out the victory.
James ended the night scoring 40 points for the Heat, but James only scored 16 points in the final three quarters of the game after his explosion in the first period. The Bucks defense clamped down on the Heat and Miami just couldn't stop the steady scoring of the Bucks throughout the game.
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Feb 01 11:05p by Alfie Crow