Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat: Analysis and Prediction – Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will play game this night in NBA.
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Milwaukee Bucks Team News
The Milwaukee Bucks entered the new season with big goals. To do what they did a few years ago – win the NBA title again. That’s why they hired Damian Lillard, in one of the biggest trades in the last few years.
Lillard immediately showed himself in the first game. The former Portland Trail Blazers point guard scored 39 points in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the most ever by a Milwaukee Bucks player in his debut. With that, he proved that, together with Giannis Antetokounmpo, he will form one of the tandems that no one will like to see on the other side of the floor. The match against the Philadelphia 76ers was the one in which Adrian Griffin’s team led from the beginning, only to have certain complications at the end of the match. However, the Milwaukee Bucks overcame that and triumphed. Along with Lillard, Antetokounmpo scored 23 points and was the second most efficient. In their last game against the Atlanta Hawks, the team suffered a lopsided defeat, with Lillard notably struggling with a shooting percentage of just 2/12 from the field.
In this duel, the Milwaukee Bucks were prone to swings, which will change as the season progresses. They are expected to become more confident over time, and that is exactly what is needed for Lillard to fit even more into the former champion’s system.We believe they will enter this match motivated to show that the loss to the Hawks was just an off day.
Miami Heat Team News
The current vice-champion did not start the season in the best way. In the first three games, they won only once, in the first duel against the Detroit Pistons, in an uncertain ending with 103:102. Since then, the team from Florida has strung together two setbacks.
First, the Boston Celtics were better than the Miami Heat 119:111, and in the introduction to this duel, Erik Spoelstra’s team lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a convincing 106:90. It is evident that the problem of this team is the offensive productivity, although, in the last clash, it should be taken into account that the Miami Heat played without Jimmy Butler, their best player. In his absence, those who were the most prominent were Tyler Herro with 22 points and Bam Adebayo with 19. Nikola Jovic also played a very good game, with eight points, 11 rebounds and four assists, in just over 20 minutes of play. In their last game against the Atlanta Hawks, the team suffered a lopsided defeat, with Lillard notably struggling with a shooting percentage of just 2/12 from the field.
The Miami Heat usually enter the season somewhat slowly and there is no doubt that this system will get better as time goes on. That is why even the first defeats should not be accepted tragically, especially because of the aforementioned absences in the lineup. We believe they will enter this match motivated to show that the loss to the Hawks was just an off day.
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Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat H2H
In the last 10 games, the Miami Heat have won seven times.
Absences and Injuries
Milwaukee Bucks probably will not be able to count on Chris Middleton, while the guests will be without Haywood Highsmith, also Josh Richardson, Kevin Love and Caleb Martin are questionable.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Prediction
The Milwaukee Bucks will be extremely motivated to continue their good games with Lillard in the lineup. The fans will give them the wind at their backs, and the fact that the Miami Heat have some injury problems makes it easier. We conclude that the team from Florida will not be able to respond defensively to a powerful rival, and therefore the home team will win by a margin higher than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Tuesday, 31.10.2023, 01:00 CET
Prediction: Milwaukee Bucks -3.5
Odds: 1.70
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