Miami Heat (21-21, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (24-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -7; over/under is 223.5
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee comes into a matchup against Miami as winners of four straight games.
The Bucks have gone 20-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is 3-5 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Heat have gone 11-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is 10-11 against opponents over .500.
The Bucks' 14.2 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.6 more made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Heat give up. The Heat average 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than the Bucks give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.5 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Bucks. Damian Lillard is averaging 24.6 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.
Tyler Herro is averaging 24 points, 5.7 rebounds and five assists for the Heat. Nikola Jovic is averaging 14.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 7-3, averaging 118.1 points, 46.7 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 110.2 points, 44.6 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.9 points.
INJURIES: Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (patella), MarJon Beauchamp: day to day (illness), Khris Middleton: day to day (ankle), AJ Green: out (quad).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Keshad Johnson: day to day (shoulder), Tyler Herro: day to day (groin), Josh Richardson: out (heel).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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