Miami Heat (5-3) @ Milwaukee Bucks (3-2) TV: UPN 24 and <font color="DarkRed">ESPN</font> Radio: Milwaukee: 620 AM WTMJ WHEN: 8:00 PM WHERE: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI Previous Game Heat 97 @ TWolves 108 Bucks 110 @ Heat 112 2OT Streaks Heat: Lost 1 Bucks: Lost 1 Probable Starters C: Dan Gadzuric/Shaquille O'Neal PF: Joe Smith/Udonis Haslem SF: Keith Van Horn/Rasual Butler SG: Michael Redd/Eddie Jones PG: Mo Williams/Dwyane Wade 6th Man: Desmond Mason/Damon Jones Head Coaches: Terry Porter/Stan Van Gundy Injuries Bucks- Mike James- Probable TJ Ford- OUT Zendon Hamilton- OUT Marcus Fizer-OUT Zaza Pachulia- OUT Toni Kukoc- OUT Heat- Dwyane Wade- Probable Jerome Beasley-OUT Matt Freije- OUT Dorrell Wright- OUT Matchup to Watch Michael Redd vs Dwyane Wade Redd: 24.8 PPG 6.0 RPG 3.0 APG 0.8 SPG Wade: 25.5 PPG 5.5 RPG 7.1 APG 1.8 SPG Prediction The Bucks lost a heartbreaker in 2OT against the Heat in Miami on Sunday. Now the Heat come to the Bucks home, with a healthy Dwayne Wade, to make his homecoming to the arena where he played his college ball. The Bucks will be short handed again, with out Mike James, maybe Zaza and Toni as well. National TV comes to Milwaukee, not to see the Bucks of course, because Shaq in Black is in town, this should be fun to see Shaq and Dwyane live together. I think the Bucks can hang with the Heat but maybe fall short due to all of their injuries. Heat by 3
Heat 24 16 36 37 113 Bucks 23 20 22 41 106 Bucks Leading Scorer- Michael Redd 33 pts Heat Leading Scorers- Eddie Jones 27 pts Bucks Leading Rebounder- Keith Van Horn and Joe Smith 6 Rebounds Heat Leading Rebounder- Udonis Haslem 9 Rebounds Bucks Leading Assists- Mo Williams 6 assists Heat Leading Assists- Dwyane Wade 7 assists Bucks 3-3 Heat 6-3 Next Games: Bucks: @ Portland Friday Heat: vs Utah Friday GMan's MVP: Eddie Jones Bucks MVP: Redd OTHER STATS: KVH 23 and 6, shot well. Mike James Buck's debut 11 points 4 assists off the bench. The Bucks led by 8 in the 3rd quarter, until the Heat went on a 30-10 run, and its hard to beat a team that shoots 75% in the 2nd half. The Heat looked amazing in the 2nd half, and this is a loss the Bucks shouldn't be ashamed of.
