Milwaukee Bucks (42-34, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (35-42, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Miami plays Milwaukee in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.
The Heat are 23-25 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 33.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Bam Adebayo averaging 7.2.
The Bucks are 28-21 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is 5-9 in one-possession games.
The Heat are shooting 46.3% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points higher than the 45.7% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks score 5.1 more points per game (114.9) than the Heat give up to opponents (109.8).
TOP PERFORMERS: Adebayo is shooting 48.5% and averaging 17.8 points for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 25.9 points over the last 10 games.
Brook Lopez is scoring 13.0 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 6-4, averaging 113.2 points, 41.1 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 9.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.9 points per game.
Bucks: 4-6, averaging 114.3 points, 36.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.4 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Terry Rozier: day to day (illness), Nikola Jovic: day to day (hand), Kevin Love: day to day (personal), Andrew Wiggins: day to day (hamstring).
Bucks: Jericho Sims: out (thumb), Damian Lillard: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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