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The Milwaukee Bucks take a 2-1 series deficit into the Kaseya Center as they take on the Miami Heat in game four of their Eastern Conference playoff series. This game will continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Heat prediction and pick. We will also tell you where to watch the game. Game one was […]

Though the Milwaukee Bucks are the top seed in this year’s NBA Playoffs, it is their first-round opponent the Miami Heat that holds a 2-1 series lead following a spectacular Game 3 win Saturday evening. Paving the way for the eighth-seeded Heat was Jimmy Butler, who had a monster performance before being shelved midway through […]

This first-round quarterfinals matchup between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks has been an overtly physical affair, and it has gone on to specifically impact the headline talents of the series. During Saturday’s Game 3, Heat star Jimmy Butler fell hard on his backside midway through the third period and was ultimately sent back to […]

Victor Oladipo may have just suffered another serious knee injury. To make matters worse, the injury came in garbage time of Saturday’s Game 3 matchup between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks. It looked like Oladipo slipped on a non-contact play, and he knew something was horribly wrong the moment he went down. His […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out Game 2 against the Miami Heat due to a back injury. Without their best player and one of the best in the world, the Bucks went on to beat the Heat by a final score of 138-122 to even the series up at one game apiece. Still, when […]

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry put together a forgettable performance in Game 2 against the Milwaukee Bucks. He scored five points — on 2-for-5 shooting from the field and 1-for-3 from behind the three-point arc — grabbed four rebounds, and dished out three assists in a game the Heat lost by a final score of […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Saturday as the Milwaukee Bucks (58-24) visit the Miami Heat (44-38) for the third game in the Eastern Conference first round. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Milwaukee evened the series at 1-1 thanks to their 138-122 win in game two. Below we continue our NBA odds series with […]

The Milwaukee Bucks powered through Game 2 in their first round playoff series against the Miami Heat in impressive fashion. Facing a must win game after dropping Game 1 at home, the Bucks responded with a dominant performance. After Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a tailbone injury in the first half of Game 1, he was placed […]

The Miami Heat were the favorite in the 7/8 play-in matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, as some media and fans were expecting a grueling series against the Boston Celtics. The Heat put up a dud against the Hawks, but they beat the Chicago Bulls and then shocked the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1. With Giannis […]

The Milwaukee Bucks were without star Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 2 against the Miami Heat, however still returned to form. They evened their 2023 NBA Playoffs first round series with a dominating 138-122 win, controlling the game from start to finish. The Bucks shot 53.5% from the field, including an incredible 51% from the 3-point […]

For the Milwaukee Bucks, Game 2 of their first-round series against the Miami Heat was an absolute must-win. The Bucks had already lost Game 1 on Sunday, but even worse, the two-time MVP suffered an injury that would also cause him to miss Game 2. If the Bucks lost again, they’d face going down 0-2 […]

The NBA playoffs are now in full swing, and we’ve already seen some great basketball in the first round. Below we continue our NBA odds series with an NBA Finals winner prediction and pick. While we won’t know the winner for a couple of months, we can get the best values right now. Here are […]

Despite not having Giannis Antetokounmpo available for the outing, the Milwaukee Bucks managed to capture their first win of this quarterfinals series against the Miami Heat Wednesday night. Leading the charge for the league’s top-seeded club was Brook Lopez, who served as their main two-way presence and finished off with an astounding box plus-minus of […]

No Giannis Antetokounmpo proved to be no problem for the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night, as the league’s number one seed stormed back and tied up their quarterfinals series against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat at one game apiece. Without the two-time MVP in tow, Mike Budenholzer’s club leaned heavily on their long-range game where, […]

The Miami Heat were trampled in Game 2 of their first-round series by the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday, losing 138-122. To make matters worse, Jimmy Butler looked to be dealing with some knee discomfort late in the third quarter: Jimmy Butler seemingly uncomfortable with his knee on the Heat bench@MiamiHEAT | #HEATCulture pic.twitter.com/rboTJS19lO — […]

The Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks were naturally in a good mood after they blew past the Miami Heat 138-122 to even up their NBA Playoffs first round series at a game apiece. But Bucks fans likely weren’t prepared for the roast session that ensued between Khris Middleton and Joe Ingles in the postgame. It started […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton highlighted how the Bucks could take a 138-122 win over the Miami Heat even without the forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. “It takes the whole team; I think you saw that tonight,” Khris Middleton said. “It wasn’t just one guy that carried us. “A lot of people might expect me or Jrue to take […]

The Milwaukee Bucks-Miami Heat first-round playoff series got off to an interesting start when the Heat upset the Heat in Game 1 to take a surprising 1-0 lead over the Bucks. Milwaukee picked up a win in Game 2 to even the series back out, but it was notable that two key players who got […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have been here before. After the Bucks’ Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat where they saw Giannis Antetokounmpo suffer a back injury that was serious enough to keep him out for Game 2, there was slight concern that the 1-seed would be in for much more of a fight against the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks started Game 2 of their first-round series against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat at home like a house on fire. Even without Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks were able to torch the Heat in the first two periods of that contest for a total of 81 points to also set a new […]

On Sunday, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo injured his back in the first half of Game 1 and did not play at all in the second half. Without their best player for much of the contest, the Bucks went on to lose to the Heat by a final score of 130-117 behind 35 points from Jimmy […]

The Milwaukee Bucks host the Miami Heat for Game 2 of the best-of-7 series. Jimmy Butler, Jrue Holiday, and Brook Lopez are featured in this NBA Playoffs same-game parlay brought to you by FanDuel. Here is FanDuel’s same-game parlay for Heat-Bucks Game 2 Clearly, the biggest headliner of this series is the back injury to […]

Former Brooklyn Nets guard Goran Dragic spoke on what it was like being with the team, and explained why he decided to leave for the Chicago Bulls in the offseason, via Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “I mean it’s part of the business,” Goran Dragic said of his playing time with the Milwaukee […]

On Sunday, Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry put together a forgettable performance in Game 1. He finished with a stat line of two points, one rebound, three assists, and a steal in a game the Heat went on to win by a final score of 130-117. Still, when the Heat re-visit the Fiserv Forum […]

The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks face off in Game 2 on Wednesday night, and all the eyes are on the status of Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks star played just 10 minutes in Game 1 before leaving with an injury, and there’s a chance he will also miss this game. Nonetheless, Heat head coach Erik […]

With Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo hopeful to play in Game 2 after sustaining a back injury in the First Round series opener against the Miami Heat, The Athletic’s Shams Charania provides an update on the two-time MVP’s status moving forward: “It’s still a pain tolerance injury. MRI came back clean. X-Rays came back […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo managed just 10 minutes in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ Game 1 loss against the Miami Heat. This was after the former back-to-back MVP was forced to exit the contest after suffering a concerning back injury. The Bucks later revealed that Giannis’ tests came back clean, but at this point, it sounds like the injury […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Wednesday as the Miami Heat (44-38) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (58-24) for the second game in the Eastern Conference first round. Action tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET. Miami holds a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series thanks to their 130-117 win in game one. Below we continue our NBA […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t take part in practice with on Tuesday, still recovering from the back contusion he suffered while taking a hard fall early in the postseason opener. Fortunately for the Milwaukee Bucks, though, the two-time MVP’s practice status seems unlikely to have any bearing on his availability for a pivotal Game 2 against the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell behind early in their First Round series against the Miami Heat after a poor first quarter showing culminated in superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo leaving the game early with a back injury. Now down 1-0 after allowing Heat star Jimmy Butler to drop 35 points and 11 assists, the top-seeded Bucks will […]

The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a surprising upset loss to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their opening round series of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. To add salt to the wound, Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a back injury late in the first quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game. His playing status […]

The top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs as Giannis Antetokounmpo left early with a back contusion. However, Monday brought several optimistic updates on Antetokounmpo’s injury. The first came from Shams Charania: “There is optimism surrounding Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) availability for Game 2 vs. Miami on Wednesday, […]

Heading into the Eastern Conference’s 1-8 matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat, not a lot of folks thought the Heat had a chance to win even one game, never mind the series. After all, the Bucks finished with the best record in basketball at 58-24 during the regular season and have the best […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got off to an inauspicious start to the 2023 NBA playoffs. They lost Game 1 of their first-round series to the Miami Heat, and Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a scary back injury. As his status for Game 2 remains in question, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and Brook Lopez have to band together to […]

The gap between the 1-seed and 8-seed is as big as it is for a reason. As the Denver Nuggets showed in their debut performance in the 2023 NBA playoffs, their sustained excellence throughout the course of the regular season can be too much to overcome, especially for a team that just came out of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may have lost Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat, but hope is not lost for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. Looking at the Bucks’ playoff history under head coach Mike Budenholzer, the team doesn’t have to worry about losing the series opener. Since Budenholzer took over in 2018, […]

The Miami Heat upset the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the first round in the NBA Playoffs by the score of 130-117, and Jimmy Butler made a post on his Instagram story that indicates he thinks the Bucks are afraid of what is ahead in this series. Here is the post, via Hoop Central […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Tyler Herro’s injuries were the biggest stories during the Milwaukee Bucks-Miami Heat playoff opener on Sunday night, and Reggie Miller had everyone talking about it with his rather ridiculous take in the game. Giannis was ruled out for the rest of the game early in the first quarter after he suffered a […]

The Milwaukee Bucks got a double black eye Sunday night. Not only did the Miami Heat upset the Bucks in the series opener at home, 130-117, but they also saw their best player apparently suffer a back injury. The team announced Giannis Antetokounmpo was out for the remainder the contest before halftime. Bucks head coach […]