Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Prediction: Can the Heat deal further trouble the Bucks?

The NBA Playoffs have brought us a lot of promising action and we have seen some teams face upsets from the word go. These upsets indicate the level of the Playoffs where the game has been on an even keel. One of the upsets was caused by the eight-seeded Heat when they beat the first-seeded Bucks in Game 1. Can the Miami Heat draw more blood from the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2?

The Heat did a great job in Game 1, winning 130:117 as they beat the odds in a riveting fashion. The Heat jumped out to a stunning 33:24 first-quarter lead and then ended the half on a 13-point lead. They increased the lead to 14 in the third quarter and then the Bucks were unable to get close and only could reduce the gap by a point as the game ended. The Heat shot a stunning 59.5% and an even more stunning 60% from the three-point range on 15 makes.

Jimmy Butler put on his Playoffs cape and stacked up 35 points, 11 assists, five rebounds, and three steals whereas Bam Adebayo had a strong 22 points, 9 rebounds, and seven assists. Gabe Vincent had 15 points and six assists, and had to play extra minutes because Tyler Herro got injured. For the Bucks, Middleton had a stunning game, scooping up 33 points, nine rebounds, and four rebounds. Jrue Holiday had 16 points on an awful 6/18 shooting but did dish 16 assists. Giannis got injured after lodging 11 minutes so Bobby Portis filled in and did an amazing job, piling up 21 points and eight rebounds.

• Heat: OUT: Tyler Herro, Nikola Jovic. QUESTIONABLE: Kyle Lowry;
• Bucks: OUT: Wesley Matthews. DOUBTFUL: Giannis Antetokounmpo.

• Expected Leading Scorers: Jimmy Butler: (30+ Points), Khris Middleton(26-31 Points);
• Expected Leading Rebounders: Bam Adebayo(9-11 Rebounds), Bobby Portis(10-12 Rebounds);
• Expected Leading Playmakers: Jrue Holiday(10-13 Assists), Jimmy Butler(9-11 Assists).

The Bucks didn’t produce a performance befitting the team with the best record in the previous game. Clearly, Giannis’ injury derailed them but they started in an embarrassing fashion. The Bucks have depth but their defensive issues which were buried in the Giannis-shaped mask have surfaced now and their style of play from a couple of years ago when they played shut-down defense is missing. Anyway, I predict the Bucks to bounce back here and the scoring to be below 235 but over 220.