Miami Heat (28-25, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (35-19, third in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bucks -8; over/under is 227
BOTTOM LINE: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks host Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat.
The Bucks are 25-12 in conference games. Milwaukee averages 122.7 points and has outscored opponents by 3.8 points per game.
The Heat are 20-16 in Eastern Conference play. Miami is 9-11 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Bucks' 14.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.8 more made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Heat allow. The Bucks average 110.4 points per game, 8.5 fewer points than the 118.9 the Bucks allow.
The teams square off for the third time this season. The Bucks won 131-124 in the last meeting on Nov. 29. Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, and Adebayo led the Heat with 31 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.8 points, 11.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Bucks. Damian Lillard is averaging 17.7 points over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
Tyler Herro is averaging 21 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Heat. Adebayo is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 4-6, averaging 114.4 points, 42.6 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.3 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 108.3 points, 44.5 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points.
INJURIES: Bucks: Khris Middleton: out (ankle).
Heat: Josh Richardson: out (shoulder), Jimmy Butler: out (personal), Terry Rozier: out (knee), Dru Smith: out for season (knee), Duncan Robinson: day to day (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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