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Wednesday Night NBA: Miami vs. Milwaukee
Wednesday Night NBA: Miami vs. MilwaukeeThe Miami Heat is winning big ball games at home but will look for the same effort on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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The Miami Heat are the hottest team in the NBA, winning five straight and eight of nine. The lone defeat was a surprise, but another one to the Milwaukee Bucks might not be considered so shocking.

The Heat look to avenge their only loss of the past two weeks as they visit the improving Bucks on Wednesday night.

Since a three-game skid Jan. 10-13, Miami (16-5) has not been defeated other than a 91-82 home loss to Milwaukee on Jan. 22. The Bucks entered that game with a 5-9 record and only one road win, while Miami had been 11-4 with one home loss.

That victory is part of the current 5-2 stretch by the Bucks, with the only losses coming by a combined 12 points to two of the league’s top teams - Atlanta and Chicago.

Milwaukee (9-11) is the only team to win two regular-season games against the Heat in the past 11 months. The Bucks won in Miami on April 6 before taking this season’s only meeting, but Dwyane Wade didn’t play either time.

Wade has played three games since being sidelined by a sprained ankle and keyed Monday’s 109-95 win over New Orleans. He scored 15 of his 22 points in the second quarter, when Miami came from 12 down to take the lead for good.

This time, it’s the Bucks who could be without one of their top players, though it would appear to be by choice. After Stephen Jackson missed Saturday’s win over the Lakers due to a one-game league suspension, coach Scott Skiles opted to keep his second-leading scorer out of Monday’s 103-82 victory over Detroit.

The Heat are too good to lose to the Bucks but the potential for letdown is there as the Heat have a tendency to play down to their opposition.



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