The Miami Heat face the Milwaukee Bucks where they will play Game 3 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center at 7 p.m. ET. The Heat are up 2-0 in the series, is there any reason why they should be expected to lose this matchup?
No. The answer is that simple. The Heat did lose one game in Milwaukee, on December 29 the final score read 104-85 in favor of the Bucks. But these are the playoffs. LeBron James was probably to focused thinking about how much his kids loved their birthday gifts and prepping for his New Years plans. These are the playoffs and if you think James is content with just winning a series, then you're wrong. Finish this series off and they get extra rest as the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls are guaranteed to play at least five games in their series.
Another factor not really boasting well for the Bucks right now is the fact that the Heat haven't lost in the month of April since losing to the New York Knicks back on the second of the month. They are currently, including the regular season, on a 10-game winning streak. The last time the Heat started a double-digit streak, they finished with 27 straight wins. If they continue this streak into 27 they will win the championship in undefeated fashion and have three victories left over for next year.
The Heat do a great job of dominating the boards and their offensive rebounds give them a huge advantage over the Bucks. However, you can tell the Heat are getting a little cocky and careless with their defense and when they have the ball. The Bucks knocked down 50 percent of their shots in Game 2. Meanwhile, the Heat turned the ball over 17 times.
The keys to the Bucks' victory, if they manage to get one in this series, they have to stop coughing up the ball, step up their rebounding game and continue playing tough basketball and forcing the Heat to turn the ball over.
Final Score Predictions: Heat win 108-104. It will be a close one as the Bucks will be motivated as they will play at home.
