The Miami Heat will look to close out their playoff first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday afternoon during Game 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is getting treatment "around the clock" for his aching right knee, and coach Erik Spoelstra said they'll wait until Sunday to decide whether he'll play in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks. With a chance to close out the series in four games, something the Heat haven't done since LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Wade in Miami, he's sure to want to play.
But with the outcome of the series almost inevitable -- no team has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series -- and so much of the playoffs left, taking a game off might be the wiser option.
"It's very difficult right now because it's the playoffs and tomorrow is never promised. During the regular season, you can really pick and choose your spots," Chris Bosh said after the Heat practiced Saturday. "Now, it's just doing what you're supposed to do off the court as much as possible, and hoping when you play out there in the game, you can play as close to 100 percent as you can.
"It's a very tough position to be in right now," Bosh added. "But Dwyane's a competitor and he'll do best thing for himself and for the team."
Wade missed six games near the end of the regular season with three bone bruises, one each along the top, bottom and one side of his right kneecap. Though he continues to feel better, he got banged around good in Miami's 104-91 victory in Game 3 on Thursday night. He was hit in the knee, face and elbow in just one play, and he'd be sure to face similar contact from the Bucks on Sunday.
Miami didn't practice Friday, but Wade spent several hours at Marquette University, his alma mater, getting treatment. He took part in practice Saturday, though Spoelstra said he sat out the "majority" of the Heat's full-court work.
"We'll just continue to evaluate," Spoelstra said. "He's feeling better than yesterday. Tomorrow, we'll see how he feels with more treatment today and we'll go from there. He's been feeling better, really making progress, for three straight weeks."
