The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat have been moving in opposite directions recently, a factor that should make Friday’s meeting a fascinating contest between two teams who will be desperate for a win for very different reasons.
Over the last 10 games, Miami’s record is 3-7, an inverse of the confident Bucks’ impressive 7-3 run.
Although these two teams have met twice already this year, with the Heat prevailing on both occasions, this game will include two teams who have gone through some changes.
This will be the first chance the Heat will have to face the Bucks since Joe Prunty took over from Jason Kidd, while one of the more surprising moves of Thursday’s trade deadline has added a new wrinkle for the Heat too.