Looking to make it three straight on the second night of a back-to-back, the Milwaukee Bucks host their playoff nemesis on Tuesday night: the Miami Heat, though without Jimmy Butler. This will be the last of three regular season matchups these two teams play this year, and the Bucks hold the tiebreaker having won the first couple. Could come in handy.
Where We’re At
Last night felt like a validation of the many positive steps we’ve seen the Bucks make under Doc Rivers, dismantling the defending champs with a suddenly impressive defense. Holding the battered Charlotte Hornets to 84 is one thing, but keeping a Nikola Jokic-led team under 100 is another, even when two of Denver’s starters left midway through.