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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat, live stream, channel, time, how to watch NBA

The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will face off in a highly-anticipated NBA matchup at the FTX Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will face off in a highly-anticipated NBA matchup at the FTX Arena on Saturday afternoon.

The Bucks are currently one of the top teams in the league, led by the dynamic duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday while having won five of their last eight games. Meanwhile, the Heat have been on a roll in recent games, winning 7 of their last 10. Led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, Miami has been playing with a high level of intensity and focus and is currently sitting in the playoff position.

This will be a great afternoon of NBA action, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the game.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat

  • When: Saturday, January 14
  • Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ABC
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

NBA Odds and Betting Lines

NBA odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were last updated Saturday at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat (-3.5)

O/U: 213.5

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Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat live stream, TV channel, start time, prediction, odds, how to watch the NBA

The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will meet in the second game of a back to back on Tuesday night from American Airlines Arena in Miami.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat will meet in the second game of a back to back on Tuesday night from American Airlines Arena in Miami.

Milwaukee is coming off an absolute blowout of the Heat last night 144-97 and will look to make it two in a row against Miami when they take the court tonight. As for the Heat, they are still without Jimmy Butler and will need their offensive playmakers to step up tonight and not get embarrassed again.

This should be a fantastic matchup on Wednesday night in the NBA, here is everything you need to know to stream the action.

Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat

  • When: Wednesday, December 30
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: NBA TV
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Prediction: The Heat were absolutely embarrassed last night and Coach Spoelstra will not have that happen again tonight. I’m taking the Heat plus the points in this one.

Bet: Miami Heat +6.5

NBA Odds and Betting Lines

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds last updated Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ET.

Milwaukee Bucks -6.5 vs. Miami Heat

O/U: 227.5

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Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks Live Stream, NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 2, TV Channel, Start Time

The Miami Heat will meet the Milwaukee Bucks in game two of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday night.

The Miami Heat will meet the Milwaukee Bucks in game two of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals on Wednesday night.  Last game the Heat was able to shut down the Bucks offense and make the game difficult for Giannis and company in the second half.  Meanwhile, the Bucks will look for a bounce back victory to even the series on Wednesday.

The Heat could take a quick 2-0 series lead with a win tonight, and if Jimmy Butler is able to put up close to 40 points again then we may be looking at a repeat of game one.

Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks

  • When: Wednesday, Sept 2
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Prediction: The Bucks will need their offense to show up tonight and if they are able to get their 3-point shooters going the Heat could be in for a long night. I believe that the Bucks can win and tie the series tonight but I’m going with the Heat (+5) with the points.

NBA Playoff Schedule

Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks (Heat lead series 1-0)

Game 1: Miami Heat 115, Milwaukee Bucks 104
Game 2: Wed, Sept 2 Miami at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m. ET
Game 3: Fri, Sept 4 Milwaukee at Miami, TBD
Game 4: Sun, Sept 6 Milwaukee at Miami, TBD
Game 5*: Tues, Sept 8 Miami at Milwaukee, TBD
Game 6*: Thur, Sept 10 Milwaukee at Miami, TBD
Game 7*: Sat, Sept 12 Miami at Milwaukee, TBD

* if necessary

NBA Odds and Betting Lines

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds last updated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks (-5)

Over/Under: 217.5 (-110)

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NBA fans blast Giannis Antetokounmpo for not guarding Jimmy Butler, but are they right to?

Criticisms of Giannis Antetokounmpo on defense are off base.

The NBA restart has not treated the Milwaukee Bucks well. They’ve had a number of embarrassing losses in the Orlando Bubble.

It started with a loss in the seeding games to a depleted Brooklyn Nets team. Then they got blasted by the Orlando Magic in their opening game of the first round.

Now, Jimmy Butler dropped 40 points on the NBA’s best defense to start the second round and now people have lots of questions about the Bucks. They all start with newly minted Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo.

During his postgame media availability, Antetokounmpo was asked straight up why he didn’t take on the task of shutting Jimmy Butler down.

Here’s what he had to say.

“Antetokounmpo: To guard him?

Reporter: Yeah.

Antetokounmpo: No. I didn’t. Why would you ask that?

Reporter: Is that something you want to do going forward?

Antetokounmpo: Nah, I’ll do whatever coach tells me to do.” 

Whew. That was quite an interesting exchange. It caused quite an uproar. The best defensive player in the NBA not shutting down a specific matchup? Unheard of, apparently.

NBA players and fans were not having it. Former NBA All-Star Isiah Thomas called Antetokounmpo out for not taking the assignment.

And apparently an unnamed All-Star told ESPN’s Tim McMahon that Antetokounmpo doesn’t deserve the award because he’s not a “lockdown defender who shuts down other stars.”

And then, on top of that, NBA fans everywhere just lost it.

 

A lot of this criticism is silly, though. If DPOY was based off of what a player does when they line up one on one against someone else, Patrick Beverley would probably have one of these. But it’s not and he doesn’t.

There’s no question that Antetokounmpo is the NBA’s best defender. He’s an elite rim protector and held players he guarded to 36% shooting this season.

Could he guard Jimmy Butler? Sure. But once he does that, there’s no player on the roster that fills in the gaps on the back end like he does. That’s what makes the Bucks defense so good.

So, is it a bad look that Jimmy Butler went off? Yes. Do the Bucks need to alter their gameplan? Yes.

Should it exclusively involve Giannis picking him up 94 feet? Absolutely not. That’s a waste of talent.

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