Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks 8/6/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

On Thursday, the Miami Heat look for their second consecutive victory when playing the Milwaukee Bucks. Miami defeated the Boston Celtics 112-106 on Tuesday as Bam Adebayo led the Miami attack with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Miami never trailed in the game and remains in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Jimmy Butler is leading Miami in scoring and assists with averages of 20.2 points and 6.1 assists per game. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is Bam Adebayo with averages of 16.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Miami has eight players averaging double-figures in scoring.

The Milwaukee Bucks lost their second straight after falling to the Brooklyn Nets 119-116 on Tuesday. Milwaukee was favored by 19 points entering the game. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16 points but played just the first half. Kyle Korver added 13 points for the Bucks in the loss. With the loss, Milwaukee failed to clinch first place in the Eastern Conference.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is leading Milwaukee in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 29.6 points, 13.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. Khris Middleton is the second leading scorer for Milwaukee with an average of 20.9 points per game and is one of four players averaging double-figures in scoring for the Bucks.