Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks 9/8/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Miami Heat look to clinch their NBA Eastern Conference Finals best of seven series with a victory in Game 5 on Tuesday. Miami failed to eliminate Milwaukee Game 4 following a 118-115 overtime loss to the Bucks on Sunday. The Heat appeared to relax after Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo left due to an ankle injury. In the loss, Miami was led by Bam Adebayo with 26 points, 12 boards and eight assists.

Jimmy Butler is leading Miami in scoring during the postseason with an average of 22.4 points per game. Bam Adebayo is the third leading scorer, the leading rebounder and the leader in assists with averages of 16.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Miami has six players averaging double-figures in scoring, including two, Butler and Goran Dragic averaging 20 points or more per game.

The Milwaukee Bucks were able to stave off elimination even though they played the majority of Game 4 without their star Giannis, who is questionable for Tuesday's Game 5. Khris Middleton was the leading scorer for Milwaukee with 36 points and sank an important 3-pointer with just 6.4 seconds to play in overtime. Milwaukee rallied from a deficit of eight points during the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is leading Milwaukee in scoring and rebounding with averages of 26.7 points and 13.8 rebounds per game. Khris Middleton is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 20.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. Milwaukee has five players averaging double-figures in scoring including two, Antetokounmpo and Middelton averaging 20 points or more per game.