The Miami Heat will look to extend their current winning streak to seven games when they host the Milwaukee Bucks tonight. Miami won its 11th consecutive road game last night, beating the Charlotte Bobcats 96-82. The Heat have now won 18 of their last 19 games.
The Bucks come in off a 99-87 win against the Dallas Mavericks, snapping a two-game losing streak. Miami went to Milwaukee and beat the Bucks 88-78 back on Dec. 6. Taking a look at the NBA spreads for tonight's games, the oddsmakers have the Heat favored by 9.5-points over the Bucks at home.
It just seems like the Heat are on a whole different level right now, and when they decide to play against these teams who are struggling on the season, the opposing team has no chance. LeBron James finished with 38 points, nine rebounds, and five assists last night against the Bobcats, while Dwyane Wade added 31 points and 11 rebounds. If you throw in Chris Bosh's 11 points, the dynamic trio scored 80 of the Heats 96 points.
The way James is playing right now, it is going to be hard for anyone to beat the Heat. Almost every night James flirts with a triple-double, and before long he could be ...
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