The Miami Heat will go for their 12th consecutive win on the road when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center tonight. The Heat haven't lost on the road since they crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers back on Dec. 2. One of the road wins for Miami include a 88-78 win at Milwaukee.
The Heat won at home against the Bucks on Tuesday 101-89, despite trailing by four points at the break. Milwaukee went on the road and lost at Orlando 97-87 the following night, and have won just once in their last five games. Our NBA spreads have the Heat favored by just seven points over the Bucks.
The Heat have now won 19 of their last 20 games, and outside of their loss to the Mavericks, only four games have been decided by less than 10 points. For whatever reason, opposing crowds continue to taunt the Heat, and it just seems to light a fire under the dynamic trio of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh.
Miami isn't just winning games on the road, they are crushing their opponents by an average of 15 points a game. Wade leads the NBA in road scoring, averaging 29.2 points a game and James isn't far behind at 28.5. I think this streak ...
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Miami Heat Vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Heat Go For 12th Straight Road Win
January 7th, 2011 by Jack Jones Leave a reply »
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