The Miami HEAT are 15-11 and tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference after a shorthanded victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Here's what we've been noticing and noting:
If you were watching the HEAT hold Giannis Antetokounmpo to 15 points on 4-of-13 shooting during their improbable and wild victory last Wednesday, you might have thought to yourself, ‘You know what, they seem to do this fairly often.’
If you thought that, then good on you because you were correct.
Here’s a handful of Antetokounmpo’s averages over the past three seasons, and then what those numbers look like against the HEAT during that same stretch (including playoffs, given that both Miami and Milwaukee have a one-sided series victory to their names in this matchup):
Effective Field-Goal %: 58.