Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) battle for the opening tip-off (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)
The Miami Heat came into Tuesday’s game down a man and they were treated like it.
The Miami Heat came into Tuesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks off a Christmas Day win against the New Orleans Pelicans. One win doesn’t mean anything for the next in the NBA, so while the Miami Heat should have moved on in most ways, there was a bit of carryover from that game to tend to.