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Bucks-Heat could be block party

Miami — One good bet for fans watching Tuesday's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat: Get ready to feel rejected.

The game will feature the two best shot blockers in the NBA as measured per 48 minutes — the Bucks' John Henson and the Heat's Hassan Whiteside.

It also will feature two teams practiced in the art of swatting away shots. The Heat ranks first in the league with 6.9 blocks per game and the Bucks are tied for seventh at 5.6 per game.

Making a block can be a game-changing play, as Bucks point guard Michael Carter-Williams showed when he blocked Atlanta guard Jeff Teague's shot at the end of regulation Friday, forcing overtime in a game the Bucks went on to win.