Miami Sweeps Bucks to Advance to Round 2

The Miami Heat proceeded to Round 2 of the playoffs after sweeping the Milwaukee Bucks last night at the Bradley Center. They will face either the Brooklyn Nets or the Chicago Bulls as their series is not over yet. Before the Heat versus Bucks series begun, Brandon Jennings of the Bucks said, "I'm real confident. I'm sure everybody is writing us off but, but, I see us winning the series in six." I know for a fact that he his regretting that he even said this because the quote just gave more motivation to the Miami Heat. In last nights game, Dwyane Wade did not play because of his sore right knee but it was no problem for the Heat as Lebron scored 30 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and accumulated 7 assists. This is the first time the Heat has swept an opponent since Chris Bosh and Lebron James has joined the team.

 

James said after the game, "It was our next big step as far as our growth. It's so hard to win on the road in the playoffs, in someone's building - especially when someone is playing for their last life. It's a big step for us." Ray Allen was essential for the Heat also with 16 points off of 4-7 shooting from three pointers against his old team.

As the Heat led the entire game, the Bucks started to make a comeback. With 9:34 in the fourth quarter, the Bucks trailed the Heat 67 to 69. On the Bucks possession, Mario Chalmers stole the ball which led to a Ray Allen 3 pointer. The next play, Lebron assisted Chalmers on another 3 pointer. After the game James said, "It's just good to have depth that we have so I can draw two defenders and find shooter." Miami went on a 19 to 4 run to lead the bucks 88-72. Lebron either assisted or scored on every Heat basket. 

The Heat won the game 88-77 and will play either Chicago or the Nets on Monday night at the American Airlines Arena. Coach Spoelstra said, "The biggest focus for us will be keeping ourselves physically ready, and that's probably the most abnormal of the circumstances. You're used to playing every 48 hours or so. That's the NBA rhythm when you get into the playoffs." It's evident that the Miami Heat will ease its way to the Finals once again.