Heat And Bucks Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups For Game 5
On Wednesday evening, the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks will play Game 5 of their first-round playoff series in Wisconsin.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Heat have ruled out Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo, while All-Star center Bam Adebayo is available.
Meanwhile, the Bucks have upgraded two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to available, so they are fully healthy for Game 5.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Heat will start Vincent, Strus, Butler, Love, Adebayo on Wednesday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Bucks will start Holiday, Allen, Middleton, Giannis, Lopez on Wednesday."
The Heat have a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, so they can close out the Bucks with a victory in Game 5.
After splitting Games 1 and 2 in Milwaukee, the Heat won both Games 3 and 4 on their home floor.
If the Bucks are able to stay alive, Game 6 will be played back in Miami on Friday evening.
Despite being the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Heat have one of the best rosters in the league.
They made the NBA Finals in 2020 and have been to the Conference Finals in two of the previous three seasons.
As for the Bucks, they won the NBA Championship in 2021 and had the best record in the league during the regular season this year (58-24).
Whoever wins the series will advance to the second round and face off against either the Cleveland Cavaliers or New York Knicks.
