Kyle Lowry's Injury Status For Heat-Bucks Game
On Saturday evening, the Miami Heat will be in Wisconsin to face off with the Milwaukee Bucks.
However, they will be without their starting point guard for the contest, as Kyle Lowry has been ruled out due to a knee injury.
Underdog NBA: "Kyle Lowry (knee) now listed out for Saturday."
The NBA Champion is currently averaging 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest in 44 games.
The Heat enter Saturday's matchup as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 29-24 record in 53 games.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games but just 12-15 in the 27 games they have played on the road.
Last season, the Heat made the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in three seasons (they lost in Game 7 to the Boston Celtics).
They were also the first seed in the Eastern Conference, so they came into the season with high expectations.
Early on, the Heat got off to a slow start, but they are now playing much better and are only 3.0 games behind the Brooklyn Nets for the fourth seed.
As for the Bucks, they are in the middle of a six-game winning streak and 8-2 in their last ten games.
Through 52 games, they are 35-17, which has them as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
In addition, the Bucks are an outstanding 22-5 in the 27 games they have hosted at home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Heat beat the Bucks twice in Miami (earlier this season).
