Miami Heat: 3 reasons Miami is better equipped to beat the Bucks
By Jack Simone
Reasons why the Miami Heat are built to beat the Bucks: Improved shooting
Last season, the Miami Heat got swept in the first round by Milwaukee. As mentioned, the main issue was not on the defensive end, but on offense.
Though they did manage to shoot slightly better than the Bucks from range, they still shot a horrendous 33.6% in the series. With their new additions, this shouldn’t be as much of an issue anymore.
Last season, Duncan Robinson was the only player to shoot at least 37% from deep on at least 10 attempts in the series. The rest of the team struggled mightily.
Notable players who shot poorly on a high volume of attempts include Tyler Herro (31.6%), Kendrick Nunn (27.8%), and Jimmy Butler (26.7%). This type of poor shooting is not going to help win a playoff series.
This checks out, as when the Heat beat the Bucks in the 2020 playoffs, they shot 37.3% from deep as a team. Having better shooters helps win basketball games.
This summer, Miami added Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker, both of whom are solid three-point shooters. Lowry shot nearly 40% from range last season, while Tucker is known to be one of the best shooters from the corner in the NBA.
Having more shooting against Milwaukee’s stellar defense will certainly help. At the very least, it will give the Miami Heat more options on the offensive end.