Heat guard Dwyane Wade out with shoulder soreness

It could be John Henson blocking shots with vigor or Michael Carter-Williams putting on full-court pressure, as he did to stymie Miami’s offense in the Bucks’ 91-79 victory on Tuesday night.

Shaky shooting throughout the game for the Heat served as the main contributor to the loss, with the squad hitting on just 36.5 percent of their shots.

But to Heat star Chris Bosh – who, after his time playing alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade knows something about hype – all that meant was the season’s opening weeks would be spent preaching patience to the media, given the inevitable kinks in a group attempting to mesh so many differing skill sets.

The Heat play Tuesday, then are scheduled to fly to Washington later that night to start another five-game swing.

I’m recommending a play on Milwaukee plus the points on Tuesday night. Johnson scored three points on 0-of-6 shooting. A 6-4 record this month isn’t overwhelming, but they are also only three games out of a playoff spot with a 19-25 record on the season.

Miami is home for one game before embarking on a five-game road trip – and the Heat just finished a six-game excursion on Sunday by being drubbed 99-74 by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Halfway through the second quarter, starting center Hassan Whiteside abruptly fell to the floor and with a strained left oblique and did not return to the game.

“We dealt with worse than this previous year”, said Wade. They returned home from a six-game road trip for the one game against the Bucks. Now they head out on a five-game road trip. “We stayed with our program and we got it going”. They missed their fifth and third straight game, respectively, joining Chris Andersen and Josh McRoberts on the injured list.

“We were getting stops and getting out and running”, Bucks interim coach Joe Prunty said. We’re going to show up and we’re going to try to win games…. Rebounds – Mil 45 (Monroe 10), Mia 48 (Whiteside 18).

The Miami Heat are banged up, struggling and will be beginning another long road trip when they visit Washington on Wednesday in the opener of a five-game trek.

“We didn’t work their defense”, Bosh said.

“With young guys at the guard position, they have to learn”. His presence on the floor makes the Heat a much more formidable defensive side, and in his absence, teams could feel more inclined to attack the rim.