3 Reasons why Miami Heat has taken control of series vs. Milwaukee Bucks

An uptick in offense for the Miami Heat

It appears that the Heat has adopted another identity on offense. During the regular season, the Heat were dead last in the NBA in points per game averaging 107.5 points per contest. During their first three games of the postseason, the Heat led all playoff participants scoring 124 points per game.

It’s impressive for the Heat to be scoring points at this rate considering that they are missing one of their top scorers and the fact that they don’t have a traditional No. 1 option on offense. The Heat normally depend on Butler to carry the load offensively in certain situations and he always turns it up a couple of notches in the postseason. His career regular season averages are 18.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. In the playoffs, Butler’s averages increase to 20.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.

Another area the Heat improved in was their 3-point shooting. During the regular season, the Heat ranked 25th in the league from deep while shooting 34.4 percent. During this current playoff run, the Heat is shooting 50 percent from downtown. In Game 1, the Heat shot an outrageous 60 percent. In the Game 2 loss, they shot 45 percent and came back with another great shooting display for Game 3 as they collectively shot 49 percent from downtown.

The question is, can they keep it up?