The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat appear destined to meet each other in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, with Bucks guard Brandon Jennings liking his team's chances against the defending champs.
However, Miami's LeBron James does not.
After a 94-83 win over the Bucks, James was asked by reporters whether he is concerned about the potential matchup problems his Heat will face in the first round and beyond, and needless to say, he went off.
"I really hate that question, personally," James said of how the Bucks match up against the Heat. "I hate it when people say people match up well with us. We don't really care about it too much. We want to go out and take away from what they do best.
"They're very good with dribble drive, dribble penetration. They share the ball and play at a high level."
James was a little more understanding of Jennings comments, saying:
"That's OK," James said. "If they feel that way, they have us in the first round. We'll see how well we match up.
"It's OK to think that way and you can believe that way. They should, though. We're all NBA players for a reason. Teams are put together for a reason to go out and play. I'm not here to take shots at anyone. That's not what we do as a team. We just go about our business and whoever we have in the first round, we'll be ready for them."
The Bucks won the season series against the Heat last year during the lockout-shortened season, but this season they trail 2-1, but handed Miami one of its worst losses, a 104-85 pounding on Dec. 29 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. And the Heat needed overtime to win, 113-106, in the first meeting in Miami in November.
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