The defending champions Miami Heat will meet the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, with expectations of the Heat moving on to advance.
However, there's only one person who seems to believe in the Bucks chances to give the Heat a good fight, and maybe even win the series. That's Bucks' guard Brandon Jennings.
Jennings, who is currently nursing a foot injury, told a crowded room of reporters last night that he believes that his Bucks can close out the series against the Heat in six games, according to the Journal Sentinel.
Jennings attended the Wisconsin Sports Awards Thursday night at the Harley-Davidson museum to accept an award for his work in community outreach programs. He was only asked three questions, but he sure made the most of them. He also made a very bold prediction: "I'm real confident. I'm sure everybody is writing us off but but I see us winning the series in six."
Maybe after noticing that everyone in the room had their eyebrows raised, Jennings smiled. "There's no pressure on us!"
After making such a bold statement, Jennings later backtracked his thoughts. Tweeting that he was just having fun with the whole thing.
The Bucks have only won 38 games this season, the Heat in comparison have won 66.
This isn't the first time that Jennings made comments against the Heat, and it was LeBron James who expressed his disapproval of the claims.
After a 94-83 win over the Bucks in April, 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."
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