Tune into Sun Sports at 5:30 to watch the Miami Heat host the Milwaukee Bucks. NBA Heat Territory.
The Miami Heat are coming off three straight victories over top-notch competition - all without an injured Dwyane Wade.
Facing a Milwaukee Bucks team that has only one road win may provide another boost to their confidence.
Wade's status again is uncertain Sunday as Miami seeks to continue its winning streak against red-hot Brandon Jennings and visiting Milwaukee.
The Heat (11-4) improved to 6-0 this season without Wade and 6-1 at home with a 113-92 victory over Atlantic Division-leading Philadelphia on Saturday. The healthy two of Miami's Big Three stepped up in Wade's absence, as Chris Bosh scored a game-high 30 points and LeBron James added 28 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Wade has been sidelined the last three games with a sprained right ankle, though the Heat haven't been fazed. They routed San Antonio 120-98 on Tuesday and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-87 on Thursday before Saturday's win over the 76ers.
"Championship is on our mind and in order to do that, we're going to have to beat the best teams," said Bosh, who surpassed 12,000 career points.
James, averaging 31.8 points over his last four games, said the tough competition will only benefit the Heat.
"We looked at this as a huge week, a huge opportunity for us to get on a roll," James said.
The Heat have scored at least 100 points in 11 of 15 games and are averaging a league-high 107.0 per game.
"We believe in our offense," Bosh said. "We feel that when we move the ball, when we get stops first and then we're out in the open court in transition and being aggressive, we feel that we cannot be stopped."
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Wade remains day to day but has been showing improvement. He said he doesn't know if Wade will play against the Bucks.
Wade missed the Heat's last meeting with Milwaukee on April 6, when James' 29 points weren't enough to prevent the Bucks (5-9) from winning 90-85 in Miami.
It marked Milwaukee's third victory in the last four matchups at AmericanAirlines Arena, despite the fact Jennings finished with only nine points.
Jennings, though, has been on fire in his last two contests, netting a season-high 36 points in the Bucks' 100-86 win over New York on Friday - their first victory in nine road games - which ended an overall three-game skid.
"Brandon was good. He made some big shots for us," coach Scott Skiles said of Jennings, who also scored 30 points Tuesday in a loss to Denver. "When we got some separation in the second half, he was carrying us a bit offensively."
Jennings and Shaun Livingston - who scored a season-high 18 points against the Knicks - helped make up for the absence of Stephen Jackson after Skiles benched him for missing the morning shootaround.
The Bucks held New York to 37.0 percent shooting and forced 25 turnovers.
"I thought it may have been our best defensive game," Skiles said.
Though Milwaukee has had some recent success in Miami, Jennings hasn't played his best against the Heat. He's averaging 10.5 points in six career games - his second-worst lifetime average versus any opponent. He averages 9.8 against Atlanta.
