The Milwaukee Bucks face the Miami Heat for the second time this season and renews one of the better rivalries in the NBA.

Beyond that, the game also has In-Season Tournament implications, as it is the final game of East Group B pool play. If the Bucks win, they go 4-0 in group play and will host a quarterfinal game on Dec. 4 or 5.

Milwaukee can also advance to the quarterfinal as “wildcard” team if they lose.

Heat injury report: Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro ruled out for Heat
Miami (10-7) will be without two of their best players as Marquette University alumnus and Bucks nemesis Jimmy Butler was ruled out for the game Tuesday afternoon with a right ankle sprain. Whitnall High School alumnus Tyler Herro had already been shelved with his own right ankle sprain.

Khris Middleton questionable for Bucks
Middleton participated in the morning shootaround for the Bucks at the Kaseya Center on Tuesday, but he remains questionable to play with left Achilles tendonitis. Middleton missed the Bucks’ last game against Portland with the injury and exited the game against Washington with tightness in the ligament.

Is Giannis playing?
Yes, the two-time league MVP is off the team’s injury report after playing through an illness last week.