The Champs just "Sweep the Deer"

Well, in what I will say as the most lopsided matchup I have ever seen in the NBA Playoffs. It's the defending champions + best team in the NBA this season against a team who made it to the playoffs with a losing record. The defending champions proved to be too much for these "Young Deers" as the Miami Heat will continue their quest for a repeat as they knock off the Milwaukee Bucks in a sweep to advance to the second round.

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The Bucks fought hard in this series as they kept it close against the Heat fueled by the bold statement guard Brandon Jennings gave prior to the playoffs, in which he said that they will knock the champions out of the first round. Well, last season, the 8th-seed in the East Philadelphia 76ers knocked off the top-seeded Chicago Bulls in six games, as the Bulls who lost Derrick Rose to a torn ACL in their Game 1 victory was never the same team that topped the NBA afterwards. The Sixers would have a nice battle in Round 2 against the Boston Celtics, they took them to 7 games before losing on the road. Unfortunately for Jennings and the Bucks, his statements backfired and the Heat just swept them out of the playoffs with big margins averaging almost 15 points a game.

LeBron James has been on a tear for the Heat, leading their chase for the repeat as he is well on his way to winning his 4th MVP Title and a second back-to-back after doing it with his old team, the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2009 and 2010. The spotlight may be on him, but he's getting help with the rest of the infamous but star-studded trio of Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. As well as the rest of the roster from Ray Allen, Chris Andersen, Shane Battier, Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole, Udonis Haslem to name a few. The Heat are a well-oiled machine and still the favorites to represent the East in the NBA Finals this season.

The Heat will face the winner of the series between the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls in the second round. (As of the time of this writing, the Bulls lead the series 3-1, with Game 5 coming up tomorrow in Brooklyn).

As for the Bucks, they picked up hard lessons from this series. Especially on a season of transition as they switched coaches from Scott Skiles to Jim Boylan (which happened before in Chicago). They are one of the youngest teams in the NBA and still have a lot of room to grow in the years to come.

Now here are the scores for all games of the series:

GAME 1 @ Miami: Bucks 87-110 Heat

Bucks leaders:

Points: Jennings 26, Ellis 22

Rebounds: Ilyasova 6, Sanders 5, Henson 5

Assists: Ellis 3, Redick 3 

Heat leaders:

Points: James 27, Allen 20, Wade 16

Rebounds: James 10, Bosh 7, Andersen 7

Assists: James 8, Wade 5

GAME 2 @ Miami: Bucks 86-98 Heat

Bucks leaders:

Points: Ilyasova 21, Dunleavy Jr 16, Sanders 14

Rebounds: Ilyasova 6, Sanders 6, Dunleavy Jr 6

Assists: Jennings 5, Ellis 5, Dunleavy Jr 5

Heat leaders:

Points: Wade 21, James 19

Rebounds: James 8, Bosh 6, Haslem 6, Andersen 6

Assists: James 6, Allen 4, Wade 3

GAME 3 @ Milwaukee: Heat 104-91 Bucks

Heat leaders:

Points: Allen 23, James 22, Bosh 16

Rebounds: Bosh 14, Wade 9, Andersen 6

Assists: Wade 11, Chalmers 8, James 6

Bucks leaders:

Points: Jennings 16, Sanders 16, Ilyasova 15

Rebounds: Sanders 11, Ilyasova 8, Mbah a Moute 6

Assists: Jennings 8, Ellis 6, Ilyasova 4

GAME 4 @ Milwaukee: Heat 88-77 Bucks

Heat leaders:

Points: James 30, Allen 16, Haslem 13

Rebounds: James 8, Chalmers 8, Allen 7

Assists: James 7, Chalmers 6, Miller 4

Heat win series 4-0

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