(My Sportsbook) - The Miami Heat will continue a grueling season-long, seven- game road trip Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center. The Heat improved to 2-2 on the swing Tuesday in the Twin Cities when Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 31 points to go with eight assists, and Miami halted Minnesota's five-game win streak with a 99-96 victory. Wade, the NBA's leading scorer, shot 13-of-16 from the free throw line for the Heat, who improved to 8-11 as the visitor this season. Udonis Haslem posted 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Shawn Marion added 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Rookie Michael Beasley had 14 points and seven rebounds for Miami. Miami will also visit the Rockets and Thunder on its trek. The Bucks, meanwhile, won for the second time in three games in the nation's capital on Monday when Michael Redd poured in 29 points to lead Milwaukee in a 97-91 victory over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center. Andrew Bogut added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who have alternated wins and losses over the last 11 games. Luke Ridnour dropped 14 points and doled out 10 assists, giving him 2,006 helpers for his career. Charlie Villanueva had 16 points for Milwaukee, which gave head coach Scott Skiles his 300th win as a coach. The Bucks, who are 11-6 as the host this season, snapped a two-game losing streak to the Heat on December 15 with a rather easy 98-83 win in South Beach.
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