Milwaukee's scheduled game against the Miami Heat on Thursday was pushed back an hour due to the Bucks´ difficulties arriving from snowy weather in New Orleans. The NBA announced at 4:05pm CT - less than two hours before the game's scheduled start - that it would begin at 7:30pm rather than 6:30pm.
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The Bucks had been stuck in New Orleans, where they had arrived Monday to prepare to face the Pelicans on Wednesday. That game got postponed after a historic winter storm Tuesday dumped about a foot of snow there, with many of the city´s roads remaining coated in ice a day later.
'We sat around the hotel basically since we got there, which was the problem,' Bucks coach Doc Rivers said during his pregame availability. 'We left a day early. We got there and couldn´t practice. Yesterday we couldn´t go to shootaround. So we haven´t touched the ball in a while. But we´re here, and I´m glad we´re playing the game.'.
Milwaukee Bucks had a disaster leaving New Orleans, delaying their game against Miami Heat. The Bucks had been stuck in New Orleans, where they had arrived Monday to face the Pelicans. The Bucks´ plane landed in Milwaukee less than three hours before the new, later starting time. Rivers said the Bucks got to the arena about two hours before the game was expected to tip off.
Rivers said he´d watch players closely early in the game because they hadn´t been able to do any cardio for the last few days. He said the Bucks had a coaches´ meeting Thursday morning. Coaches also showed players their individual matchups on the flight to Milwaukee but weren´t able to do any video work.
