After being snowbound in New Orleans, the Bucks got to Milwaukee on Thursday about two hours before game time — and then routed Miami.

While the Milwaukee Bucks would love to upgrade their roster via a trade heading into deadline season, there's a major problem with any deal coming to fruition.

Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame their travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory.

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.

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Gary Trent Jr. has been on a tear lately, solidifying himself as one of the Milwaukee Bucks’ most impactful role players this season. After a rocky start, Trent Jr.

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The Bucks coach Doc Rivers explains his team's "strange, long couple of days," after their win against the Heat.

A couple of Eastern Conference rivals meet up on Thursday, Jan. 23 when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

TL;DR: Live stream Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The Orlando Magic head to south Kaseya Center to face the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Magic are 23-23, which puts the team in seventh place. The Heat are 21-22, which puts the team in ninth place.

The Heat are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games and would be looking over their shoulder if the bottom of the East wasn’t such a mess. With their season on the ropes, five of their last six losses have come by at least nine points.