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Milwaukee, Wi – In the Bucks home opener and the last time fans seen the guys in a meaningful game since the Eastern Conference Finals. The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Miami Heat 131-126. Giannis fouled out and the Bucks still managed to push the game to overtime but at the end it was not enough.
Milwaukee, Wi – Six Bucks players scored in double figures as Milwaukee beat Miami by 29 points. Lead by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 27 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and Khris Middleton’s 18 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. The Bucks got strong contibutions off the bench as D.J. Wilson scored 11 points, Ersan Ilyasova scored 13 and Connaughton grabbed 10 rebounds.
With the Milwaukee win and the Toronto loss the Bucks go back up by 3 games over the Raptors in the eastern conference. The Bucks now host the Cavaliers on Sunday afternoon at the Fiserv Forum as they look to move closer to clinching the East and the best record in the NBA this season.
Last time the Bucks played the Heat they held Milwaukee to 8 points in the 1st quarter. Tonights game felt the same way as Miami was up on the Bucks 37-19 after the first quarter. It was starting to feel like the Heat just had our number and I was sitting here fearing what might happen if we meet the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
The second quarter came and the Bucks played the Heat much better only being outscored 25-23 in the second quarter. That still left the Bucks going into the half down by 20 points in Miami with the Heat very much in control. When Coach Bud went into the locker room with his team he knew things had to change and his Bucks were up for the task.
Milwaukee came out in the second half and got right to business outscoring Miami 37-18 in the 3rd quarter and swinging the game all the way into Milwaukee’s and they had made it a 1 point game at the end of the third.
In the 4th Milwaukee started down by 1 and it looked like it was going to be a tough game but the Bucks had other plans and they kept playing in the 4th the way they did in the 4th and outscored the Heat 34-18 to complete a 113-98 victory over the Miami Heat.
The Bucks now return home to Milwaukee to face the 76ers on Sunday afternoon. Milwaukee is still number one in the Eastern Conference and in control of the best record in the NBA.
Bucks Beat Heat 113-98Milwaukee, Wi – Miami rolled into town to tonight and normally the Heat give the Bucks all they can handle. But tonight 7 Bucks scored in double figures and Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his 4th triple double of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 25 short mins of action. No Bucks player scored more then 26 mins and they still outscored the Heat in every quarter tonight.
The Bucks are now 31-12 on the season and head to Memphis tommorow to face the Grizzlies at 7pm.
