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Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks

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26-29, 14-18 Away
Final
113 - 120

32-24, 20-9 Home

Bucks finish strong to beat Heat 120-113 for 4th straight win

Giannis follows own miss for a slam

Lillard, who sat out Friday night's win over Washington with a hamstring strain, also had eight assists. Brook Lopez added 17 points, Kyle Kuzma and Gary Trent Jr. each scored 16, and Kevin Porter Jr. finished with 11.

Tyler Herro had 40 points, matching a season high, and 11 assists for Miami. Bam Adebayo scored 24, Andrew Wiggins had 20 and Kel’el Ware provided 12 points and 12 rebounds.

The Bucks, who trailed by as many as 14, outscored the Heat 35-20 in the fourth. After a 3-pointer by Herro tied the score at 109, the Bucks closed the game on an 11-4 run.

Takeaways Heat: Herro, a Milwaukee native and winner of the NBA 3-point shooting competition during All-Star weekend, went just 1 of 5 from deep in the first half and finished 3 for 12.

Bucks: Lillard and Antetokounmpo, who were expected to be on playing-time restrictions due to injuries, played 38 and 32 minutes, respectively. Antetokounmpo played only 19 minutes Friday out of caution and because of foul trouble.

Key moment After scoring seven consecutive points early in the fourth quarter, Porter threw an alley-oop to Jericho Sims for an easy dunk that put the Bucks in front 97-95 with 9:20 left, giving Milwaukee its first lead since early in the first quarter.

Key stat Milwaukee's bench outscored Heat reserves 34-12.

Up next The Heat play at Atlanta on Monday, and the Bucks visit Houston on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MIL leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 120
4th 10.0 Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound 113 - 120
4th 13.1 Andrew Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper 113 - 120
4th 22.1 Damian Lillard makes driving layup 113 - 120

Statistics

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41-88 FG 44-86
46.6 Field Goal % 51.2
9-31 3PT 14-39
29.0 Three Point % 35.9
22-26 FT 18-22
84.6 Free Throw % 81.8
46 Rebounds 40
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
36 Defensive Rebounds 32
25 Assists 25
3 Steals 4
3 Blocks 3
9 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
15 Fast Break Points 14
60 Points in Paint 48
22 Fouls 23
14 Largest Lead 7
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
AJ Green, G Out Apr 1
Damian Lillard, PG Out Mar 25
Jericho Sims, C Out Mar 17
Bobby Portis, F Suspension Feb 20
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikola Jovic, F Out Apr 1
Kevin Love, PF Out Apr 1
Duncan Robinson, F Out Apr 1
Andrew Wiggins, SF Out Apr 1
Dru Smith, G Out Dec 27

Game Information

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2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 36 38 .486 - W1
Orlando 36 40 .474 1 L1
Miami 34 41 .453 2.5 W5
Charlotte 19 56 .253 17.5 W1
Washington 16 59 .213 20.5 L3

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 15 W1 0.8 60
Indiana 16 31 W1 0.58666664 44
Detroit 18 33 L1 0.56 42
Milwaukee 19.5 34 L4 0.5405405 40
Chicago 27 42 L2 0.44 33
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