Dwyane Wade began his second stint with the Miami Heat on Friday night as they beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-85. Wade started his first tenure with the Heat in 2003 with a 0-7 record. The Heat were able to snap a five-game losing streak.
The first quarter belonged to Milwaukee(30-24), who scored the first nine points of the contest, as they pulled ahead 23-19 and still were in front 46-42 by halftime. Miami(30-26) dominated the third quarter as they outscored the Bucks 30-8 and led 72-54. The Heat held on in the final quarter despite a 31-19 scoring disadvantage.
Wade entered the game late in the first and nailed a three-point shot with 1:33 left to cut the deficit to 19-17. It would be his only points in the contest as he played 22 minutes.
Tyler Johnson drained a team-high 19 points for the Heat and Josh Richardson added 16 points. Two Miami players had double-doubles as Hassan Whiteside got 12 points and 16 rebounds while Bam Adebayo compiled 15 points along with 10 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo put together 23 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee.
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