Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Heat Dump Bucks Again

     The Miami Heat edged the Milwaukee Bucks 116-114 in Game 2 at the Field House outside of Orlando on Wednesday night. The Heat have been victorious in the first two contests of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. 
     Miami jumped out to a 38-29 lead after one quarter and remained in front 66-60 by halftime. Milwaukee cut the deficit slightly to 90-86 at the end of three quarters. The Heat blew a nine-point lead in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter. The Bucks were able to tie the contest 114-114 with 4.3 seconds left on three free throws by Khris Middleton. Jimmy Butler broke the tie with no time remaining and made two free throws. 
     Seven Miami players were able to score in double figures. Goran Dragic had a team-high 23 points and Tyler Herro added 17 points. Bam Adebayo fell short of a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo compiled a game-high 29 points and 14 rebounds for Milwaukee while Middleton drained in 23 points. 

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