Bucks Stomp Heat

     The Milwaukee Bucks blasted the Miami Heat 128-99 on Friday night at Fiserv Forum. It was Miami's first game since February 15 due to the NBA All-Star Game break. Kevin Love participated in his first game in a Heat uniform and had no points with eight rebounds. 

     Milwaukee(42-17) rolled out to a 42-32 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Bucks had a dominant 73-56 lead midway through the contest. Miami(32-28) could not dent into the deficit and trailed 95-74 after three quarters. 

     Jimmy Butler dropped in a team-high 23 points for the Heat. Bam Adebayo contributed 18 points along with seven rebounds. Caleb Martin poured in 17 points coming off the bench. 

     Jrue Holiday ended up with a game-high 24 points for Milwaukee. Bobby Portis compiled a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.