Both clubs have met each other in the postseason in three of the past four years. The Heat had their highest-scoring postseason game in franchise history with 130 points. They did have 125 points against the Boston Celtics in a 2020 playoff game.
Miami started out with an 24-12 spurt in the first eight minutes to begin the contest. They held a 33-24 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Milwaukee scored nine consecutive points and they were down 43-42 with 7:24 to go in the first half. Miami bounced back with a 12-4 turn and led 55-46 with 3:52 to go. The Heat kept the lead and were up 68-55 by halftime.
The Heat had a double-digit lead during the opening minutes of the second half. The Bucks put in 11 unanswered points and trailed 78-75 with 5:16 remaining in the third. Miami responded back and made it a 10-point margin 93-83 with 2:27 to go in the frame. The Heat led 102-88 at the conclusion of the third quarter.
Miami expanded it to a 15-point gap, their largest margin at that point of the game, 105-90 at 11:13 of the fourth. Milwaukee cut the deficit to 122-114 with 2:03 left in the final quarter.
Jimmy Butler led the Heat with a game-high 35 points and 11 assists for a double-double. Bam Adebayo was able to drop in 22 points in the victory. Kevin Love made his Miami Heat playoff debut and compiled 18 points along with eight rebounds. Gabe Vincent and Caleb Martin both had 15 points each.
Khris Middleton had a team-high 33 points for the Bucks. Jrue Holiday contributed a double-double of 16 points and 16 assists. Bobby Portis contributed 21 points and eight rebounds.
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