Dark horse Miami Heat stunned title contender Milwaukee Bucks.

 

Jimmy Butler on the left scored career-high 40 points in the first game against Bucks.
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Miami Heat is a team full of stubborn players who are very good at defending any player in the NBA. Jimmy Butler led his team to victory over Milwaukee Bucks with 115-104. He scored career-high 40 points with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. 


Jimmy Butler is the only third player in Miami's playoff history to score at least 40 points. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are the other two who achieved this feat. Wade did this 7 times and LeBron James did it 3 times.  


Eric Bledsoe didn't play in a game due to right hamstring. Giannis was good at the first starting of the game but he picked up an early foul which put him on the protective side for not getting more fouls.   


Milwaukee Bucks missed many free-throws in a game. They missed 12 free-throws Miami outrebounded Milwaukee with 46 to 34. Milwaukee had better field goals %, 3-point %, assists, Blocks. Only free-throws and rebounding cost them a game. 


Lopez drained a 3-pointer at the last second of the first quarter which gave the Bucks 11 points lead in the quarter.  5:47 to go in the second quarter, Dragic's left-handed layup shot to cut a lead to just one point. 3:36 to go, Dragic drove inside and made a beautiful set up for Buttler who finished with a dunk. 2.3 seconds to go in the second quarter. Olynyk hit a 3-pointer to cut a lead to 3 points. Miami Heat was able to cut 11 points lead to 3 points. 



Miami tied a game at 63-63 in the third quarter. Miami took a lead in the third quarter when 3 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter. Miami got 6 points lead when just under 1 minute to go in the 3rd. Bucks made a 10-3 run in the starting 6 minutes of the last quarter of a game. 3:01 minutes remaining in the last quarter, Jimmy Butler's 3-pointer gave 6 points lead to Miami Heat. 1:16 minutes to go in the 4th, Jimmy Butler hit a clutch shot for a lead of 10 points for the Miami Heat. Miami once down by as many as 11 points in a game and they won a game by 11 points margin.    


From Miami Heat's last 16 points Jimmy Butler scored 13 points in the 4th quarter. 



Miami Heat's Scorer 


Jimmy led Miami with 40 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Garon Dragic also superb in a game with his performance by scoring 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists, Bam Adebayo added 12 points 17 rebounds, and 6 assists. He is doing a great job on the board by grabbing rebounds for Miami Heat. Herro scored 11 points in a game. 


Milwaukee Bucks' Scorers


Khris Middleton led Milwaukee Bucks with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. He scored 21 points in the first half alone from his 28 points in a game. Giannis scored nearly triple-double in a game but he was not that efficient in a game. Giannis scored 18 points with 10 boards and 9 dimes. Lopez's performance was very good in this game. He scored 24 points with 2 blocks (8FG made from 10). Korver scored 11 points in a game. 



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