The Milwaukee Bucks held a short lead at halftime and were able to hold on and take down the Miami Heat 91-82.
The Milwaukee Bucks lead the Miami Heat 46-41 after two quarters at American Airlines Arena. Miami is playing its fourth game of the week, and is on the second night of a back-to-back. It showed in the second quarter, as the Heat had tired legs and struggled to get anything going offensively. They had just seven points through the first six plus minutes of the quarter. They're shooting just 35.5 percent from the floor, and have had little contributions from anyone other than LeBron James.
Playing without Dwyane Wade, James saw increased opportunities on the offensive end of the floor and finished the half with 20 points. As he is wont to do, LeBron has had a field day getting to the free-throw line, where he has hit 10 of a 11 attempts. Milwaukee is shooting woefully from the floor as well, hitting just one of 16 attempts from behind the arc. They've managed to limit turnovers while capitalizing on 11 Miami giveaways to take the five-point lead.
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The Miami Heat are looking to make it four wins in a row on Sunday evening with the Milwaukee Bucks visiting American Airlines Arena. After one quarter, the Heat lead 21-18. Miami is once again playing without franchise guard Dwyane Wade, who sprained his ankle over a week ago against the Denver Nuggets. The Heat are 5-0 this season without Wade.
LeBron James leads the Heat with six points through the first 12 minutes. James has also already grabbed four boards, as he continues to dominate and pick up the slack with Wade sidelined.
It was a sloppy first quarter for Miami, which committed seven turnovers that largely kept the Bucks close and only down three points. Point guard Mario Chalmers committed three turnovers alone.
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The Miami Heat will be hosting the Milwaukee Bucks at the AA Arena tonight. It's the first of three meetings this season between the two teams, and the only time they will play in Miami. The Heat are 6-1 at home, Milwaukee carries a 1-8 road record into the game. For the Heat, this is the fourth game of a five game homestand. They beat the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday with a 39 point third quarter, 120-98. They then beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, 98-87 and the Philadelphia 76ers last night, 113-92. They conclude their homestand on Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bucks just won their first road game (in their ninth road game) of the season, against the New York Knicks, 100-86 on Friday night. They go on to host the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow night.
The two teams last met on April 6th of last season. The Bucks took care of Miami, 90-85. John Salmons led four Bucks in double figures with 17 and Luc Mbah a Moute added 14 points and 12 rebounds. LeBron James led Miami with 29 points and eight assists. Chris Bosh added 18 points, Mike Miller grabbed 12 rebounds and Joel Anthony collected 11 rebounds in the losing effort.
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The Bucks beat the Knicks, 100-86 on Friday. Brandon Jennings led four Bucks in double figures with 36 in the victory. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 35.
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Game Time: 6:00 EST
Season Series: 0-0
All-Time Series: 53-31
Standings:
Miami Heat: 11-4, tied for first in the Southeast Division, tied for second in the Eastern Conference, tied for third in the NBA.
Milwaukee Bucks: 5-9, fourth in the Central Division, tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference, tied for 21st in the NBA.
Starting Lineups:
Miami Heat:
PG - Mario Chalmers
SF - LeBron James
PF - Chris Bosh
C - Joel Anthony
Milwaukee Bucks:
PG - Brandon Jennings
SG - Shaun Livingston
C - Andrew Bogut
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Common Thread:
Bucks starting shooting guard Shaun Livingston played four games for Miami near the end of 2008, scoring a total of nine points and four assists in 41 minutes.
Team Milestones:
With eight more field goals, LeBron James will move past Michael Beasley into 19th, with 921.
James Jones needs two more 3-pointers to pass Jamal Mashburn into 14th with 211.
Three more 3-pointers will put Mario Chalmers at 305, passing Jason Williams into seventh.
With one more assist, Udonis Haslem will pass Rony Seikaly into 19th, with 574. Four more blocks will put him in 11th with 185, passing Brian Grant.
With 17 points, LeBron James will pass Sherman Douglas into 17th with 2,545 points.
Team Leaders:
PPG:
LeBron James, 29.9
Chris Bosh,20.3
Dwyane Wade,19.6
RPG:
Udonis Haslem, 9.5
Chris Bosh, LeBron James, 8.0
APG:
LeBron James, 7.6
Dwyane Wade, 5.4
Mario Chalmers, 4.6
SPG:
LeBron James, 2.1
Dwyane Wade, 2.0
Mario Chalmers, 1.7
BPG:
Dwyane Wade, 1.7
Chris Bosh, 1.1
LeBron James, 1.0
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Bucks Vs. Heat: Miami Falls To Milwaukee 91-82
The Miami Heat fell the the Milwaukee Bucks 91-82 on Sunday night. The Heat trailed the Bucks at halftime and just couldn't get enough going offensively to overtake the lead and win the game. LeBron James was able to put up 28 points with 13 rebounds, but without Dewayne Wade the Heat offense just couldn't seem to get enough going to beat the Bucks.
Chris Bosh also picked up 23 points and 6 rebounds while Mario Chalmers added another 12 points, but the Bucks defense was able to clamp down in the second half. For the Bucks, Brandon Jennings led the way with 23 point, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Forward Ersan Ilyasova also added 16 points and 4 rebounds coming off the bench in the victory.
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Jan 22 9:34p by Alfie Crow