Heat scorch Bucks again in NBA

Heat scorch Bucks again in NBA

Again with out celebrity Giannis Antetokounmpo, the high-flying Milwaukee Bucks have fallen to a second loss in two days to the Miami Heat within the NBA.

Gabe Vincent scored 27 factors and Bam Adebayo led the cost down low, ending along with his twenty first double-double of the season by accumulating 20 factors and 13 rebounds within the Heat’s 111-95 victory on Saturday afternoon.

Victor Oladipo scored 20 factors and Jimmy Butler added 16 for the Heat, who additionally beat the Bucks 108-102 on Thursday.

Antetokounmpo missed the 2 video games in opposition to Miami due to left knee soreness however the Heat (24-20) have been additionally shorthanded once more as Tyler Herro, Kyle Lowry and Duncan Robinson have been all unable to play.

Milwaukee (27-16) had six gamers scoring in double figures, together with all 5 starters. Bobby Portis led the workforce with 15 factors whereas Jrue Holiday had 12 factors and 10 assists.

Coming off the bench Australian veteran Joe Ingles had 5 factors and 5 assists in 35 minutes of court docket time for the Bucks.

Vincent had scored a career-high 28 factors in Miami’s win over Milwaukee on Thursday evening. On Saturday, he grew to become the primary undrafted participant to have not less than 25 factors and 5 steals in a sport since Jeremy Lin in 2016.

Vincent did most of his injury within the first half, going 8-for-10 from the sector – together with 5-for-7 from past the arc.

Milwaukee’s offensive method with out Antetokounmpo has been to launch 3-pointers. After making an attempt a season-high 57 photographs from past the arc on Thursday, the Bucks went 19-for-48 from 3-point vary Saturday.

The Heat outscored the Bucks 54-26 within the paint.