MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a Miami playoff record 56 details, and the Warmth roared back from 14 details down in the closing quarter to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night to place the NBA’s major total seed on the brink of early elimination.
The 56 points also grew to become Butler’s profession significant. He was 19 for 28 from the industry, 15 of 18 from the foul line and extra 9 rebounds for eighth-seeded Miami — which took a 3-1 direct above the Bucks in their Japanese Convention initially-round collection.
Bam Adebayo scored 15, Caleb Martin experienced 12 and Gabe Vincent scored 10 for the Warmth. Activity 5 is at Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Brook Lopez scored 36 details and grabbed 11 rebounds for Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a two-activity absence with a bruised again and had a triple-double — 26 factors, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.
And the Bucks led practically the total way, until the Heat roared back again in the remaining minutes.
Butler had 21 of his points in the fourth, and the Heat even now trailed 101-89 soon after a layup by Lopez with 6:09 remaining.
Which is when a 13- run, capped by a Butler dunk off a Bucks turnover, set Miami up for the to start with time all night time with 3:17 still left — 102-101.
The direct changed palms four far more occasions, and Butler’s 3-pointer with 1:20 still left put Miami forward for great.
He additional a phase-again jumper on Miami’s upcoming possession, punched the air in celebration, and the Heat understood they would soon be leaving with a 3-1 lead.
Antetokounmpo missed Video games 2 and 3 of the series — and most of Match 1 — with a bruised lower back again. He worked out Sunday, went by shootaround with the Bucks on Monday, got cleared to play and appeared excellent as new.
But Butler was far better than ever.
He set the tone early — with the best-scoring quarter of his job. He had 22 of Miami’s 28 first-quarter points, together with 20 in a row around a span of 5:45 late in the interval.
And in the fourth, he had 21 more — foremost a large comeback.
Tip-INS
Bucks: Milwaukee now has produced 138 3-ideas in eight game titles versus Miami this period, including playoffs. No workforce has at any time produced far more vs. the Heat in a period Boston made 126 in 10 game titles last time. … All a few of Antetokounmpo’s playoff triple-doubles have occur on the street — two at Miami, the other at Boston.
Heat: Butler is averaging 16.5 points in first quarters in the sequence, with at least 13 factors to open all 4 video games. … It was the 99th earn of Warmth coach Erik Spoelstra’s playoff profession.
OLADIPO TRIBUTE
The recreation was Miami’s very first due to the fact Victor Oladipo’s year-ending torn still left patellar tendon injuries. Warmth gamers arrived at the arena putting on Oladipo T-shirts. “He explained, ‘Don’t get rid of any tears for me. I’m heading to get by means of all of this,’” Spoelstra mentioned.
FANDUEL Says
Milwaukee shut as a 7.5-stage beloved at FanDuel Sportsbook. The Heat hadn’t been more than a 2.5-position underdog in any property recreation this year, and weren’t these kinds of a massive underdog in their arena because Feb. 27, 2019 against Golden Point out — 177 video games back.
Period Finishes
With Aaron Rodgers receiving traded from Inexperienced Bay to the New York Jets earlier Monday, it was the initially time in the last 2,611 games that the Bucks performed with neither Rodgers nor Brett Favre viewed as the Packers’ initial-string quarterback — excluding online games influenced by injuries.
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