The Milwaukee Bucks (27 - 38) defeated the visiting Miami Heat (37 - 27) 114 - 108, Wednesday evening at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks improved to 19 - 12 at home as they protected their court against the Miami Heat. The Heat came in winners of their last five games and seated fourth place in the East, 2 games ahead of Atlanta, but could not improve on their season - high win streak. Milwaukee got out to a quick 70 start and held the lead until Miami fought back late in the third to gain its first lead. The Heat led by five to start the final quarter but the Bucks did not give in and reclaimed the lead with seven minutes to go. Finally, Khris Middleton hit a floater to put the Bucks up by five with 27 seconds left, before the teams exchanged free throws to close it out. Milwaukee saw another great game from its budding stars, as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jabari Parker and Khris Middleton all dropped more than 20 points. Giannis finished with 24 points (9 - 15 FG, 6 - 10 FT), along with seven rebounds, six assists and two steals, in 37 minutes, while Parker added 23 points (7 - 13 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 8 - 11 FT), three rebounds and two steals, in 38 minutes. Khris Middleton filled up the stat sheet with 22 points (8 - 15 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt, 5 - 5 FT), eight assists, seven rebounds and one steal, in 40 minutes. In total the Bucks shot a very strong 52 percent from the field and tallied 27 assists as a team. Miami fell just short of winning a season - high sixth straight game, as they dropped the first game of a three - game road trip. Luol Deng had a strong game for the Heat as he tallied his eighth double - double of the season, with 20 points (9 - 17 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt) and 11 rebounds, along with two assists, two steals and one block, in 38 minutes. Dwyane Wade contributed 18 points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals, but turned the ball over six times in his 34 minutes on the floor. Hassan Whiteside was big in 29 minutes off the bench with 23 points (9 - 13 FG, 5 - 5 FT), 13 rebounds and three blocked shots. Miami also shot 52 percent from the field but gave up a few too many turnovers, with 17. The Heat now travel straight to Chicago for a match on Friday. The Bucks host the Pelicans on Saturday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Heat') has 27 Number of team assists ,has 108 Losses ,has 37 Total points ."]