The Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 96 - 73, at American Airlines Arena on Thursday. The length of the Bucks (5 - 6) caused some issues early on for the Heat (3 - 8), but the Heat pushed through it and turned to their big man Hassan Whiteside on both ends of the court to finish the job at home. It was only the third win of the season for Miami, but the starters rounded out the scoring sheet, as only Derrick Williams finished below double figures. Goran Dragic (ankle) started the game after successfully going through practice and shootaround, while sophomore Justice Winslow (wrist) was ruled out. The neck - and - neck game was close all the way up until the fourth quarter, but the Bucks simply ran out of steam and had a handful of bad breaks, even after an all - around performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks, while Jabari Parker struggled to string together another solid contest after finishing with 11 points and eight rebounds on 5 - of - 20 shooting. Whiteside dominated the offensive and defensive ends of the floor after putting up 12 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks, to go along with two steals on 5 - of - 12 shooting. Dion Waiters had the hot hand on the scoring front after contributing 23 points on 10 - of - 22 shooting. Both teams play on Saturday, as the Heat take on the Wizards in Washington, while the Bucks host the Warriors.
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