The Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 109 - 97, at American Airlines Arena on Saturday, Miami have n't had many dominant wins this season, but they led for the final 40 minutes here in an impressive victory. Shooting was the glaring difference in the game, with the Heat hitting 53 percent of their shots, while Milwaukee went just 42 percent from the field. Miami did most of their damage in the first half, as they led 53 - 43, headed into the locker room. Three-point shooting was decisive as well, with Miami going 13 - of - 30, with Milwaukee hitting just 6 - of - 18 from long range. The Bucks (20 - 23) played this game with Jabari Parker and Malcolm Brogdon coming off the bench for disciplinary issues and that clearly put them too far behind the eight - ball to overcome. Giannis Antetokounmpo carried the load though, accumulating 24 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Parker came off the bench to provide 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Brogdon did n't have as much success off the bench, scoring four points on 1 - of - 10 from the field. Matthew Dellavedova started at point guard and tallied 15 points and seven assists. The Heat (14 - 30) have now won three - straight games, as the balance beam is evening up with their abundance of close losses. Dion Waiters tied a career - high with 33 points on 12 - of - 19 shooting, adding three rebounds and three assists to his tally. Goran Dragic was second on the team, dropping 25 points, to go along with six assists. Hassan Whiteside recorded a 16 - point, 15 - rebound double - double. Wayne Ellington dropped 15 points off the bench, while James Johnson totaled seven points and six assists off the pine as well.
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