Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 130-116 win over Miami Heat
By Adam McGee
The Milwaukee Bucks clinched the East’s top seed with a phenomenal comeback win against the Miami Heat on Thursday afternoon.
If the Milwaukee Bucks came into Thursday’s game desperate for a confidence boosting win, that desperation had almost certainly reached new depths when they reached half time trailing the Miami Heat by 17 points.
It looked like it would be a terrible birthday for Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer, and the kind of loss that could undercut what both he and his players would hope to do moving forward, even potentially in a playoff series against Miami.
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But as they have done many times before, albeit maybe never quite like this, the Bucks found the multiple extra gears they needed to pull themselves out of a brutally tough spot and turn what looked like it was set to be a real low point into an ecstatic victory.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (33 points, 12 rebounds, four assists) and Khris Middleton (33 points, eight assists, six rebounds) produced their very best to power the Bucks on in the second half, while Brook Lopez was again phenomenal as he chipped in 17 points while posting a mind-blowing +35 in the box score.
Without further ado, let’s dive a little deeper into the action from a truly memorable Bucks’ win, and take a closer look at three key takeaways.