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Lillard, Bucks overcome travel issues to trounce Heat 125-96 for 5th straight win
MILWAUKEE (AP) Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory.
Lillard had appeared to get his fourth career triple-double before leaving with 3:57 remaining, but the 10th rebound that had been credited to Lillard was changed.
The start was pushed back an hour due to the Bucks’ troubles getting out of New Orleans, which had a historic snowstorm Tuesday. The Bucks’ scheduled Wednesday game with the Pelicans was postponed, and their plane arrived in Milwaukee less than three hours before the start Thursday.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 21 points and shot 7 of 10 on 3-point attempts.
Kel'el Ware had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Miami. Tyler Herro had 21 points and nine assists.
Miami's Jimmy Butler began serving a two-game suspension for what the Heat described as a “continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team.”
Heat: Miami needed to play its best to withstand Butler's absence. The Heat instead couldn't slow down Milwaukee and failed to capitalize on the Bucks' late arrival to Milwaukee.
Bucks: The Bucks trailed 18-3 midway through the first quarter. But they still exceeded 120 points for a fifth straight game.
Lillard scored six points in the final 1.1 seconds of the first half for a 71-55 lead. He was fouled by Duncan Robinson on a 3-pointer and hit three free throws. After Ware threw away the inbounds pass, Lillard made a corner 3.
Lillard had his big performance despite going scoreless for the first 18 1/2 minutes.
Both teams play Saturday. The Heat will be at Brooklyn, while the Bucks begin a four-game trip at the Los Angeles Clippers.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kel'el Ware vs. Brook Lopez (Damian Lillard gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 |  | Pelle Larsson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:04 | | Pelle Larsson personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Pelle Larsson personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:27 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Pelle Larsson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point putback layup | 5-0 |
| 10:02 | | Pelle Larsson personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point pullup jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 5-3 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 7-3 |
| 9:25 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Brook Lopez misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Brook Lopez misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 10-3 |
| 8:28 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-3 |
| 8:15 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 13-3 |
| 8:05 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:47 | | Damian Lillard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-3 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-3 |
| 7:22 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:01 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:58 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Kel'el Ware turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:35 | | Kel'el Ware blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:34 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +3 | Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 18-3 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point cutting layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 18-5 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 20-5 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-7 |
| 5:20 | | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 20-10 |
| 4:58 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 20-12 |
| 4:13 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 4:13 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:13 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:13 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-12 |
| 4:00 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround hook shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 21-14 |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving hook shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 23-14 |
| 3:32 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 23-16 |
| 3:13 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 23-19 |
| 3:00 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 3:00 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 25-21 |
| 2:24 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 28-21 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk | 28-23 |
| 1:55 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Pat Connaughton turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals) | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point running layup | 30-23 |
| 1:27 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:59 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point tip layup | 30-25 |
| 0:51 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:40 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:38 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Tyler Herro's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:12 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-26 |
| 0:12 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Ryan Rollins makes two point driving finger roll layup | 30-29 |
| 11:04 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 30-32 |
| 10:39 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 32-32 |
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-33 |
| 10:19 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-34 |
| 10:07 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 32-37 |
| 9:53 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:34 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Tyler Herro offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Nikola Jovic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:05 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Damian Lillard personal foul (Loose ball) (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-37 |
| 8:44 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 |
| 8:31 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 34-40 |
| 8:20 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Damian Lillard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Pat Connaughton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bobby Portis assists) | 34-42 |
| 7:54 | | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 36-42 |
| 7:42 | | Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-43 |
| 7:42 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-44 |
| 7:33 | | Pat Connaughton shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 |