The Miami Heat went on a 20-4 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-85 to end a 5-game losing streak.
The Bucks went on a 15-5 run to lead 46-40 with 26 seconds left in the second quarter. Hassan Whiteside’s layup put the Heat ahead for good with 8:36 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 60-50 with 5:11 left in the quarter and by as many as 19 in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Bucks 6-2.
Whiteside had 12 points and 16 rebounds.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and Eric Bledsoe added 19 points (12 in the paint), 6 assists and 4 steals. Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Heat held the Bucks to 85 points. The Bucks got 2 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bucks outscored the Heat 23-9 in 9 minutes with Bledsoe, Zeller, Middleton, Snell and Antetokounmpo on the floor together.