Khris Middleton scored 36 points (21 in the third quarter), and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 118-115 in overtime to avoid elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Donte DiVincenzo went 1 for 2 at the line with 1.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 107, and the Bucks outscored the Heat 11-8 in overtime.
The Heat had the ball down 3 with 2.2 seconds left, but Wesley Matthews stole the ball from Andre Iguodala, lifting the Bucks’ chance to win from 96% to over 99%. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Heat 19-15. Middleton scored 9 of the Bucks’ 19 on 3 for 8 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Bam Adebayo had 5 of his 8 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler III that put the Heat ahead.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 19 points (14 in the first quarter) on 8 for 10 shooting.
For the Heat, Adebayo had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists on 10 for 13 shooting, and Goran Dragic went 1 for 9 from 3. Duncan Robinson scored 20 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Heat committed 16 turnovers to the Bucks’ 12. The Bucks outscored the Heat 26-6 in 10 minutes with Lopez, Hill, Bledsoe, Middleton and DiVincenzo on the floor together.