Jimmy Butler III scored 42 points (24 in the paint), and the Miami Heat rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-126 in overtime in Game 5 of the first round to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Heat trailed 102-86 with 1:05 left in the third quarter. Their chance to win fell to 2.1% with 11:19 left in the fourth quarter, and they outscored the Bucks 42-24 the rest of the way, the biggest comeback of these playoffs.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s putback made it 128-126 with 29.5 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Bucks 21-16. Butler (No. 3 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 8 of the Heat’s 21 on 3 for 8 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Gabe Vincent had 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and Bam Adebayo added 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 20 rebounds, and Khris Middleton added 33 points and 6 assists. The Bucks had 2 30-point scorers.
The Bucks were outscored 25-13 in 10 minutes with Lopez, Holiday, Matthews, Middleton and Antetokounmpo on the floor together. Kevin Love, Adebayo and Kyle Lowry fouled out.