The Miami Heat suffered yet another blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Now, the Heat trail the Bucks 3-0 in their best-of-seven, first-round NBA playoff series, and they’re facing elimination on Saturday afternoon in Miami.
Highlights of the Night
On Thursday night, Miami didn’t look like their normal selves. They had only three players score in double figures. Jimmy Butler led the way with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Bam Adebayo also added 17 points and eight rebounds. In addition, Nemanja Bjelica scored 14 points with four rebounds and two assists.
On the other hand, the Bucks had a strong showing, especially from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis scored 17 points and 17 rebounds, notching yet another double-double. Khris Middleton led all scorers with 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Jrue Holiday also played well, scoring 19 points and 12 assists. In addition, Brook Lopez had 13 points.
Dig Deep
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Miami looks to keep their playoff hopes alive with the arrival of Game 4 on Saturday, May 29th. The Heat will try to do something that no other team has ever done; come back from being down 3-0 in a playoff series. Only a few teams have even brought the series to a Game 7. However, don’t count out Erik Spoelstra’s team. They have a championship pedigree, with an MVP caliber two-way player leading their squad… who knows what will happen next.