MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard added 32 and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night and clinch a home quarterfinal game in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
Khris Middleton scored 17, Malik Beasley had 16 and Brook Lopez added 12 for the Bucks, who won East Group B with a 4-0 record.
Bam Adebayo scored 31 points for the Heat, who got 21 from Kyle Lowry and 20 from Josh Richardson.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Caleb Martin each scored 14 and Duncan Robinson added 13 for the Heat.
Political Cartoons View All 1270 ImagesThe Bucks lost Pat Connaughton to a sprained right ankle late in the second quarter.
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— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton, Malik Beasley, Brook Lopez, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Josh Richardson, Jaime Jaquez Jr, Caleb Martin, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith, Butler, Pat Connaughton, Lowry, Lillard, Richardson, Erik Spoelstra, ___
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MIAMI, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, NBA, Bucks, East Group, Boston, Indiana, Heat, Miami, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando, Bulls, Clippers, Milwaukee
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York, Las Vegas, Miami’s, Miami, Chicago