NBA

Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks

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21-22, 10-13 Away
Final
96 - 125

25-17, 17-7 Home

Lillard, Bucks overcome travel issues to trounce Heat 125-96 for 5th straight win

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Lillard had appeared to get his fourth career triple-double before leaving with 3:57 remaining, but the 10th rebound that had been credited to Lillard was changed.

The start was pushed back an hour due to the Bucks’ troubles getting out of New Orleans, which had a historic snowstorm Tuesday. The Bucks’ scheduled Wednesday game with the Pelicans was postponed, and their plane arrived in Milwaukee less than three hours before the start Thursday.

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 12 rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 21 points and shot 7 of 10 on 3-point attempts.

Kel'el Ware had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Miami. Tyler Herro had 21 points and nine assists.

Miami's Jimmy Butler began serving a two-game suspension for what the Heat described as a “continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team.”

Takeaways Heat: Miami needed to play its best to withstand Butler's absence. The Heat instead couldn't slow down Milwaukee and failed to capitalize on the Bucks' late arrival to Milwaukee.

Bucks: The Bucks trailed 18-3 midway through the first quarter. But they still exceeded 120 points for a fifth straight game.

Key moment Lillard scored six points in the final 1.1 seconds of the first half for a 71-55 lead. He was fouled by Duncan Robinson on a 3-pointer and hit three free throws. After Ware threw away the inbounds pass, Lillard made a corner 3.

Key stat Lillard had his big performance despite going scoreless for the first 18 1/2 minutes.

Up next Both teams play Saturday. The Heat will be at Brooklyn, while the Bucks begin a four-game trip at the Los Angeles Clippers.

Regular Season Series

MIL leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 96 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 96 - 125
4th 0.1 shot clock turnover 96 - 125
4th 22.0 Tyler Smith defensive rebound 96 - 125
4th 24.1 Josh Christopher misses free throw 2 of 2 96 - 125

Statistics

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34-92 FG 46-98
37 Field Goal % 47
12-51 3PT 18-40
24 Three Point % 45
16-21 FT 15-20
76 Free Throw % 75
50 Rebounds 55
13 Offensive Rebounds 11
37 Defensive Rebounds 44
26 Assists 32
3 Steals 5
3 Blocks 6
10 Turnovers 6
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 4
10 Fast Break Points 16
44 Points in Paint 38
18 Fouls 14
15 Largest Lead 32
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Gary Trent Jr., G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Giannis Antetokounmpo, F Out Dec 20
Taurean Prince, F Out Nov 13
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pelle Larsson, G Out Dec 22
Tyler Herro, G Out Dec 22
Nikola Jovic, F Out Dec 17
Terry Rozier, G Out Oct 23

Game Information

Fiserv Forum

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 24 6 .800 - W3
Cleveland 17 14 .548 7.5 W2
Chicago 14 15 .483 9.5 W4
Milwaukee 12 18 .400 12 W1
Indiana 6 24 .200 18 L6
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