Bucks 106-103 Heat (Nov 26, 2024) Game Summary

MIAMI — – Damian Lillard scored 37 points and dished out 12 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks squandered a 22-point second-half lead before beating the Miami Heat 106-103 in an NBA Cup game Tuesday night.

Brook Lopez scored 13 points and Bobby Portis had 11 for the Bucks, who have won five straight and moved back to the .500 mark – 9-9 – for the first time since going 1-1.

The Bucks (3-0 in Cup play) also moved a half game ahead of Detroit (2-0) in the East Group B standings.

Jimmy Butler scored 23 points for Miami, which got 18 from Tyler Herro, 17 from Terry Rozier and 16 from Bam Adebayo. The Heat tied the game at 96-96 on a layup by Butler and came within one point on three later occasions but never led.

The Heat — who were outscored 60-30 from 3-point range — fell to 1-2 in Cup play.

Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, a late pregame scratch due to left knee swelling.

Takeaways

Bucks: Lillard finished with at least 35 points and 10 assists for the 30th time, tying him with Allen Iverson for ninth-most in NBA regular-season history. Oscar Robertson holds the record with 121.

Heat: Miami has been down 22 points or more in two of seven home games this season. It happened six times in 41 home games last season.

Key moment

AJ Green made back-to-back 3-pointers for Milwaukee in the final minutes, both coming immediately after Miami scored to pull within one. His late 3s gave Milwaukee leads of 101-97 and 104-100.

Key state

Lillard’s 37 points were the second most by a Bucks player against Miami in regular season play. Mo Williams scored 38 on February 3, 2007.

Next

Bucks: Host Washington on Saturday.

Heat: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday.

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