Bucks-Heat Preview

Posted Apr 05 2011 10:31PM

MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James speaks often of his appreciation for NBA history.

On Wednesday, he'll likely make some history.

James needs only two points to reach 2,000 for the season, which would put him on another yet list alongside some of the game's greatest players. The NBA's two-time reigning MVP will become the eighth player to score 2,000 points seven times - and at 26, he will be the youngest member of that elite club.

"It means a lot," James said. "It means I've stayed healthy over the years. It also means the teammates and coaching staffs that I've had have given me the leeway to go out there and score. I've just tried to take full advantage of it. There's a lot of hard work that goes into it and I just try to go out on the court and be the best player I can every night."

There's bigger issues for Miami (54-23) to tackle against the Milwaukee Bucks (31-46) on Wednesday night, namely trying to stay in position for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Heat are tied with Boston in the East race.

Plus, there's the not-so-small matter of Dwyane Wade's health. The 2006 NBA finals MVP sat out practice Tuesday with a bruised right thigh, and isn't certain if he'll be able to play against the Bucks in a game that Miami probably can't afford to lose if it wants to hold home-court advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Still, James' latest accomplishment is one that Miami is noticing.

"You have to really catch yourself and not take his talent for granted," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We say it all the time, that greatness is consistency. You can book his numbers every single year against the best competition. And he does it every single night, to the point where I think a lot of people do take it for granted."

Every other player with seven seasons of scoring 2,000 points - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Alex English, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Oscar Robertson and Dominique Wilkins - is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

James will be the eighth person in that seven-timers club, and Kobe Bryant needs only 85 points in the Lakers' final six games to get to 2,000 again and join as well. Of that group, James will get there two years faster than anyone else; Robertson was 28 when he scored 2,000 for the seventh and final time.

Everyone else on that list, except Abdul-Jabbar, joined James as having seven consecutive 2,000-point seasons. Malone is the only one with more, 11 straight and 12 in 13 seasons, the exception being only the 50-game season in 1998-99.

And Jordan reached 2,000 points in 10 consecutive full seasons, but that stretch was broken by his brief retirement for baseball.

"Knowing where I come from, knowing where I just was - I mean, in 2000, 2001, I was still in high school back in Ohio with a lot of dreams to become great - the fact that my name gets put with the great is definitely a testament to my work ethic and the people around me," James said.

One of the common thoughts around the NBA was that James, Wade and Chris Bosh all would have their stats plummet by playing together in Miami.

Even to their own surprise, that wasn't exactly the case.

James may lead in the NBA in total points for the first time this season, after finishing second on that list in each of the last six seasons. He entered Tuesday three points ahead of Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant.

James' scoring average of 26.6 this season is only a little more than a point down from his average during seven seasons as Cleveland's primary offensive threat. Wade is averaging 25.7 points, just 0.9 points shy of what he managed a year ago. Bosh averaged 20.2 points in seven years with Toronto; he's at 18.7 this season as Miami's No. 3 option.

"You automatically think when you bring three guys together that are used to having the ball, it's going to take a lot away. ... It's just a testament to us figuring it out," Wade said. "A lot of people questioned, 'Can we play together?' I think we've done a great job."

The numbers, naturally, support Wade's words.

"Just trying to stay above the curve," James said.

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Bucks beat Heat 90-85, hurting Miami in East chase

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Apr 07 2011 1:23AM

MIAMI (AP) The final sliver of postseason hope for the Milwaukee Bucks went away Wednesday night, that long-expected word coming while they played the Miami Heat.

They were undeterred - and wound up dealing Miami a fairly severe blow.

John Salmons scored 17 points before leaving late in the game with a head gash that needed 12 stitches, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and the Bucks beat the Heat 90-85 about an hour or so after they were eliminated from playoff contention.

"We knew sooner or later that was going to come, but that lets you know where we stand as a team - as competitors also," Bucks forward Drew Gooden said.

The Bucks only trailed for 9 minutes, 46 seconds against the Heat, who were 3-0 against Milwaukee this season.

And just because the Bucks are out doesn't mean they won't have a say in the Eastern Conference race: They knocked the Heat a half-game back of Boston in the chase for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

"Nobody said this was going to be easy," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Good thing.

Even if Miami (54-24) wins its final four games, it will need the Celtics to lose at least twice in order to pass them in the standings. Boston holds the tiebreaker over the Heat by having won all three meetings this season; the fourth is Sunday in Miami.

Carlos Delfino's 3-pointer with 24 seconds left helped seal it for the Bucks, who got 14 points from Corey Maggette and 10 from Keyon Dooling.

LeBron James scored 29 points for Miami, which played without injured guard Dwyane Wade, the NBA's No. 3 scorer. Chris Bosh added 18 for the Heat, who had no one else reach double figures.

Miami shot only 41 percent, and its 16 turnovers led to 18 Milwaukee points.

"Every time you play them, it's going to be one of those grind-it-out tough games," James said. "They make it very physical. ... I've played against Scott Skiles teams when he was in Chicago and now in Milwaukee, and it's always the same effort."

The Bucks were officially eliminated when Indiana beat Washington. The Pacers wrapped up the last available East postseason spot later Wednesday when Orlando topped Charlotte in overtime.

So the Bucks became spoilers, and played the role to perfection.

"You don't want to take anything away from it," Skiles said. "The reality is that we got eliminated tonight."

The fifth and final lead change came with 2:27 left, when Delfino hit a 3-pointer for an 81-79 lead.

With the Milwaukee lead at four, James scored the next three Miami points, but the Heat lost a chance to take the lead when Mike Bibby was called for an illegal screen with 41 seconds left. Delfino's third 3-pointer came 17 seconds later, dooming Miami.

"It was a shot that they gave me and I've got confidence from all of my teammates, the coaches and everybody," Delfino said. "And I just made it."

Down by as many as 14 in the first half, Miami got within one with 3:56 remaining until intermission on a dunk by Joel Anthony. Milwaukee scored the next four points, making it 45-40.

It stayed that way for about 30 minutes, in real time anyway.

Neither team scored in the final 2:45 of the half - the Bucks were 0 for 6 in that span, Miami 0 for 5. After the break, James ended the drought with an 18-footer with 11:02 left in the third.

Milwaukee's drought lasted another 1:33, snapped only when Delfino beat the shot clock with a 3-pointer that put the Bucks up 48-44. That was a theme for much of the night: When the Heat had a chance to take the lead, they usually came up empty, including on seven such possessions in the second and third quarters.

Then in the fourth, Miami shot 7 for 21, with Bosh missing six of his nine shots, James four of his six. Perhaps illustrating how much they missed Wade, the starting Heat backcourt on Wednesday of Bibby and James Jones not only didn't score in the fourth quarter, but didn't even attempt a shot.

"You have to give credit to their defense," Bosh said. "They play good defense. ... Things are going to happen like that sometimes."

NOTES: Skiles pointed to the large high-definition video board hanging over midcourt in the first quarter, trying to plead his case that referees had botched a foul call. "HD nowadays. That's not a foul," Skiles said, to no avail. ... Mike Miller and Anthony became Miami's first pair of reserves to grab 10 or more rebounds in the same game since Matt Geiger and Rony Seikaly did it against the Clippers on Jan. 8, 1994. ... Mbah a Moute tipped a rebound into the Heat basket in the first quarter. Erick Dampier was credited with the score.

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Bucks-Heat notebook

By Shandel D. Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 6, 2011 11:54PM

THE FACTS: The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Miami Heat 90-85 Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Leading the Bucks was John Salmons' 17 and five rebounds. Milwaukee had four players in double-figures, including Luc Mbah a Moute (14), Corey Maggette (14) and Keyon Dooling (10). They had three others who scored nine points, completing the balanced effort. The Heat, meanwhile, were the exact opposite, relying too heavily on LeBron James and Chris Bosh, who scored 29 and 18 points, respectively.

But trailing 83-82, James missed a free throw that would've tied with less than a minute remaining.

QUOTABLE: "We had a great effort all the way around. We played our normal defense, a solid defensive game. Our guys played unselfishly, executed pretty well and we were able to make some timely plays when we had to have them."
-- Bucks coach Scott Skiles.

THE STAT: Without the injured Dwyane Wade, James and Bosh combined to shoot just 16 of 37 from the field. With little help from the bench, it was tough for the Heat to overcome such poor shooting from their star players.

TURNING POINT: After LeBron James missed a free throw that would've tied the game and Mike Bibby was called for an offensive foul, Bucks forward Carlos Delfino hit a 3-pointer to make it 86-82 with 24.8 seconds remaining.

QUOTABLE II: "Nobody said this was going to be easy. This is a tough painful loss and it feels like the playoffs right now as it should. As we finish out these last four games, they all have meanings."
-- Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.

HOT: The Bucks at the free throw line. They made all 15 attempts, which proved key in such a close game. Forward Corey Maggette led the way by going 6 of 6 from the line.

NOT: Mario Chalmers did little to make a case to return to the starting lineup. He was 1 of 9 from the field in 16 minutes. Expect Mike Bibby to remain the starter the rest of the way.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Luc Mbah a Moute had a solid all-around game, finishing with 14 and 12 rebounds. He shot 7 of 14 from the field.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Tennis star Serena Williams.

GOOD MOVE: The Bucks were able to exploit the Heat's defensive weaknesses, taking advantage of Mike Miller trying to guard John Salmons on a few occasions. Defensively, they pressured Heat guard Mike Bibby into six turnovers.

BAD MOVE: The Heat appeared lull to sleep by this one, especially with so much at stake. A win would have kept them in control of their destiny for earning the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Now, they need to win out and a Celtics loss for a chance to hold homecourt for the first two rounds.

NOTABLE: Heat guard Dwyane Wade did not play because of sore right thigh. He is listed as day-to-day. Despite the victory, the Bucks were eliminated from the playoff picture with Indiana's win Wednesday night.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Friday vs. Charlotte, Sunday vs. Boston, Monday @ Atlanta. For the Bucks, Friday @ Detroit, Saturday vs. Cleveland, Monday vs. Toronto.

• Bucks: Brockman, Ilyasova
• Heat: Haslem, Pittman, Wade

• Bucks: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 11

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #68 Marat Kogut, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 20017
• Duration: 2:21

Milwaukee Bucks (32-46)		Miami Heat (54-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dampier vs Bogut (James gains possession)
	11:44	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jennings (1 ST)
Bogut Running Hook Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:22	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:12 [MIA 2-0]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Mbah a Moute 3pt Shot: Missed	10:50
	10:49	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:41	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:40
Mbah a Moute Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:26
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:25
Bogut Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:24 [MIL 2-2]
	10:01	Dampier Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogut (1 BLK)
	10:00	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:59 [MIA 4-2]	Dampier Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bogut Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:37 [MIL 4-4]
	09:20 [MIA 6-4]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	09:03
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:02
Mbah a Moute Tip Shot: Missed	09:01
	09:00	Team Rebound
	08:38	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:37
Mbah a Moute Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:18 [MIL 6-6]
	08:04 [MIA 8-6]	Dampier Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	07:41
Team Rebound	07:40
Jennings Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bogut (1 AST)	07:29 [MIL 8-8]
	07:06	Dampier Dunk Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:04
Mbah a Moute Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:50 [MIL 10-8]
	06:33	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bogut (1 ST)
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)	06:30
Team Rebound	06:29
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:21 [MIL 12-8]
	06:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:13	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:11
Bogut 3pt Shot: Missed	05:51
Team Rebound	05:50
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:50
	05:32	Bosh Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Jennings Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:30
Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:21
	05:03	James Layup Shot: Missed
	05:02	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:00	James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bogut (2 ST)
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)	04:42 [MIL 14-8]
	04:20	Jones Substitution replaced by Miller
	04:20	Dampier Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
Bogut Substitution replaced by Gooden	04:20
	04:17	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gooden (1 ST)
Jennings Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:12 [MIL 16-8]
	03:46 [MIA 11-16]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)
	03:30	Bosh Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:30	Bosh Substitution replaced by Howard
Gooden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:30 [MIL 17-11]
Salmons Substitution replaced by Redd	03:30
Gooden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:30 [MIL 18-11]
	03:17	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:56	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:45	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Redd (1 ST)
Mbah a Moute Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Redd (1 AST)	02:34 [MIL 20-11]
Gooden Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:17
Team Timeout : Regular	02:17
	02:17	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Mbah a Moute Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:12
	02:12 [MIA 12-20]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:12 [MIA 13-20]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Gooden Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:51 [MIL 22-13]
	01:51	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jennings Substitution replaced by Dooling	01:51
Gooden Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	01:51 [MIL 23-13]
	01:30	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
	01:28	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:22	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Dooling Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:21
Mbah a Moute Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:12 [MIL 25-13]
	00:51.7 [MIA 15-25]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:34.4	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:25.9	Howard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (1 ST)
Delfino Substitution replaced by Maggette	00:03.5
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:02.2
	00:00.5	Ilgauskas 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (32-46)		Miami Heat (54-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Dooling 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)	11:43 [MIL 28-15]
	11:21 [MIA 17-28]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:06	Bosh Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Gooden Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Maggette (2 AST)	11:06 [MIL 30-17]
	10:51	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
	10:49	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:47 [MIA 19-30]	Anthony Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Dooling 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Redd (2 AST)	10:25 [MIL 33-19]
	10:02 [MIA 21-33]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
	09:44	Chalmers Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Dooling Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	09:38
	09:34	Chalmers Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Dooling Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:32
Sanders Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:13 [MIL 35-21]
Sanders Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:00
	09:00 [MIA 22-35]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	09:00	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	08:56	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:51 [MIA 25-35]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Sanders Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:27	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:12 [MIA 27-35]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Redd 3pt Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:56	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Sanders Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:48
	07:48
Gooden Substitution replaced by Bogut	07:48
Redd Substitution replaced by Salmons	07:48
Sanders Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	07:48
	07:48	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:48	Team Rebound
	07:48 [MIA 28-35]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:24	Miller Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	07:24	Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Maggette Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:01
	07:01 [MIA 29-35]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:01 [MIA 30-35]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:31	Chalmers Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogut (2 BLK)
	06:30	Team Rebound
	06:30	Miller Substitution replaced by James
	06:18	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:17
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dooling (1 AST)	06:07 [MIL 37-30]
	05:53	Chalmers Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:53	Chalmers Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	05:38
Maggette Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:35
	05:35 [MIA 31-37]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:35	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:34	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:29 [MIA 34-37]	James 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Maggette Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:08 [MIL 39-34]
	04:45 [MIA 36-39]	James Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
	04:30	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:30 [MIL 40-36]
Dooling Substitution replaced by Jennings	04:30
	04:30	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Bibby
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:30 [MIL 41-36]
	04:19 [MIA 38-41]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Maggette Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Anthony (1 ST)	04:01
	03:56 [MIA 40-41]	Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:27	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:26
	03:26	Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:26 [MIL 42-40]
	03:26	Bosh Substitution replaced by Miller
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:26 [MIL 43-40]
	03:09	James Floating Jump shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:07
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:55	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:52	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:51	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:49	James Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Bogut (3 ST)
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bogut (2 AST)	02:45 [MIL 45-40]
	02:21	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:19
Team Timeout : Regular	02:15
Maggette Substitution replaced by Delfino	02:15
	02:15	Jones Substitution replaced by Bosh
Bogut Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:57	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:44	Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:42
Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	01:23
	01:21	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:12	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:10
Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:55.9	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:46.9	James Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:39.9
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Team Rebound	00:33.5
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:25.9	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:22.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:22.4	Anthony Substitution replaced by Jones
	00:06.9	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	00:06.9	Jones Substitution replaced by Anthony
Team Timeout : Short	00:06.9
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	00:03.2
	00:02.5	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:00.2	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Milwaukee Bucks (32-46)		Miami Heat (54-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Jennings Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)	11:42
	11:40	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:24	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Jennings (2 ST)
Jennings Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:22
Jennings Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:22
	11:02 [MIA 42-45]	James Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:42	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:28	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	10:26
Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (2 BLK)	10:06
	10:04	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Delfino Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:56
	09:56 [MIA 43-45]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	09:56 [MIA 44-45]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	09:29 [MIL 48-44]
	09:16	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Delfino (1 ST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)	08:59 [MIL 51-44]
	08:35	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	08:32	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:23 [MIA 47-51]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:52 [MIA 50-51]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed	07:32
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	07:31
Mbah a Moute Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:30 [MIL 53-50]
Delfino Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:17
	07:06 [MIA 53-53]	James 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	06:49
	06:48	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:39	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:38
Salmons Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:21 [MIL 55-53]
	05:56	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (2 ST)
	05:54	James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:54 [MIL 56-53]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:54 [MIL 57-53]
	05:31	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:29
Salmons Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)	05:18 [MIL 59-53]
	05:02	Dampier Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogut (3 BLK)
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	05:00
Bogut Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jennings (3 AST)	04:48 [MIL 61-53]
	04:32 [MIA 55-61]	James Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Delfino Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	04:32
	04:32	Jones Substitution replaced by Miller
	04:32 [MIA 56-61]	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	04:20	Bibby Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	04:20	Dampier Substitution replaced by Anthony
Jennings 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
	04:02	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:51	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:50
Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	03:39
	03:37	Bosh Substitution replaced by Howard
Bogut Substitution replaced by Gooden	03:37
	03:15 [MIA 58-61]	James Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Gooden Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (2 BLK)	03:01
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	02:59
Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed	02:50
	02:49	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	02:26 [MIA 61-61]	James 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
	02:26	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Gooden Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:13 [MIL 63-61]
	01:52 [MIA 63-63]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:28	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	01:13	Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (3 ST)
	01:13	Howard Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Delfino Substitution replaced by Maggette	01:13
Maggette Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:53.9	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	00:39.9	James Jump Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:36.9
Jennings Layup Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:16.9	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Maggette Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:10.6
	00:01.3	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Gooden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.7
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:36	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
	11:34	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	11:19	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
	11:18	Anthony Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	11:14 [MIA 65-63]	Anthony Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gooden Jump Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:54	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gooden Foul : Flagrant Type 1 (2 PF)	10:48
	10:48 [MIA 66-63]	Anthony Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:48 [MIA 67-63]	Anthony Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
	10:31	Bosh Hook Shot: Missed
	10:29	Anthony Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	10:16	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:15
Maggette Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bogut (3 AST)	10:00 [MIL 65-67]
	09:38 [MIA 69-65]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	09:15 [MIL 67-69]
	09:00	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogut (4 BLK)
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:58
Salmons Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	08:55 [MIL 69-69]
	08:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:55	Jones Substitution replaced by James
	08:35	Bosh Layup Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:34
Dooling Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	08:31
Bogut Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:17
	08:17 [MIA 70-69]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	08:17 [MIA 71-69]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Dooling Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:56 [MIL 71-71]
Dooling Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:38
	07:38	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Bibby
	07:24 [MIA 73-71]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	07:01
	07:00	Anthony Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	06:50	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:48
Maggette Running Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:36 [MIL 73-73]
	06:18 [MIA 75-73]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)
Gooden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)	06:05
	06:00 [MIA 77-73]	James Running Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS)
	05:45	James Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:45
Gooden Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute	05:45
Dooling Substitution replaced by Jennings	05:45
	05:45	Miller Substitution replaced by Jones
Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:45 [MIL 74-77]
Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:45 [MIL 75-77]
	05:23	Bosh Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:21
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:37	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:36
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed	04:12
	04:10	Anthony Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	03:55	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:53
Jennings 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Maggette (3 AST)	03:36 [MIL 78-77]
Mbah a Moute Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:16
Maggette Substitution replaced by Delfino	03:16
	03:16 [MIA 78-78]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	03:16 [MIA 79-78]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Jennings Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	03:07
	02:50	James Jump Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:47
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bogut (4 AST)	02:27 [MIL 81-79]
	02:06	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	02:05
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
	02:04	Jones Substitution replaced by Miller
Salmons Layup Shot: Missed	01:50
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	01:49
Bogut Tip Shot: Missed	01:48
Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	01:47
Mbah a Moute Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:46 [MIL 83-79]
	01:46	Anthony Substitution replaced by Jones
Salmons Substitution replaced by Dooling	01:46
	01:35 [MIA 81-83]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Delfino Jump Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:18	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
Bogut Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:59.3
	00:59.3 [MIA 82-83]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	00:59.3	Jones Substitution replaced by Anthony
	00:59.3	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:56.8	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:41.4	Bibby Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:41.4	Bibby Turnover : Foul (6 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:41.4
Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Jennings (4 AST)	00:24.8 [MIL 86-82]
	00:24.8	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:24.8	Anthony Substitution replaced by Jones
	00:13.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:12.2
	00:11.9	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	00:10.8	Jones Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Dooling Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:10.8 [MIL 87-82]
Dooling Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:10.8 [MIL 88-82]
	00:10.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:07.2 [MIA 85-88]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)
	00:06.3	Bibby Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Jennings Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:06.3 [MIL 89-85]
Jennings Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:06.3 [MIL 90-85]
	00:06.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:02.0	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	00:01.1
End of 4th Quarter

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