The Heat overcame a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to eliminate the No. 1 seed Bucks from the playoffs in a 128-126 overtime thriller.
The contest shaped up to be a tight one in the first quarter, which ended with the Heat leading 36-33. The Bucks made adjustments in the second quarter, and took a six-point lead into halftime. That momentum carried over into the third quarter, where the Bucks broke things open to make it a 16-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
Then, the Bucks’ offense went cold. Milwaukee missed its first seven shots in the fourth quarter. The team’s first points in the quarter came with 8:26 to play, when Jrue Holiday hit a free throw. During that scoreless stretch by Milwaukee, Miami went on an 8-0 run. Following Holiday’s free throw, the Heat trailed by nine points.
THE HEAT ELIMINATE THE NO. 1 SEED BUCKS IN 5 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EfSbEyh918
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 27, 2023
The Miami Heat become the sixth No. 8 seed in NBA history to advance past the No. 1 seed, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 27, 2023