Miami Heat Heat leader Jimmy Butler of the National Basketball Association (NBA) secured the team’s victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the Eastern Conference with 40 points.
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The Heat defeated the opponents with a score of 115: 104 (29:40, 31:23, 32:23, 23:18).
Almost all of the first half was led by the first numbered “Bucks” team, which for the time also reached an 11-point lead. However, the Slovenian Goran Dragič took an excellent turn in the game, whose 19 points allowed the nominal guests to break the deficit up to three points.
The Heat team took the lead in the third quarter, thanks to Butler’s 12 consecutive points. Another excellent scoring series came to the attacker at the end of the game. The score was 99:98 in favor of the Miami basketball players four minutes before the end of regular time, but Batlers secured the team with all the throws and 13 points.
40 points in Butler’s account in favor of the winners, but Dragičs voted with 27 points. Chris Middleton was the top scorer in the Bucks with 28 points, while team leader Jannis Adetokunbo scored 18 points, ten rebounds and nine assists, the court hitting just four of the 12 free throws.
The Milwaukee team, which won the NBA regular season, has now started the second series in a row with a loss. In the first round of the Eastern Conference, they eventually rehabilitated the Orlando Magic team, triumphing in the series with a score of 4-1.
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The seventh game in the first round of the Western Conference duel was provided by the Oklahoma City Thunder team, which beat the Houston Rockets basketball players 104: 100 (24:25, 24:26, 29:24, 27:25). The score now stands at 3-3.
In the tense last minute of the game, Dennis Schrouder, Chris Paul and Danilo Galināri scored two points in favor of the Thunder, while the Rockets team remained in the beige. Russell Westbrook and James Harden made inaccurate shots, and with a score of 100: 102, Westbrook made a dribble seven seconds before the end of the game.
The success of the Thunder team with 28 points was ensured by Paul, but the Finals stood out with 25 points. Harden scored 32 points in favor of the losers and 17 points and seven errors for Westbrook.
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The next games in both teams’ series will take place on Wednesday.
