What happened in the Disney bubble was still present, in the last semifinals of the Eastern Conference (4-1), where the Heat ruined the a priori favorite Bucks of
Giannis Antetokounmpo
.
This Wednesday, in Miami, with an impressive 46 points in the first quarter and a historic rain of triples, came the little revenge of the Milwaukee (94-144).
29 hit from the perimeter is the best record in the NBA, beating the Houston Rockets 27 in 2019. He did not even need the best version of Anteto (just nine points), because in the absence through injury of ankle
Jimmy Butler
's Heats collapsed soon enough.
The Milwaukee team's series was 29 of 51 triples, two nights after only seven of 38 in the loss to the Knicks.
12 of the 13 players
used made at least a triple.
It was precisely Giannis Antetokounmpo, the only one who did not score from three points.
Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday and Donte DiVincenzo lead the Bucks.
But four other players were above the ten:
Brook Lopez
(14), Bryn Forbes (12), Bobby Portis (11) and DJ Augustin (10) on a team that made 55.4% of their field goals.
"It's exciting. I'm happy I was at the right time and place," said rookie
Sam Merrill
, who hit the record-breaking triple.
"I had no idea (of the brand), I didn't know it until the end of the game."
For the Heat, who lost in October in the last Finals against the Lakers, his figure
Bam Adebayo
scored 12 points and young guard Tyler Herro another 23.
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