Bucks 84 vs 113 Heat: scores, summary, stats, highlights | NBA Playoff

The Milwaukee Bucks took a 3-0 series lead with a 114-83 win over the Heat in the opening game from Miami. The Bucks stifled the Heat on the offensive end to take a commanding lead in the first round.

Heat ice cold from field to start

MIami shot a dismal 31% from the field in the first half, and trailed by as many as 19 points. They went to the half down 13, and it could have been more if Milwaukee didn’t struggle from the field as well going just over 40% from the field in the first two quarters.

The Heat stayed cool to start the third quarter scoring  just six points in the opening four minutes of the half. Meanwhile the Bucks caught fire from downtown hitting 7 of 10 three in the third quarter. The Bucks stretched the lead out to 30and cruised to another comfortable win over a Heat team that looked flat all night.

Bucks won the battle of the boards

Milwaukee held the Heat to just 37% form the field, while dominating the battle of the boards 60-45, eleven of those on the offensive end.

Game 1 hero Khris Middleton led all scorers with 22 points, as six Bucks players had double digits. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a monster night on the boards, with 17 rebounds to go along with his 17 points.

Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo were both better in Game 3, but a far cry from what they need to be to knock off the Bucks who are rolling on the offensive end.

Bucks D could be the key to a title run

There have never been any questions of Milwaukee’s ability to score the basketball, but if this team starts locking down on the defensive end the Eastern Conference contenders could be in trouble.

Miami will have one more shot to extend the series at home on Saturday afternoon. Even if they win, they will have to something that only three teams in NBA history have done, win a series after being down 3-0.

It's all over from the American Airlines Arena. The Bucks with another convincing victory in Game 3.

Bryant on the floater.

Bjelica in transition gets an easy dunk.

Bjelica splits two from the line.

Diakite at the line, hits two.

Achiuwa in the paint.

Bryant with a dash to the rack and finishes on the lay up.

3:30 to go in the fourth quarter.

Herro on the drive from the left side gets the finger roll.

Nunn hits the jumper, and we have another time out from Miami.

Portis with a deep two from the left side.

Middleton on the mid range jumper.

Vincent on the pull up from the elbow.

Connaughton in the corner on the right side

Holiday into the paint and knocks it down.

MIddleton scores the 15 footer off the dribble. Timeout Heat with 6:30 to go.

Lopez with a midrange jumper.

Bjelica showing the range from 30 feet.

Giannis completes the three point play from the FT line.

Eight minutes to go in the fouth quarter.

Giannis back to the line, hits both.

Adebayo sinks a mid range jumper

Giannis hits one of two after a hard foul on the drive.

Bjelica with a trey, he's give Miami a spark of life off the bench, but it looks like it's too little too late.

Dragic with a quick trigger three.

Bjelica from the line, gets two of two.

Lopez on the 7 footer.

Holiday with a baseline jumper to end the third quarter.

Adebayo to the rim again

Forbes on the dribble drive gets the bucket and the foul, but misses the FT.

Adebayo going back to work in the paint. Timeout Bucks with under two to go.

Portis gets a bucket close to the basket.

Bjelica drains a three ball

Holiday from downtown. The Bucks are 7-10 from downtown in the thrid.

Connaughton with a triple try, sinks it again gets the foul. Timeout with under 3 minutes in the third.

Portis down low with a difficult finish.

Butler hits one of two.

MIddleton this time from downtown, he's got 18. Largest lead of the night for the Bucks.

Herro with a fader at the FT line.

Tucker in the corner with the long ball

MIddleton to the line, hits both. 5 to go in the third.

Herro in the corner for the triple.

Middleton hits the three over Adebayo

Adebayo back to the line, drops both FTs.

Giannis with another one of those baseline turnaround jumpers.

Adebayo strong drive, banks home a runner and gets the foul, FT is good.

Timeout in Miami, with under 7 minutes to go in the third.

Forbes drains a three ball

Butler on a jump hook outside the lane.

Middleton on a mid range jumper

Robinson going to the rack.

Adebayo at the iron.

Forbes money from the left side

Back in play from Miami. Giannis starts off the second half with a bucket.

Miami is back in front of their fans, but have come out flat in the first half.

The Bucks leading scorer through the first half.

Giannis with a silky turnaround, 2 of this 7 first half points.

Jure Holiday leads the Bucks with 12 points.

The good news is Jimmy Butler has 16 points, the bad news for the Heat is Drgaic is their second leading scorer with 5 pionts.

The Heat were 14-45 from the field in the first half.

Halftime from American Airlines Arena. It has been an offensive struggle for both teams in Game 3. Miami go to the break down by 13, the trailed by as many as 19.

Dragic scores of the spin in the lane.

Giannis on the turnaround from the baseline.

Dedmon fouled underneath the basket. hits both.

Under a minute to go in the second quarter.

DiVencenzo has been ruled out for the rest of the game with a left foot contusion. Butler to the line hits two of two.

MIddleton on another easy bucket down the lane.

Dragic in the corner from the left side.

Holiday at the line, hits one of two.

Adebayo with the hook shot

Giannis streaking to the bucket.

Lopez in the paint

Butler back to the rack this time. He's got 14.

Tucker on the baseline but hangs in the air and finishes.

Butler in the corner from long range.

Timeout with 5:30 to go in the first half in Miami. The Heat are still struggling on the offensive end.

Lopez triple teamed down low, gets the bucket and draws the contact. FT is good.

Holiday with back to back buckets halfway through the second quarter.

Holiday gets the reverse under the iron.

MIddleton off the dribble with a long two.

Dedmon on the jump hook around the rim.

Butler left all alone under the rack, and gets the easiest basket he will get all night long.

Connaughton from three point range.

Nunn sinks a floater in the paint to start the scoring in the second

Butler has 7 early points for the Heat, which is a good sign, but Miami need to find themselves on the offensive end.

We are done with one quarter here from Miami, and the Heat are really struggling on the offensive end. Just 14 points on 6-23 shooting in the first 12 minutes.

Portis connects on the tap in after the fourth offensive rebound of the possession.

Butler with a second Miami three in a matter of seconds.

Holiday answers back with a three ball.

Iguodala catch and release three from the near side.

Holiday at the line out of the timeout, hits both .

Timeout Miami. They have really struggled from the field tonight, shooting just 4-19 in the first 9 minutes of the game

Portis from the top of the key

Forbes knocks down his first three of the night.

Forbes knocks down his first three of the night.

Herro off the bench, and gets on the board quickly.

Giannis fouled on the drive, goes to the line for the first time tonight, splits the pair

Butler coast to coast pulls up from the elbow

Lopez spots up from 16 feet away. Timeout from American Airlines Arena with under 7 to go in the first quarter.

Giannis slashing through the defense and stretching for the two handed dunk

Holiday goes glass from the left side.

Neither team starting off shooting well, but Butler gets his mid range jumper to go.

Middleton drops a three in the corner, gets fouled and gets the FT

Lopez with the post up. He has been big this series.

Adebayo with a one handed floater in the lane gets the scoring going,

Game 3 is underway from American Airlines Arena.

According to Bet365.com the Heat are 1.5 point underdogs at home, and the Over/Under is set at 224.5

Under 30 minutes to go until tip off here from American Airlines Arena.

The Bucks went 20-16 on the road this year.

What does the Greek Freak have instore today?

17,000 are expected at the American Airlines Arena.

The Miami Heat have only comeback from 2-0 down just once in franchise histroy. It came in the 2006 NBA Finals against the Dallas Maveriks.

Giannis will of course be getting all the headlines, but Khris Middleton is averaging 22 ppg through the first two matchups of this series.

There have been only three teams in NBA history to comeback from a 3-0 deficit and win the series.. The Rochester Royals did it in the 1951 FInals. The Jazz did it in 1994, and the most recent was the Mavs in 2003.

If the Bucks win tonight, a 3-0 deficit would be nearly impossible to overcome.

The Heat battled until the last second in the opener, before losing on a Khris Middleton buzzer beater.

Hello everyone and welcome to American Airlines Arena where Miami needs a bounce back game to get back into this series.

The Milwaukee Bucks will take a 2-0 lead to Miami for Game 3 from American Airlines Arena. AS English will be providing live coverage, scores, stats and highlights to tonight’s must win game for the Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat topped the Bucks 4-1 in last years Eastern Conference semifinal in route to their run to the NBA Finals. This year the Bucks are painting a different picture. After squeaking out an overtime home victory in the opener, the Bucks demolished a Heat team who looked drained physically and emotionally after playing the extra session in Game 1.

Khris Middleton was the headline maker in the first game of the series, scoring 27 points and dropping the OT game winner with a half second to go on the game clock. Giannis had 26 in the opener, and played more of a distributor role late in the game as the Heat tried to limit his production on the offensive end.

After a heartbreaking loss in Game 1, the Heat seemed depleted coming into the second game of the series.  The Bucks did Miami no favors by hitting 10 of their first 15 three pointers in the first quarter. Milwaukee put the game out of reach before the end of the opening 12 minutes.

Bryn Forbes blazed the trail for the Bucks, hitting four long balls, dropping 14 points in the first quarter. The 26 points first quarter Heat deficit could not be overcome, as the home side held a 30 points advantage over Miami for much of the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was the Game 2 leader with 31 points, he is averaging 28.5 points and over 15 rebounds over the first couple games of the series. Miami have had no answer for the Greek Freak in the first two games.

The Heat problems are based on a blend of inability to stop the Giannis and the Bucks, and the disappearance of Jimmy Butler over the first two games. Butler, who leads the team in scoring, is averaging 13.5 points in the series going into Game 3. Bam Adebayo is getting just 12.5 a night and it’s been the bench players that have led the Heat to this point in the series.

The American Airlines Arena will be packed with 17,000 fans willing their Heat on to an opening victory in the series. Butler will have to be great tonight, while the Heat search for an answer to Giannis and the Bucks top scoring offense.