Five takeaways from the Heat’s 113-98 loss Friday night to the Milwaukee Bucks, a game in which the Heat squandered a 23-point lead:
u25aa This was one of the biggest in-game swings of the season and the fourth time Miami has lost a game that it led by double figures at halftime. And Heat players have a theory why this is happening.
The Cliff Note’s version from Josh Richardson and Justise Winslow: When things start going really badly at either end for this team, Heat players become deflated and can’t snap out of it.
Miami led 62-42 at the half, serving up some of its best basketball of the season and raising hopes that the Heat could be competitive in a potential first-round series with Milwaukee.