Unlike the previous Friday night, the Heat did not make ignominious NBA history against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
But the result was just as demoralizing, if not more so.
For the second time this season, the Bucks steamrolled Miami at the new Fiserv Forum, this time by a 116-87 margin.
And if the teams should meet in the first round of the playoffs, Milwaukee made quite a closing statement, outscoring the Heat, 187-123, over the past six quarters between the teams.
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What’s more, the Bucks won their two home games against the Heat by a combined 67 points this season, including Miami’s most lopsided loss of the year (124-86 on Jan.