Heat Shoot Down Bucks, 113 – 106 OT

Heat Shoot Down Bucks, 113 – 106 OT

The night began with the Miami Heat paying compliments to Udonis Haslem, who became the franchise's career rebounding leader in the first quarter.

Maybe, then, it was fitting that rebounds became a necessary theme for the rest of the way for the Heat.

On Wednesday night, LeBron James had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade, after his return from injury, added 28 more points and the Heat scored the first six points of overtime on the way to beating the Milwaukee Bucks 113-106.

''We've got to just continue to get better,'' James said. ''We came out for a quarter and a half and played some good basketball and then we kind of got laxed offensively, had some turnovers and let them get back into the game. But I guess we like close games - and figure out a way to execute down the stretch.''

The Bucks took 109 shots, their most in a game since March 8, 2003. They shot just 42 percent for the game, and 33 percent in overtime.

''LeBron made some big plays, got his guys, found his guys,'' John Henson said. ''That's what helped them win the game.''

Miami outscored Milwaukee 15-8 in overtime, meaning the last run - on a night filled with back and forth - belonged to the Heat, who survived despite wasting an early 18-point lead.

In fact, it was Miami which had to rally just to extend the game late.

''That's the nature of NBA games,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. ''They're long. The other team will make a run. ... This is a very good basketball team. They stormed right back into it. You have to give them credit.''

Posted by Andre Monohan on Sunday November 25 2012, 5:01 AM EST. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0