And so, the top seeded team in the Eastern Conference and the team with the best record in the NBA this season has been eliminated from the playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Miami Heat bounced back from a 13 point first quarter deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks fairly comfortably, 103-94. That gives Miami a 3-1 win in the Eastern Conference semifinals series after the Heat had won the first three games of the series to push the Bucks to the brink of elimination fairly quickly.
The first 12 minutes definitely gave you the impression that Milwaukee was not going anywhere any time soon, even with MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting out with an ankle injury.