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Bucks rally from 23 points down to roll Heat, clinch No. 1 seed in East

After a historic loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Bucks found themselves in trouble again on Thursday.

The Miami Heat caught fire from deep and raced out to a 63-40 second-quarter lead, threatening to send the Bucks to a second-straight bubble loss, this time at full strength.

Bucks clinch No. 1 seed

But as is so often the case in the NBA, a 20-plus point lead against an elite team was not safe. The Bucks rallied with a huge second half to roll the Heat, 130-116 and clinch the No.