Playing for the second time in fewer than 24 hours, the Miami Heat came out flat against the Milwaukee Bucks, suffering their fifth loss of the season, 91-82.
The Positives: LeBron James carried Miami during the first half, scoring 20 points before intermission. He finished with 28 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field and 12-of-13 shooting from the foul line, 13 rebounds and five rebounds.
Other than that, um, Eddy Curry survived a six-minute stint in the first quarter after Joel Anthony picked up two fouls.
The Negatives: The Heat played sloppily the whole way through, committing 22 turnovers against the Bucks. Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers were the main culprits; Bosh had a career-high eight cough-ups while Chalmers had six. Miami also shot just 37 percent from the field, rarely appearing in-sync offensively. The Heat had just nine assists as a team, a season low. With Dwyane Wade out, the Heat become more reliable on 3s, and it worked for the past three games. But James J...
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Eddy Curry,
Joel Anthony,
Chris Bosh,
Mario Chalmers,
Dwyane Wade,
James Jones,
Shane Battier,
Mike Miller,
Ersan Ilyasova
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks
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