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SPORTS Monday 15 January 2018

Heat beat Bucks 97-79, push winning streak to 7

By TIM REYNOLDS the second half.
AP Basketball Writer “Our guys really stepped
MIAMI (AP) — Goran Drag- it up,” said Spoelstra, who
ic and Erik Spoelstra were now has 12 winning streaks
asked separately Sunday of at least seven games in
what a seven-game win- his tenure as Heat coach.
ning streak means to them, Antetokounmpo scored 22
and both immediately pro- for Milwaukee, which start-
vided the same answer. ed 1 for 14 from the floor in
“Nothing,” Dragic said. the second half. Middleton
“Nothing,” Spoelstra said. added 16, Brogdon had 15
Even in their best stretch of and Bledsoe scored 10 for
the season, the Miami Heat Milwaukee.
are still sounding far from “We were playing from be-
content. Dragic scored 11 hind,” Bucks coach Jason
of his 25 points in the fourth Kidd said. “We’ve got some
quarter, and the Heat guys who can’t make shots
held Milwaukee to its worst right now. We’ve just got to
shooting game in nearly keep grinding, keep get-
five years on the way to ting those guys a look, and
topping the Bucks 97-79. believe that they’re going
“We’ve still got 40 games to make the next shot.”
left. We cannot be satis- It was a rare easy win for Miami Heat’s Goran Dragic (7) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks’ Malcolm Brogdon (13) during the
fied with that,” Dragic said. Miami. The first six Heat wins second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in Miami.
“We still need to improve. If in this streak were all by sin- Associated Press
you start thinking like that, gle digits. The Bucks were next 11 games on the road. Former Heat coach Ron rebounds, leading the New
if you’re satisfied with that, making a run in the fourth But after that stretch, 18 of Rothstein was honored at Orleans Pelicans back from
then it’s not going to be when Dragic took over. the final 29 regular-season halftime for winning the 19 points down late in the
pretty for us.” His 3-pointer with the shot contests are at home with Tex Winter Assistant Coach third quarter to a 123-118
Josh Richardson scored 16 clock expiring with 5:19 left no remaining road trip lon- Lifetime Impact Award. overtime victory over the
and Hassan Whiteside fin- put the Heat up by 14, part ger than three games. ... Rothstein was joined by New York Knicks on Sunday.
ished with 15 points and of a run in which he scored The Heat have now had the entire current Heat Jrue Holiday added 31
10 rebounds for Miami. Mil- 11 consecutive Miami 300 consecutive home reg- coaching staff, along with points, and DeMarcus
waukee shot 32 percent, points. “Dragon hit those ular-season sellouts. former Heat assistant Tony Cousins had 15 points, 16
6 percent worse than any 3s,” said Bledsoe, Dragic’s SCHEDULE RARITY Fiorentino — now a team rebounds, seven steals
game this season and the former teammate in Phoe- Sunday was the start of a broadcaster — and David and five assists and for the
lowest percentage by a nix. “Those are the shots we rare back-to-back of day Fizdale, the former Miami Pelicans. They were down
Bucks team in a regular- wanted him to take. Unfor- games for the Bucks, Heat assistant who was coach in 16 after one, even further
season game since March tunately, he made them.” and Knicks. All play Mon- Memphis until being let go back late in the third and
22, 2013.Giannis Antetok- TIP-INS day afternoon, part of earlier this season. still down nine with 4 1/2
ounmpo and Malcolm Bucks: Milwaukee forced the NBA’s lineup on Mar- WINSLOW RETURNS minutes left in regulation.
Brogdon combined to Miami into 15 turnovers, but tin Luther King Jr. Day. The Justise Winslow returned But they kept coming and
shoot 13 for 24 for the Bucks. converted them into only Bucks and Knicks had simi- for Miami after missing 14 Holiday had three baskets
Their teammates shot a two points. ... The 1 p.m. lar schedules on this week- games with a knee strain, and a couple free throws in
combined 12 for 55, includ- start time won’t be Milwau- end last year, but the Heat finishing with three points, OT to help them finish it off.
ing a 4-for-16 day from Eric kee’s earliest wake-up call haven’t had early starts four rebounds and four as- Kristaps Porzingis and Tim
Bledsoe and a 3-for-16 from of the season. The Bucks on consecutive days since sists in 13 minutes. Sunday’s Hardaway Jr. each scored
Khris Middleton. play in Brooklyn at noon on March 2009. Milwaukee appearance was his 37th in 25 points for the Knicks,
“We played bad basket- Feb. 4 — Super Bowl Sun- flies to Washington, Miami Miami’s last 115 games. who lost their third straight
ball,” Antetokounmpo said. day. ... Olympic sprinting flies to Chicago and New PELICANS 123, KNICKS 118, and 10th in their last 12
The Heat trailed 43-41 at great Usain Bolt of Jamaica York heads to Brooklyn. The OT games. Jarrett Jack had a
the half, then took control sat courtside, across from Wizards, Bulls and Nets all NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony season-high 22 points, and
by outscoring the Bucks 41- the Milwaukee bench. had Sunday off. Davis scored a season-high Enes Kanter finished with 18
21 in the first 16 minutes of Heat: Miami plays nine of its ROTHSTEIN HONORED 48 points and grabbed 17 points and 10 rebounds.q