GAME REPORT
THREE TAKEAWAYS
1. Greg Monroe continued his stellar play off the bench with 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes.
2. Thon Maker, Giannis Antetokounmpo and John Henson played together briefly in the second quarter, meaning the Bucks had 21 feet-plus of frontcourt length. Maker got an extended look and drilled a three-pointer from the corner on his first shot attempt. Maker played 7 more minutes in the third quarter. He had five points and one assist in 13 minutes.
3. Kawhi Leonard inexplicably reached in with nine-tenths of a second left in the first half and Malcolm Brogdon trying a half-court heave. The Spurs forward was called for a foul and Brogdon sank all three free throws to bring Milwaukee within 59-53 at halftime. UP NEXT Teams: Miami Heat (11-28 entering Tuesday) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (19-18).
When: 7 p.m. Friday. Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center. About the Heat: Miami has struggled on a West Coast trip and had insult added to injury when point guard Goran Dragic was ejected from the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson hit Dragic and also was ejected but said he was provoked. Center Hassan Whiteside missed four games while suffering from double vision. The Heat played the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on Tuesday night. Miami handed the Bucks one of their most embarrassing losses of the season Nov. 17 in south Florida, a 96-73 decision.