Heat spoil Bucks’ home opener with overtime win
Goran Dragic scored 25 points off the bench, Bam Adebayo added 19 points and the Miami Heat rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in overtime 131-126 on Saturday night in Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo finished with 29 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists, but last season’s MVP also had eight turnovers and fouled out with 2:31 to play in overtime. Antetokounmpo also fouled out Thursday night in Houston.
After trailing 74-53 with less than 11:00 to play in the third quarter, the Heat outscored
Milwaukee 78-52 the rest of the way, including 49-33 in the fourth quarter and overtime.
With the Heat up 121-119 with 3 seconds to play in regulation, Khris Middleton shot an air ball and Antetokounmpo tipped it in at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
Adebayo sank four free throws in the extra period and Dragic scored six points in overtime to lift Miami to its second win.
Kendrick Nun scored 18 points before fouling out for the Heat, who had seven players score in double digits. Miami rookie Tyler Herro, a Milwaukee native, finished with 14.
Middleton added 25 points for the Bucks. 76ERS 117, PISTONS 111: Tobias Harris scored 29 points against his former team in Philadelphia’s victory over Detroit. Al Horford added 23 points to help the 76ers improve to 2-0. Philadelphia had 30 assists to Detroit’s 19. CELTICS 118, KNICKS 95: Kemba Walker scored a season-high 32 points, snapping out of an early season shooting slump with seven 3-pointers, and Boston kept New York winless.
CAVS MAKE OSMAN EXTENSION OFFICIAL: The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their four-year, $30.8 million contract extension for starting forward Cedi Osman. The sides reached an agreement Thursday and the team made it official Saturday.