[Box score](https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401540754)
Herro breaks right hand
Giannis out for most of the game with back contusion
Heat lead from start to finish
Kevin Love a big factor today 18 PTS
Bam heats up late in the game 22 PTS
by tomgreen99200
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#We the Fkn Zombie Heat, we don’t tank, we don’t die ! We fkn win
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One Buck Down
🦌🔫🦌🔫🦌🔫
3 Incoming
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**AHHHHHHHHH WE ACTUALLY DID IT!** I started to have a glimmer of hope with the hot start but after it was announced Giannis would miss the remainder of the game, it was now or never. If we had lost (which was possible, remember 2020 bubble the one game they beat us Giannis missed cuz Middleton was cold-blooded af), it would have been more deflating than we could have possibly imagined.
* Jimmy. Butler. Stupidly locked in. Dominated the 1st half AND closed for us, no more Bryn Forbes jokes
* **KEVIN FREAKING LOVE!!!** 2nd best player tonight? Made 3’s, got rebounds, drew charges!
* Bam was AWFUL in the 1st half, but honestly attacked Brook well in the 3rd and ended strong
* Our 3’s were alive and insane today. Milwaukee’s… wasn’t. Sorta disparity you need in a 8 v. 1 upset
* Herro was looking nice and the way he broke his hand freaking sucks. Awful way to end the year
* Giannis will be back. He’s a cyborg. (*See: Recover after injury vs ATL in 2021 ECF*)
* Middleton is absolutely terrifying. Bro couldn’t miss tonight. Gonna be a thorn in our side
* Bucks have some disgustingly unlikable bench players. Dirty Bobby Portis, Grayson, Ingles flopping ass
If we were ever gonna make this a series, we needed Game 1. We got it. Have no idea if it will continue but I’m going to enjoy the ride. GEE, THIS SURE SEEMS LIKE A LOT MORE FUN THAN HAVING THE 14TH PICKED LOCKED IN EH?
Are you not entertained!?
Doomers stay home. Let’s fucking go!!!
Great win but Herro breaking his hand puts a huge damper on things. At the very least we aren’t getting swept, and if we keep shooting like this, we can make this a very competitive series.
As bittersweet as it gets losing Herro but a dub is a dub. 3 more. Jimmy got us.
I’m in love with a man named Jimmy Butler
If that’s gay I’m gay as fuck
What a fucking steal! One more next game and we could seal this series.
But shit, I hope technological advances can treat Herro hands. We need him.
I haven’t been this hard since middle school. The life my baby sized tiny micro boy has right now is beyond anything I’ve ever felt in my life. I’m aching and pulsating at my full extended 1.6 inch capacity. Let’s go HEAT
Oh my gawd! That’s Duncan Robinson’s music. But for real hope Tyler recovers quickly. We need him.
Heat fans forgot we have a goat coach And Jimmy buckets anything possible
Holy shit hahahaha
Y’all doomers can fuck off, trying to shut us down from celebrating a playoff victory because of Giannis being out, YA’LL DIDN’T EVEN HAVE THEM WINNING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!
I know odds are against us but whatever happens this postseason, as long as we play every game like this, I will be happy
All I heard from Milwaukee fans was sweep this, sweep that.
LIGHTS OUT FROM 3. BRYN FORBES AINT WALKIN THROUGH THAT DOOR.
SWEEP THESE NUTS BITCH
[LMAOOO](https://www.reddit.com/r/MkeBucks/comments/12mlcmo/postgame_thread_miami_heat_earn_8th_seed_by/jgb2l1f/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1&context=3)
Points so far this series:
Himmy Butler: 35
Bryn Forbes: 0
Checkmate 😎
PRO TANKERS IN SHAMBLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I know its just one game, chill lmao) THATS MY FUCKING TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! IM OPENING UP A BEER NOW AT 3 AM SINCE IM LIVING IN EUROPE
Bam needs to shoot more middies. Lopez was barely even guarding him
Many of you owe Bam an apology, he stepped up but he needs to be consistent
Everyone told me a sweep was happening. Yes, for Milwaukee!
Hard for me to really celebrate when Herro is done for the rest of the playoffs. 😭
the bucks can no longer sweep, but the heat can.
There are 2 things you don’t wanna do when facing the heat
Play a slow pace
And play drop coverage
That’s just giving too much space for Herro, Strus and Vincent
Shout out to Bam for a great second half
#We ShOuLd LoSe So We DoN’t GeT eMbArRaSeD!
We’re gonna need to play better d if we wanna continue this. That being said people blaming love for giannis injury is hilarious. Dude plays rugby out there and jumps aimlessly into defenders. Love was already set before he left his feet.
I never wanna hear the word tank in this sub ever fucking again
This ANEMIC OFFENSE scored a franchise high!
Could not have scripted it better!
I am so bummed about Tyler, though
What happened to the ping pong balls that this sub wanted… and how half of the sub was hoping to call it a season after the Hawks game and mail the Bulls game in? What happened to the trollers that didn’t even give Miami a chance these past couple days saying Heat in 5 or 6 as a joke?
I hope whichever of y’all didn’t give up and rooted for wins every night are enjoying the heck out of this win…. I know it’s only one game and we still have to deal with a world without Tyler and Giannis possibly coming back… but this was a promising performance from the team we knew could have games like this!