Miami take 2-0 series lead with strong fourth quarter display.
The Miami Heat will travel to Milwaukee for Game 3 with a 2-0 series lead following their 98-86 win over the Bucks at the AA Arena on Tuesday.
Dwayne Wade led all scorers with 21 points, and having paced the Heat through the first three quarters, it was LeBron James who helped Miami move clear in the fourth as he finished with 19 points on 6-for-14 shooting with the Heat outscoring their opponents 30-21 in the final 12 minutes.
The Heat ended the game with five players in double figures, with Ray Allen and Chris Andersen both scoring 10 points off the bench.
As for Milwaukee, Ersan Ilyasova scored a team-high 21 points as they made it a more competitive game than Game 1, with Mike Dunleavy adding 16 points off the bench.
These two meet again on Thursday, with the Heat relatively content having defended their home court in the first two games of this opening round play-off series.
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