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After yesterday's parade, Giannis Antetokounmpo hugged Jon Horst, stood on a Jeep and then chatted with me about the Bucks' championship run.
"Now they respect us, man. Milwaukee is on the f**king map again."
Our 1-on-1 conversation at @TheAthletic: theathletic.com/2723411/2021…
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FINAL: Mavericks 113, Heat 109
- Antetokounmpo 29pts/15reb/11ast
- Mitchell 21pts/2ast/3stl
- Wiggins 12pts/3reb
- Larsson 12pts/4ast
The Heat are now 0-4, continuing to look for answers to try to get into the win column. They play again on Wednesday in Atlanta.
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And a ridiculous finish on the very next play.
Flagg to the rim, finishes with the left hand through traffic and the Mavericks have a 113-109 lead with 10 seconds left.
That's an outrageous block by Cooper Flagg.
Found Wiggins all the way in the corner in transition and tipped the 3-point attempt on his way through.
Mavericks up, 111-109, with 20.4 seconds left. 13 seconds on the shot clock for Dallas.
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That's an outrageous block by Cooper Flagg.
Found Wiggins all the way in the corner in transition and tipped the 3-point attempt on his way through.
Mavericks up, 111-109, with 20.4 seconds left. 13 seconds on the shot clock for Dallas.
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After three quarters, the Heat lead, 84-83.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, but the game remains close.
11 turnovers, only 11-of-32 (34.%) from 3, so they haven't been able to build a bigger lead.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo has 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 25 minutes tonight.
Nice left-handed whip pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo to Klay Thompson, but Thompson misses the 3. Mavericks go the other way and hit a 3 of their own. Instead of a 13-point lead, it's only 7.
Timeout to Erik Spoelstra. Heat up, 79-72, with 4:49 left in the third quarter.
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Nice left-handed whip pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo to Klay Thompson, but Thompson misses the 3. Mavericks go the other way and hit a 3 of their own. Instead of a 13-point lead, it's only 7.
Timeout to Erik Spoelstra. Heat up, 79-72, with 4:49 left in the third quarter.
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Just a whole lot of Giannis Antetokounmpo happening right now.
Poster dunk, pullup 3, spin move to the finger roll.
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Half: Mavericks 53, Heat 52
- Antetokounmpo 12pts/10reb/8ast
- Portis 10pts/5reb
- Wiggins 10pts
- Mitchell 8pts
Miami took their largest lead (48-36) with 5:49 left in the second quarter. Then scored just four points the rest of the half and now trail after two quarters.
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Gafford and Portis remained tied up for a while and both teams eventually managed to separate both players.
Daniel Gafford gave Giannis Antetokounmpo two-hand wrapup around the shoulders to send him to the floor. His Heat teammates didn't like that.
Gafford then gave Tim Hardaway a push, while he was going to help Antetokounmpo up. Then, Bobby Portis entered the fray.
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Daniel Gafford gave Giannis Antetokounmpo two-hand wrapup around the shoulders to send him to the floor. His Heat teammates didn't like that.
Gafford then gave Tim Hardaway a push, while he was going to help Antetokounmpo up. Then, Bobby Portis entered the fray.
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Well, there's a little 3-point luck for the Heat.
Bobby Portis hits 3s on three straight possessions, all assisted by Giannis Antetokounmpo. Then, Antetokounmpo finds Dru Smith for a triple.
Heat up, 39-30, with 10 minutes left in the first half.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 3 at the end of the quarter and the Heat have a 27-23 lead after one quarter.
Antetokounmpo has 7pts/5reb/3ast. Andrew Wiggins is next with 6 points.
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Dru Smith & Tim Hardaway Jr. enter for the first time with 2:38 left in the first quarter as Giannis Antetokounmpo re-enters the game after his first break.
And they make an instant impact. Smith assists a dunk to Antetokounmpo and then Hardaway hits a 3. Heat have 22-21 lead.
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Not as drastic as the first two games of the season, but Heat start off a little slow again tonight.
Mavericks up, 17-11, with 6:15 left in the first quarter.
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