Final score: Heat finish off Bucks 88-77
The Heat completed their inevitable conquest of the Milwaukee Bucks, earned a fourth-consecutive double-digit win to sweep the first-round playoff series.
Rapid Recaps
Recap: Burned again
The Bucks kept things close for a whole extra quarter Tuesday night, but a stunning run by Miami to open the 4th-quarter swung the game and gave Miami a 2-0 series lead heading to Milwaukee.
Recap: Heat wave cripples Bucks
The Miami Heat may have the best player on the planet, but their team effort--both offensively and defensively--had as much to do with their dominating game win performance over the Bucks as the continued brilliance of LeBron James.
Recap: Out on a high note with 95-89 win in OKC
Riding a 5-game losing streak and looking entirely out of sorts in the final weeks of the regular season, the Bucks managed to finish on a high note with a 95-89 victory in Oklahoma City.
Recap: Bucks' tailspin continues against Bobcats
Just another loss to a bottom-feeding NBA team for the Milwaukee Bucks, who continued their lifeless march toward destiny with a 95-85 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.
Recap: Shorthand Bucks blow another lead vs. Hawks
Playing without injured starters Larry Sanders and Brandon Jennings, the Bucks rode the playmaking of Monta Ellis and shooting of Ersan Ilyasova to lead by as many as 19 early in the third quarter. And then their Bucks instincts kicked in.
Recap: Harris, Vucevic batter Bucks in OT loss
Very little went right for the Bucks in Orlando. Two players were lost to injury, their former first-round pick blew up for a historical game, and the team got rolled in overtime to drop four games below .500.
LeBron, Heat shrug off Bucks
The Miami Heat were shorthanded and playing short of their capabilities for much of Tuesday night's playoff preview with the Bucks in Miami. But the inimitable LeBron James made the absences of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh barely noticeable as the Buck
Recap: Melo ignites, Bucks extinguished
Carmelo Anthony's third consecutive 40-point game propelled the Knicks past the Bucks at MSG on Friday night.
Recap: Bucks slide back with loss to Timberwolves
The Bucks again showed little desire to challenge Boston for the East's 7th playoff seed, falling to the Timberwolves at home. Ricky Rubio narrowly missed a triple-double for Minnesota.
Recap: Bucks blow out Bobcats 131-102
The Bucks blew up against the NBA's worst defense, setting a new season-high in scoring and earning their largest victory of the season.
Durant and Westbrook too much for Bucks
Kevin Durant's 30 points and a triple-double from Russell Westbrook inspired Oklahoma City past a plucky Bucks
Recap: Bucks snap skid, take down Lakers
The Bucks got fantastic production from their starting lineup and used a strong second half to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers and end their four-game slide.
Recap: Bucks stumble late (again)
A pair of comebacks put the Bucks in position to win, but once again their inability to execute in the fourth quarter assured them of another loss.
Recap: Bucks crumble again vs. Hawks
After riding another Monta Ellis hot streak to a five point lead with less than three minutes left, the Bucks utterly collapsed down the stretch as Al Horford and Josh Smith propelled Atlanta to its third win over Milwaukee in as many tries.
Recap: Bucks' rally comes up short vs. Hawks
An atrocious first half of offense for both team kept things tight, but the Hawks built a substantial lead in the second half and then held off a late run by the Bucks to earn the win.
Recap: Bucks use dominant 1st half to beat Blazers
It turned into a closer contest than anyone in Milwaukee might have liked, but the Bucks were able to hold off the Portland Trail Blazers to earn a two-game sweep and make up some ground in the Eastern Conference playoff seeding.
Final score: Ellis' huge 4th quarter beats Magic
The Bucks were outplayed for 3 quarters against the Orlando Magic on Sunday, but an enormous 4th-quarter scoring explosion from Monta Ellis carried them to victory.
Recap: Big 3 power Heat past Bucks for 21 straight
The Milwaukee Bucks gave it their best shot, but like nearly every other team in the NBA these days, it simply wasn't enough against the Miami Heat. Milwaukee shot 37% to Miami's 52% in the 94-107 loss.
Final score: Bucks erase big deficit, lose anyway
Milwaukee had one big run in them Wednesday night, erasing a 20-point deficit and taking a lead into the 4th quarter against Washington. But the energy ran out and the Wizards ran away with a comfortable win.
Mavericks 115, Bucks 108: Play Fast, Lose Young
Like a white dwarf star, the Milwaukee Bucks started Tuesday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks blindingly hot, before burning out just as quickly halfway through the second quarter.
Bucks escape Sacramento with win
In a game that featured a DeMarcus Cousins ejection another near-collapse from Milwaukee, the Bucks overcame the absences of Larry Sanders, J.J. Redick and Ersan Ilyasova to hang on for a nervy road win over a plucky Sacramento Kings team.
Final Score: Jennings, Ellis carry Bucks to win
Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis beat Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson at their own games, scoring efficiently and sharing the ball to help Milwaukee earn a victory over Golden State on the road.
Final Score: Clippers outgun Bucks, 117-101
Milwaukee hung tight with the Clippers into the fourth quarter, but Los Angeles's firepower proved too much for the Bucks a 16-point loss.
Ugh: Villanueva buries Bucks
Charlie Villanueva haunted his former team with 18 points and a tie-breaking three with 10 seconds left, sending the Bucks to yet another disappointing home defeat and their fifth loss in six games.
Recap: Bucks blow lead much quicker, fall to Jazz
After again taking an early lead, the Bucks surrendered to the bruising Utah frontcourt, which bullied Milwaukee's shorthanded lineup and dominated the glass.
