SUPER DUO: Antetokounmpo, Lillard combined for 65 and the Bucks secured a spot in the quarterfinals by edging the Heat 131-124

Miami (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Miami Heat 131-124 on Tuesday night and secure a home quarterfinal matchup in the NBA In-Season Tournament. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Damian Lillard contributed 32, and the team won the game.

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A photo of Giannis Antetokounmpo smiling at Bam Adebayo after a dunk.

Malik Beasley scored sixteen points, Brook Lopez contributed twelve, and Khris Middleton scored seventeen. The Bucks finished 4-0 and won East Group B.

On December 4 or 5, they will play host to New York as a wild card. Boston, the winner of East Group C, will play Indiana, the winner of Group A, in the other quarterfinal, prior to the Final Four in Las Vegas.

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For the Heat, who also had 21 points from Kyle Lowry and 20 from Josh Richardson, Bam Adebayo scored 31 points. Duncan Robinson added 13 points, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Caleb Martin both scored 14 for the Heat.

Jimmy Butler, who averaged 37.6 points per game when leading Miami to a five-game series victory over Milwaukee in the previous season’s playoffs, was sidelined due to an ankle injury, and Haywood Highsmith was sidelined due to a back injury.

Pat Connaughton was lost to the Bucks late in the second quarter due to an injured right ankle.

With 3:25 remaining, Lowry scored a 3-pointer to give Miami a 118-115 lead, but the Bucks went on a 16-6 run to win it. With 1:03 left, Lillard sank three free throws to help put the game out of reach after Richardson was called for a foul and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was given a technical foul.

The Heat missed ten of their first eleven shots, falling behind 15-2 fairly quickly. Chicago was 0 for 8 against Miami on November 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers were 1 for 12 against Orlando on October 31 this season. The first 11-for-11 start was the third-worst stretch in the game’s opening five and a half minutes.

The Bulls went on to win that game in the end. And the Clippers did as well. And the Heat was up at the break on Tuesday.

A graphic featuring a photo of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo high-fiving with Bobby Portis in the foreground. Text on the graphic reads, "Bucks 131, Heat 124."

Thanks to two separate 7-for-8 shooting streaks in the half and a 40-point second quarter, Miami led 62-59 at the half. In the second half, the lead grew to five points before Milwaukee mounted a comeback.