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Hopes of an N-B-A title were obliterated in a 103-94 loss to the Miami Heat. It hasn’t been an uplifting summer.
The Bucks had to play without forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat the game out with an injured ankle.
The decision that the league’s reigning MVP wouldn’t play was made less than an hour before tip-off.
Led by Khris Middleton’s 23 points, seven rebounds, and six assists, Milwaukee kept it close throughout most of the game.
The win sends Miami into the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in six years.
