The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 4 of their series with the Miami Heat after blowing a 14-point fourth-quarter lead. Milwaukee is on the danger of being eliminated from the playoffs after losing to Miami by a score of 119-114.
Charles Barkley commented on the shocking defeat for the Bucks after the game, according to House of Highlights:
Milwaukee is an issue for me. They didn’t use a timeout. A timeout must be used if a team scores 13 points in a row. I really didn’t get that.
“All right, you had a 12-point lead and you let them to gain six, then eight. You need to use a timeout to reverse the momentum. It was obvious that the audience was in a frenzy.
With 6:09 remaining in the contest, Brook Lopez received a pass from Giannis Antetokounmpo to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 101-89 lead. The Miami Heat unleashed a punishing 13-0 barrage that earned them the game’s first lead thanks to Jimmy Butler’s six points.
Butler’s dunk following a Milwaukee error sent the fans into a frenzy as the Heat went up 101-101. After trailing for the whole game, the momentum had entirely swung to the Heat’s side.
During the key run, Mike Budenholzer had three timeouts available but never used any of them.
Did Mike Budenholzer forget he had three timeouts?
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 25, 2023
After a Lopez dunk off of yet another feed from Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks last held the lead. The final edge Milwaukee would have in the contest was 109-107.
With the aid of Jimmy Butler’s three-pointer, the Heat now lead 110-109. The Bucks made an effort to catch up, but their subsequent possession ended in failure. With 58.2 seconds left in the game, “Jimmy Buckets” went for the kill and made another jump shot to give his team a 113-109 advantage.
When Jrue Holiday turned the ball over to Kyle Lowry, the Milwaukee Bucks missed another chance to close the distance. Butler added two more free throws to make the score 114-109 in favour of the Heat.
JIMMY BUTLER IS IN #PLAYOFFMODE
56 POINTS IN THE GAME 4 W.
HEAT WIN 119-114 TO TAKE A 3-1 SERIES LEAD. pic.twitter.com/YSel0liBvm
— NBA (@NBA) April 25, 2023
When the Heat defence drove Giannis Antetokounmpo into yet another error, Milwaukee’s night came to an end. On Wednesday, Milwaukee will host Game 5.
Mike Budenholzer In their matchup with the Miami Heat, the Milwaukee Bucks must play each game as it comes.
In the history of the NBA playoffs, 13 teams have come back from a 3-1 deficit. The Denver Nuggets were the last team to do it, and they did it twice in 2020.
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Denver defeated the Utah Jazz in the opening round before mounting another impressive comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers in the semifinals. They are the only club to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win consecutive playoff rounds.
The Milwaukee Bucks must remain confident that they can win this series despite the setback. Simply start their comeback by winning one game at a time. If the Bucks had maintained their calm in Game 4, they might have been able to tie the series.
Charles Barkley stated that Mike Budenholzer had the opportunity to reorganise after the advantage was sliced in half. Miami had 16 turnovers, compared to the Bucks’ 14. However, a number of Milwaukee’s mistakes occurred at critical moments late in the fourth quarter.
The Milwaukee Bucks must win Game 5 at home before urgently attempting to win Game 6 in Miami. If they can force a Game 7 despite being down 1-3 in the series, momentum will be on their favour.