Jimmy Butler made a pair of clutch free throws with no time remaining to help the Miami Heat take a 2-0 lead in their series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
116-114 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
And just like that, the Heat became the first No. 5 seed in NBA history to take a 2-0 series lead over a No. 1 seed.Bam Adebayo scored 15 points, Butler and Duncan Robinson each had 13 and Kelly Olynyk added 11 for Miami — which is 6-0 in this post-season. The Heat were undeterred. They scored 13 of the next 15 points to not only reclaim the lead, but push it to 103-93 on a 3-pointer by Crowder with 7:50 left.
The free throws were a big factor: Miami shot 55% in the half and made nine 3s, but the lead was just 66-60 at intermission.
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