Per the Miami Herald:
Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 131-124 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in its final group play game of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament on Tuesday night to open a homestand at Kaseya Center. The Heat continues the homestand, which will last at least three games, on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers:
It was a well-played competitive game, but the short-handed Heat couldn’t overcome the absence of three starters and is now eliminated from the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Adebayo missed the Heat’s first matchup of the season against the Bucks, but he made quite the impact in the teams’ second meeting.
The hope is that Butler and Highsmith will be back soon, while Herro’s return seems to be a few games away.
With so many key players out because of injuries, the Heat’s rotation looked different on Tuesday.
And per the Sun Sentinel:
And so there were the Heat, eliminated from the Tournament by results around the league earlier in the night, going toe to toe with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard despite playing in the injury absences of Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Haywood Highsmith.
Down three starters, the Heat still had enough for that fight to the finish.
They just didn’t have enough at the finish, falling 131-124 to the Bucks at Kaseya Center for their third consecutive loss.
Adebayo led the Heat with 31 points and 10 rebounds, with Kyle Lowry adding 21 points and Josh Richardson 20.
The Bucks got 33 points and 10 rebounds from Antetokounmpo and 32 points and nine assists from Lillard.
The game opened a homestand for the Heat that continues with games against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday and Saturday nights.
