Author: Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Bucks overcame a 12-point first half deficit to sweep the Heat with a 120-103 victory Saturday afternoon.

The Bucks clinched a playoff spot in winning their third in a row and taking the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Nets, who have lost three straight.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday were near unstoppable and accounted for 93 points in a 117-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

Zora Stephenson embraced the moment but also wants to carry the torch and light a path for other women announcers.

The Milwaukee Bucks landed P.J. Tucker from the Houston Rockets as the centerpiece of a pair of trades they made before their game Wednesday night.

Milwaukee has lost five in a row for the first time since the 2016-17 season after falling to Toronto 110-96.

LeBron James score 34 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range to power the Lakers in Milwaukee.

James Harden and Kevin Durant combined for what proved to be the winning shot for the Brooklyn Nets in a 125-123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

“Jacob Blake and his family are important to us,” Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said of decision to roll ball out of bounds after seven seconds.

The Bucks caught fire from outside and knocked down an NBA single-game record 29 3-pointers in a 144-97 rout of the Heat.