This is what you call beautiful offense.
The Heat run such a beautiful offense
A pair of back-to-back plays in the fourth quarter show why Miami is a tough team to defend.
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No, the Miami Heat did not score on the Milwaukee Bucks on this possession. Milwaukee defended the play pretty well. But look at how the players move with purpose. Every dribble, every pass, every screen (or slip screen) has meaning. Because they execute so beautifully, Miami didn’t have to score.
The Heat ran a similar play on the next possession, and they didn’t convert on that either!
It didn’t matter: Miami both generated a quality look and ran precious time off the clock.
The Heat ended up beating the Bucks, 97-79. Milwaukee has Giannis Antetokounmpo — a surefire All-Star starter who temporarily led the league in votes — but it didn’t matter. Execution beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.
Miami is 25-17 on the season and riding a seven-game winning streak. The Heat are one game behind the Cavaliers, you know, the defending conference-champion Cavaliers, for the third seed in the East.
And if the Heat keep executing, trusting Erik Spoelstra’s play calls, and trusting in each other, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be able to keep it up.
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