Heat notch 7th straight
The Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112–105 for their seventh consecutive win, a stretch that’s flipping the Eastern playoff picture and even prompted the Heat to troll the Bucks over Bam Adebayo’s past 83‑point social media noise after the game Heat Troll Bucks over 'Bam Did Not Score 83' Post After 7th Straight Win. That win is part of a broader late‑season shuffle as teams jockey for seeding before the playoffs Nuggets, Lakers clash amid tight Western playoff race.
Pelle Larsson poured in a career‑high 28 points [espn.com.sg]. Bam Adebayo added 21 points and scored 12 of those in the fourth quarter, according to the game recap [espn.com.sg]. Miami improved to 38–29 and remained sixth in the Eastern Conference after the win, per the ESPN recap [espn.com.sg]. The victory pushed the Heat to 3–0 on their four‑game homestand and sets up a crucial meeting with the Orlando Magic on Saturday, the Herald reported [sports.yahoo.com]. Milwaukee has lost seven of its last eight games, a skid noted by local coverage in Wisconsin [madison.com]. The Bucks sit 27–38 on the season, per the official game recap and box score [espn.com.sg]. Coach Erik Spoelstra called Thursday “one of our more impressive wins of the season,” in postgame comments reported by the Miami Herald [sports.yahoo.com]. ESPN’s recap labeled the run a season‑best seven‑game streak for Miami, underscoring its impact on the Eastern seed race with weeks remaining in the regular season [espn.com.sg].
