The first-round series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat sees Bucks big man Meyers Leonard face his former team.
In the second quarter of Game 3, it appeared as if Leonard was cheering a Heat three-pointer, and the clip of him doing so went viral. He quickly denied that was the case and explained what he was really up to.
“Lol. Let’s just go ahead and stop this narrative. I was signaling for a ’33’ to our team. It’s a 2-for-1 situation to finish the quarter.”
Lol. Let’s just go ahead and stop this narrative. I was signaling for a “33” to our team. It’s a 2 for 1 situation to finish the quarter. https://t.co/6NkUdI5OID
— Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard) April 26, 2023
It was far-fetched to even think that Leonard somehow forgot which team he was on at that moment. He was signaling for a 2-for-1, as there were 46 seconds left in the second quarter after that three-pointer from Caleb Martin. The Bucks would get two shots and made one of them to enter half-time down 66-53.
They never really got close the rest of the way, however, and lost 121-99 to fall down 2-1 in the series. Game 4 looked set to have a different outcome as they led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but Jimmy Butler had other ideas. He scored 21 points in the fourth quarter and 56 in total for the game to lead the Heat to a 119-114 win.
The Heat Are On The Brink Of Pulling Off A Major Upset
The Heat were the top seed in the Eastern Conference last season but dropped all the way down to eighth in these playoffs. They weren’t given much of a chance against the Bucks, but thanks to Butler’s heroics, they now have a 3-1 lead. An eighth seed knocking out the top seed in the first round has only happened five times in NBA history, and the Heat have a great chance of being the sixth team to do so.
Giannis Antetokounmpo dealing with an injury and missing two games has certainly played a big part in the Heat getting this lead but they deserve a lot of credit for how well they have played so far. The job is far from being done, however, and you would expect a strong showing from the Bucks in Game 5.
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