MIAMI — Small forward Khris Middleton scored 22 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks continued their recent mastery of the Miami Heat with a 91-79 victory Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Center Greg Monroe had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and forward Giannis Antetokounmpo added 14 points to lead the tall Milwaukee attack that gives Miami so much trouble.
The Bucks (19-25) have won five straight against the Heat, sweeping all four games last season. Milwaukee won its third consecutive game overall.
Miami lost its second game in a row. Center Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and forward Chris Bosh added 23 points, but the Heat (23-19) fell to 6-8 at home against Eastern Conference teams this season.
Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade, playing with two sore shoulders, scored just two points on 1-of-6 shooting. Point guard Tyler Johnson, starting in place of injured Goran Dragic, had three points and missed all six of his shots from the floor.
Pelicans 114, Timberwolves 99
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis scored 22 of his game-high 35 points in the first half and helped erase a 17-point deficit to lead New Orleans to a victory over Minnesota at the Smoothie King Center.
In winning for the third time in four games, the Pelicans roared back from a 38-21 first-quarter deficit. It was the fifth time this season Minnesota (13-30) had lost a lead of at least 17 points.
New Orleans held Minnesota scoreless for 10 consecutive possessions at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter to pull away. Jrue Holiday had 19 points and seven assists and Tyreke Evans added 13 points and five assists for the Pelicans.