Jerryd Bayless tallied 15 points and seven assists off the bench for the Bucks while fellow reserve O.J. Mayo added 14 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo contributed 13 points, John Henson had 12 and Jared Dudley added 11 as Milwaukee shot 54.9 percent overall and went 9-of-16 from 3-point range.

Chris Bosh scored 26 points and Hassan Whiteside collected 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat, who were without forward Luol Deng (calf) and center Chris Andersen (elbow, back). Mario Chalmers registered 21 points and eight assists, Danny Granger added 14 points and Dwyane Wade scored 12 points before leaving in the third quarter with a right hamstring strain.

The Bucks cranked up the defense in the fourth quarter, holding Miami to eight field goals in the period to pull away. Bayless scored seven straight points during an 11-2 run that stretched the lead to 102-91 with 3:32 to play, and Miami didn't get closer than the final margin the rest of the way.

Middleton and Dudley hit 3-pointers during a 7-0 spurt that gave the Bucks a 45-35 lead with 5:11 left in the half, but the Heat clawed back within one before Antetokounmpo's slam sent Milwaukee to the break up 54-50. The Heat scored eight straight points early in the third quarter to regain the lead and surged ahead by 10 before the Bucks closed the period with a 14-4 spurt to tie it at 82 entering the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Granger connected on the 1,000th 3-pointer of his career in the first quarter. … Milwaukee F Ersan Ilyasova aggravated his right groin in the first half and did not return. … Both teams shot better than 50 percent, ending Milwaukee's 17-game streak of keeping opponents below that figure and Miami's 12-game streak of doing so.