After being snowbound in New Orleans, the Bucks got to Milwaukee on Thursday about two hours before game time — and then routed Miami.

The Miami Heat (21-22) started their first game during Jimmy Butler’s second suspension with a blow-out loss against the Milwaukee Bucks (25-17) 125-96. Here’s

The Bucks had been stuck in New Orleans, where they had arrived Monday to prepare to face the Pelicans on Wednesday. That game got postponed after a historic winter storm Tuesday dumped about a foot of snow there, with many of the city’s roads remaining coated in ice a day later.

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The Milwaukee Bucks have found their footing following a rocky start to the 2024-25 NBA season. Here are four takeaways from the halfway point.

A couple of Eastern Conference rivals meet up on Thursday, Jan. 23 when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Giannis Antetokounmpo can't make free throws again and Khris Middleton is thriving off the bench, complicating the Bucks trade deadline plans.

After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.

The flirtation between Jimmy Butler and the Phoenix Suns has gotten to the point that neither side is trying to hide it with the NBA trade

Kel'el Ware continued a tremendous run on Thursday with the Heat and joined some rare company with his latest performance against the Bucks.