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Big First Half From Jimmy Butler Has Miami Heat In Position To Take A 2-1 Lead In Series Against Milwaukee Bucks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler had 21 points in the first half in Game 3 against Milwaukee Bucks
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Big First Half From Jimmy Butler Has Miami Heat In Position To Take A 2-1 Lead In Series Against Milwaukee Bucks
Big First Half From Jimmy Butler Has Miami Heat In Position To Take A 2-1 Lead In Series Against Milwaukee Bucks

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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler did everything possible in the first half to help his team attempt to win the pivotal game of their series against the Milwaukee Bucks. 

Butler scored 21 points to help the Heat grab a 66-53 at halftime. It included a 19-0 run that allowed Miami to take control. 

The series is tied at 1, but the Bucks are playing for a second straight game without star and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Butler and guard Kyle Lowry are the only Heat players in double-figures. 

The Heat are trying to eliminate the Bucks from the postseason for the second time in four years. The teams have met in the playoffs three of the last four seasons. 

The Heat are in need of another strong half from Butler to shake things up in the Eastern Conference. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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