How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted To Tuesday’s Loss To The Milwaukee Bucks

Usually, Miami Heat fans would run to Twitter talking about the team's injuries or the blown double-digit leads.

But against the Milwaukee Bucks, it was strictly officiating that was at the top of Heat fans' minds. The night started off with storylines about Damian Lillard's first game in Miami since the trade rumors. It ended with many calling the game "rigged" in favor of Milwaukee with some questionable calls at the end of the fourth quarter.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. was called for a travel and Josh Richardson was called for a foul on Lillard with just over a minute left. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra received a technical foul after he believed Lillard should have been called for traveling.

"Refs knew what they were doing and completely rigged the game for the Bucks," user HeatCulture said. "None of these teams in the East scare me, a fully healthy Heat team is still the best team in the East. Jimmy and Herro can’t keep missing games tho, it’s costing us valuable wins, get heathy please."

Refs knew what they were doing and completely rigged the game for the Bucks. None of these teams in the East scare me, a fully healthy Heat team is still the best team in the East.

Jimmy and Herro can’t keep missing games tho, it’s costing us valuable wins, get heathy please.
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) November 29, 2023

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lillard combined for 65 points, torching the Heat team without Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler. Bam Adebayo had a monster 31-point double-double, while Kyle Lowry and Richardson each had 20-point performances. Jaquez and Caleb Martin each had 14 points off the bench as they continue producing for the second unit.

Yet hardly anyone was talking about those performances, and the referees were pretty much the story of the night.

Tough to beat the Bucks and refs when you're down three starters 🫡
— 𝕏ANDER | ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴀꜱꜱ🏕️ (@actionxander) November 29, 2023

The Heat play the Indiana Pacers (9-7) Thursday night.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jaydenshome14@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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