Milwaukee Bucks came into Miami with a 1-2 record. This is their first trip to Florida since the infamous bubble that saw the Bucks bow out in the second round to this Miami team. Now, they did not have Jimmy Butler tonight who has an injury, but still, this is a good team. Miami did not look the part. They were blown out from the start of the game until the end of the game. Milwaukee won 147-99 in one of their biggest victories in franchise history. Milwaukee also set an NBA record with 29 made threes in this game. 12 Bucks players made threes. It was a truly special night.

Player of the Game: Jrue Holiday – Welcome to the Jrue show. What a night from the new Bucks point guard. He scored 24 points with six made threes. He also handed out seven assists, pulled down three rebounds and had three steals. While it’s the regular season, there was a defining moment in the first quarter when Holiday pokes the ball away from Tyler Herro almost to say ‘Yeah, this is a little different than Eric Bledsoe and company.’ Holiday couldn’t miss and felt very comfortable against this Heat defense.

Honorable Mention: Khris Middleton – We all know the phrase ‘Let Russ Cook’ after Russell Wilson, and now, we need to include a version of ‘Let Khris Cook’. Goodness, Khris Middleton is on a heater to start the season. He had another great game last night. Middleton went 10-for-13 from the field with 25 points, four made threes, five rebounds. No one can play with Middleton right now it seems like. He also did a great job on Duncan Robinson who wasn’t heard from early in this one.

What went right for the Bucks: They came out pissed off – Bucks had the look of a team that felt two things headed into this one. One, we’re pissed that we lost to the fucking Knicks by 20 points. Two, this team knocked us out of the playoffs and it’s time to show the world, we’re a different team. Bucks did not let Miami up for breath in this one. They were up 20 at the end of the first quarter and the blowout continued throughout the game.

What went wrong for the Bucks: Another national television blowout – Look, I would rather have this then a tight game late and Milwaukee finds a way to lose. Give me this all the time. But a bigger discussion in the league will be how all these games on national television are blowouts. There has not been a close primetime game since Milwaukee-Boston last Wednesday night. It will even out and will get some good games down the pipeline.

Next up: Game two of the series will happen at the same place. This is a house money game for Miwaukee. Hard to expect them to shoot that well again tomorrow night. They already have a win under their belt. If they can get another win, that’s gravy. I’d love to see them get Giannis Antetokounmpo rolling a bit