Milwaukee had a Heat problem. For the last two years, Miami has been Milwaukee’s worst matchup. That is, until last night, as the Bucks laid the smackdown on Miami being up 30 points to start the fourth quarter. Bucks were dominant in their victory against Miami winning 124-86. One underrated thing about the Bucks this season has been their ability to blow teams out on the front end of a back-to-back. This is the third time this year where Milwaukee has won by 20 points or more on the front end of a back-to-back. That’s impressive for Milwaukee as they’re able to get key players like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton off the floor in the fourth quarter.

Player of the Game: Giannis Antetokounmpo – The Greek Freak had what we call a ‘Simmons’ aka a triple-double where none of the numbers are above 15, therefore, it’s not as impressive as other triple-doubles. I hate to be a hater, but this is how we keep Ben Simmons from being considered a superstar in the league. Giannis did play well notching his fourth triple-double of the season with 12 points, eleven rebounds and 10 assists in only 25 minutes. That’s what we call efficient basketball.

Silver Star: Tony Snell – You could have chosen from a variety of players, but Snell had a great game. It might not show up on the box score because he only had 10 points, but snell showed some grit out there with some major hustle plays. He finished with the top PER of the game with a sparkling +27. Snell is a gamer and think he gets underrated about his role by the fans.

Positive: Sending a message to Miami – It was important that Milwaukee establish some dominance against the Heat. They might see each other in the playoffs. That would be a bad matchup for Milwaukee, and one that the fans or players do not want to see come April. That said, Milwaukee needs to see themselves beating Miami like this to instill some confidence.

Negative: Just make your throws – It’s hard to be complain heavy when they win by nearly 30 points, but Milwaukee still needs to be better at the free throw line. Missing seven of their 18 attempts is fine in a blowout, but come playoff time when the games matter, you need to better than 65 percent

Highlight of the night: Giannis with the saucy dish

That NO-L👀K pass!!#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/hmNwqqrCoo

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 16, 2019

Next up: Milwaukee heads to Memphis for a tough back-to-back. Bucks are catching the Grizzlies at the right time. They’re a shell of what they were when they visited Fiserv Forum earlier this season. Grizzlies have lost eight of their last nine games, and in every loss, the team is well over 100 points. Bucks should win this one, but back-to-backs + that arena are always unpredictable.

Charlie.