Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against the Miami Heat on March 2, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo: VCG

 

Milwaukee's Jrue Holiday drove for a layup with 1.9 seconds left as the NBA champions Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Eastern Conference leaders Miami 120-119 on Wednesday.

Milwaukee outscored Miami 21-6 down the stretch to halt the Heat's winning streak at four games.

Khris Middleton drilled a three-pointer with 13.5 seconds to play to pull Milwaukee within one, then superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo forced a jump ball and won it - giving Holiday the chance for the game winner.

"Just had to be aggressive and get something on the rim," Holiday said, adding that the key to the Bucks win was "persistence."

"We know it's a game of runs," he said. "When they went on a run, we knew we had one in us. From there we locked in and got key stops and came back and got a win."

Miami had no timeouts left, and Tyler Herro's desperation three-pointer at the buzzer was off-target.

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo finished with 28 points, 17 rebounds and five assists despite being in early foul trouble. Middleton added 26 points and Holiday scored 25 for Milwaukee.

Herro led the Heat with 30 points, Gabe Vincent scored 21 and Bam Adebayo added 18 points with 12 rebounds for Miami, who made 21 of their 44 three-point attempts.

The Heat remained 1.5 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls atop the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are in fourth place, a game behind the third-placed Philadelphia 76ers.

Elsewhere, Indiana's Malcolm Brogdon scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while handing out eight assists to help the Pacers overcome a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit in a 122-114 overtime win over the Magic in Orlando.

Tyrese Haliburton starred in overtime, scoring 12 of his 21 points in the extra session.

Brogdon, still regaining his form after a right Achilles tendon injury, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter.

He missed two shots in overtime, but Haliburton picked up the slack with five points in the extra session that included a three-pointer that gave the Pacers a three-point lead they wouldn't relinquish.

It went to overtime in Houston, too, where Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points and Mike Conley scored nine of his 15 in the extra session to power the Utah Jazz to a 132-127 victory over the Rockets.

Rudy Gobert added 27 points with 17 rebounds for Utah, who notched a third straight victory and their ninth in 10 games.