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First Star
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 22.4
Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee's game-changing 21-year-old point forward, led the Bucks with a game-high 24 points on nine-of-15 shooting. He made six-of-10 free throws in 37:30, with seven rebounds, six assists and two steals, closing the night with a plus-5 rating.
Second Star
Hassan Whiteside (MIA) 21.5
Whiteside, making his 34th Five Star appearance, played 29:28 off the bench in relief of fellow center Amar'e Stoudemire. He made nine-of-13 from the field and all five of his free throws, with a game-high 13 rebounds (five offensive). Whiteside also blocked three shots and posted a plus-1 rating with his team-high 23 points.
Third Star
Luol Deng (MIA) 19.3
Deng, in his 19th Five Star appearance, led the Heat with 38:12 on the court. He made nine-of-17 shots, including two-of-four from outside for 20 points. His 11 rebounds (including three offensive) gave him his eighth double-double of the season, and seventh in his last 11 games. Deng also had two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot, with a minus-12 plus-minus rating.
Fourth Star
Khris Middleton (MIL) 18.9
Middleton, starting at guard for the Bucks in his fourth season out of Texas A&M University, played 39:49, ranking behind teammate Jerryd Bayless by 10 seconds for the game-high. He scored 22 points on eight-of-15 shooting, making one-of-three from deep and all five of his tries from the foul stripe. He had a game-high eight assists, with seven rebounds and a steal, finishing with a game-best plus-13 rating.
We just wanted to stay with it, execute down the stretch. We haven't been doing that lately. We finally got back to doing it, and it worked out for us. - Middleton
Fifth Star
Jabari Parker (MIL) 18.8
Parker, manning the small forward position for the Bucks and in his second season out of Duke, scored 23 points in 37:42. He made seven-of-13 shots, making his only three-pointer and eight-of-11 from the foul line. Parker added three rebounds and two steals, finishing at minus-7 on the night.
The Rest
Josh Richardson (MIA) 16.3
Richardson came up just short of his first Five Stars appearance with 14 points in 24:22, sinking four-of-six overall and three-of-four from both three-point and from one-point distance. He also had two rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot, with a plus-4 rating.
Miles Plumlee (MIL) 12.6
Plumlee made eight-of-12 from the floor for the Bucks in 24:26 off the bench, scoring 18 points with four rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Dwyane Wade (MIA) 11.1
I felt we didn't play our best game. We took a lead and had control of the game. Then, it just went another way after that. - Wade
Greg Monroe (MIL) 11.0
Monroe, the Bucks' center, scored 10 points with eight rebounds, four assists and a steal in 23:18.
Goran Dragic (MIA) 7.8
Joe Johnson (MIA) 7.3
Tyler Ennis (MIL) 5.6
Amar'e Stoudemire (MIA) 5.0
Jerryd Bayless (MIL) 3.4
Johnny O'Bryant (MIL) 3.3
Justise Winslow (MIA) 3.1
Rashad Vaughn (MIL) -0.4
Five Stars Standings
Player |
TP |
COUNT |
Dwyane Wade |
238 |
36 |
Chris Bosh |
213 |
33 |
Hassan Whiteside |
206 |
34 |
Goran Dragic |
108 |
22 |
Luol Deng |
96 |
19 |
Gerald Green |
35 |
9 |
Tyler Johnson |
32 |
7 |
Justise Winslow |
19 |
4 |
Josh McRoberts |
12 |
2 |
Amar’e Stoudemire |
10 |
1 |
Beno Udrih |
10 |
3 |
Joe Johnson |
8 |
1 |
GOAT |
2 |
1 |
Miami's next opponent is the Chicago Bulls, live at 8PM on Friday night.
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