MILWAUKEE _ Cold best describes the temperatures in the four cities the Miami Heat will be playing in over the coming week, and the team's performance to start the trip in Milwaukee was frigid.
A whole lot of nothing went well for the Heat in their most lopsided defeat this season, a 124-86 loss to the Bucks at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday night.
After a convincing win against the Boston Celtics last Thursday, followed up with a Saturday win over the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami dips back to .500 at 21-21 as it goes through a four-game swing through northern cities Detroit, Chicago and Boston to follow.
The Heat surrendered a six-game win streak against the Bucks (31-12), current owners of the NBA's second-best record. Miami beat Milwaukee at home in their first meeting, 94-87, on Dec. 22.
While Giannis Antetokounmpo was held to 12 points, the Bucks had seven players in double figures. Guards Eric Bledsoe and Malcolm Brogdon led Milwaukee with 17 and 16.
Center Hassan Whiteside and forward Justise Winslow each scored 19 points for the Heat. No other Heat player scored in double figures as the Heat shot 41.9 percent and turned it over 18 times.
The Heat next face the Pistons in Detroit on Friday.
