Bucks beat inconsistent Heat 121-95

(AP)
Updated: 2006-12-21 13:39

Mo Williams had his first career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Michael Redd added 28 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Miami Heat 121-95 on Wednesday night to extend their home winning streak to five games.

Redd and Miami's Dwyane Wade, who finished with 27 points, put on a scoring show early, but Wade became mired in foul trouble and began settling for jump shots.

With Wade not driving and no one else for Miami stepping up, the Bucks extended their defense in the second half and went on an 11-0 run early in the third quarter capped by consecutive layups by Williams to take the lead for good.

Wade picked up his fourth foul with just over four minutes to go in the quarter, and only scored six more points the rest of the way.

The Heat, who had shot 55 percent in the first half, went 13-of-37 the rest of the way.

The game got out of reach in the fourth, with Williams and the Bucks going 7-of-8 from 3-point range in the quarter.

Charlie Villanueva hit a 3-pointer and Williams added a jumper to make it 88-71 with just over 10 minutes to play and consecutive 3s by Williams and Charlie Bell made it 111-81 a few minutes later.

The Heat showed the same type of inconsistency that has plagued them so far this season. Miami still hasn't won three consecutive games this season after getting its third chance. Alonzo Mourning, who had averaged 14.5 points over his last four games, fought through foul trouble and went 1-of-5 from the field in 19 minutes.



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