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The Milwaukee Bucks appeared to have a chance of surviving to play again after three quarters. The Miami Heat had more commentary about it. In a thrilling 128-126 overtime win over the No. 1 seed Bucks, the Heat overturned a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit.
The first quarter of the game, which concluded with the Heat ahead 36-33, indicated that it would be a close one. The Bucks made adjustments in the second quarter and went into halftime with a six-point advantage. With a 16-point advantage at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Bucks continued their momentum into the third quarter.
The Bucks' offensive then fizzled. In the fourth quarter, Milwaukee missed their first seven shots. With 8:26 remaining in the first, Jrue Holiday made a free throw to give the club its first points. Miami embarked on an 8-0 run as Milwaukee went without a point throughout that time. The Heat were in the red after Holiday's free throw, down by nine points.
The Heat kept trying to get back into the game after Giannis Antetokounmpo, the big man for the Bucks, missed a streak of jumpers. Jimmy Butler started to play well with 4:39 still left in the fourth quarter. He made both of his subsequent strokes to reduce the deficit to five points.
In the last minutes, both sides swapped baskets. Khris Middleton was fouled by Kevin Love with less than 30 seconds left, and he made both of his free throw attempts to give the Bucks a two-point lead. Butler missed a 3-point shot, but Holiday sank two free throws to bring the score to four points.
With 8.4 seconds left, Gabe Vincent made a 3-pointer to bring the Heat within one point despite overwhelming odds. Holiday received a foul immediately but only converted one free throw. The Heat tossed the ball to Butler below the hoop with only 2.1 seconds remaining. Butler made the equalizing shot to force overtime as he was about to hit the ground.
Throughout overtime, the two teams traded baskets. The Heat lost Bam Adebayo and Kyle Lowry late in the game after Love fouled out in the fourth quarter. But with 40.1 seconds left, the greatest foul of the game occurred. Max Strus attempted a long 3-pointer, but Antetokounmpo fouled him. Strus succeeded on two out of three attempts. With 29.5 seconds left, Antetokounmpo made one of two free throws to make it a two-point game.
The Bucks had a last opportunity to get up a shot to either tie or win the game after Vincent's miss, but Grayson Allen lost track of time and was unable to get up a shot before the clock ran out, handing the win to the Heat.
Butler scored 42 points to help the Heat win Game 5 and once again take the lead. Butler had a standout series, scoring at least 30 points in each of the Heat victories. He placed the Bucks on the verge of elimination with a 56-point explosion in Game 4 of a victory. With the victory, the Heat move on to play the New York Knicks in the conference semifinals. The Bucks, meanwhile, will attempt to reorganize following an early playoff departure.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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