Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks started strong but finished poorly in Game 3
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Jrue Holiday was superb in the early goings of Game 3.
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Strong start, but a terrible finish. That’s how things turned out for Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks when they absorbed a 121-99 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 3 on Saturday night.
Holiday got off to a blistering start when he scored 10 points in the first 4:43 of the game.
He recorded his 10th point on a jumper at the 7:17 mark of the first period, a basket that gave the Bucks a 14-7 lead.
Fizzling out
For a while, it looked like Holiday was in for a big scoring night. But the first quarter ended with Holiday failing to add on his production, and the Bucks suddenly found themselves down by eight at the end of the period, 21-29.
Holiday’s scoring spurt to start the game turned out to be the only bright spot for the Bucks, as they couldn’t recover after ending the first period down by eight.
The Heat posted a 66-53 lead at the half and went to lead by as many as 29 in the second half to ice the win and a 2-1 series lead.
Holiday would finish the game with 19 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field. Even though he had five rebounds and three assists, he committed five turnovers in 36 minutes of play.
Poor second-half shooting
The Bucks went 10-for-18 from the three-point area in the first half, a decent shooting percentage that somehow kept them in the game.
Holiday went cold in the second half, as did the entire Milwaukee squad. The Bucks could only convert five of their 21 points from three-point territory.
Milwaukee played without Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 3 as the Greek Freak missed his second straight game due to a lower back contusion.
Still, the outcome of the contest could have been different had Holiday and the Bucks been able to sustain their hot start.