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NBA -- Heat sweeps through second round
By Fidel Garcia PhilBoxing.com Mon, 29 Apr 2013

MILWAUKEE -- Even without Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat were too good for the Milwaukee Beating, winning Game 4, 88-77, to complete their first-round sweep and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday afternoon at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
LeBron James led the Heat with 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while Ray Allen had 16. Chris Bosh finished with 10 and Wade sat out with a sore knee as Miami sealed the deal by holding Milwaukee to 15 fourth quarter points.
"If you don't feel like you can go 100 percent or close to 100 percent don't go, so we've seen too many injuries already this season, so that kinda came to my mind," said LeBron of Wade's absence.. "This is a big step for us, to win on the road and close this out. This is the first time in the Big Three era we've swept in the first round, and as a team we like what we've been able to accomplish in the series. So I guess we'll just sit around and wait to see who we will play in the next series," he added.
Monta Ellis paced the Bucks with 21 and Mike Dunleavy Jr chipped in 17. Brandon Jennings, who predicted the Bucks to win this series in six games, was held to three games on 1-for-7 shooting. (FG)
Photo: Bucks forward Irsan Ilyasova fades away from Chris Bosh as the Miami Heat swept the Milwaukee Bucks for a berth in the second round.
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