Bucks deficit in 4th quarter is the worst in NBA Playoff history

Milwaukee led by 12 entering the fourth quarter and ultimately lost by 15.

The shocking upset of the Miami Heat over the Milwaukee Bucks in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals has set an NBA record.

The Bucks were outscored in the fourth quarter by 27, which was the largest points differential in a fourth quarter of a playoff game in the shot clock era (since 1955), according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

Milwaukee led by 12 entering the fourth quarter and ultimately lost by 15. That represents the largest points differential in a loss by a team that led by 12 points entering the fourth quarter in playoff history.

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