NBA: Miami Heat blaze on after sending injury-hit Milwaukee Bucks home

They will meet the winner of the ongoing series between reigning champions the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics

Jimmy Butler, centre, has revealed the Miami Heat will not be satisfied with anything less than the NBA championship. Picture: Mark J Terrill/AP

The Miami Heat are through to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2014 after they ended the Milwaukee Bucks’ season with a 103-94 victory in Florida.

The Bucks struggled without the injured reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo but Khris Middleton continued to step up, top-scoring with 23 points and seven rebounds.