NBA playoffs: Allen sets record as Heat take 3-0 lead over Bucks

Milwaukee • Every game, someone different steps up for the Miami Heat.

Well, someone different and that guy named LeBron.

Ageless Ray Allen scored 23, setting the NBA career playoff record for 3-pointers in the process, and LeBron James had seven of his 22 points during a decisive run that closed out the third quarter — and maybe the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat's 104-91 victory Thursday night gave the defending champions a 3-0 lead, with a chance to complete the sweep Sunday afternoon at the Bradley Center.

"That's been our calling card all year, the depth that we have," said Allen, whose five 3s gave him 322 for his career, two more than Reggie Miller. "As a team, you've got to find way to plug in the holes, and every night we find somebody different."

Chris Bosh added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who have won 11 straight dating to the regular season and 40 of their last 42. Chris Andersen had another big game, scoring 11 on 5-of-5 shooting and grabbing six rebounds in less than 14 minutes.

Dwyane Wade had just four points, and his 1-of-12 shooting was his worst in a postseason game. But he contributed 11 assists, nine rebounds, five steals and two blocks.

"I shot the ball terrible," Wade, who is still nursing a bruised right knee, said with a laugh. "But we played a good game. Game 3 is a tough game. I thought, as a team, we showed a lot of guts, a lot of grit. When those guys came out hot, we stayed with it, we stayed with our game plan and were able to get a great win. There's nothing as satisfying as winning a Game 3 on the road. But it's over now. Now we have to focus on closing the series out."

Milwaukee will simply try to avoid being swept.

"I hope we're still confident," Brandon Jennings said. "As a team, we need to stay together." Heat 104, Bucks 91

FG FT Reb

Miami Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

James 32:48 9-14 2-4 0-5 6 2 22

Haslem 15:59 5-6 2-2 2-3 0 4 12

Bosh 34:06 7-14 2-5 2-14 0 3 16

Chalmers 28:12 2-6 3-6 0-0 8 3 7

Wade 35:59 1-12 2-4 6-9 11 1 4

Battier 27:29 1-4 0-0 0-2 0 3 2

Allen 30:13 8-14 2-2 0-3 2 1 23

Andersen 13:54 5-5 1-2 1-6 0 3 11

Cole 21:20 3-4 0-0 1-1 4 4 7

Totals 240:00 41-79 14-25 12-43 31 24 104

Percentages: FG .519, FT .560. 3-Point Goals: 8-19, .421 (Allen 5-8, James 2-4, Cole 1-1, Bosh 0-1, Battier 0-2, Chalmers 0-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 19 (23 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Wade 2, Bosh). Turnovers: 19 (Wade 6, James 5, Bosh 2, Haslem 2, Andersen, Battier, Chalmers, Cole). Steals: 11 (Wade 5, Cole 3, Andersen, Chalmers, Haslem). Technical Fouls: None.

FG FT Reb

Milw. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Mbh Mt 33:24 3-5 6-8 1-6 2 1 12

Ilyasova 32:46 7-12 0-0 2-8 4 3 15

Sanders 34:51 7-10 2-4 4-11 1 5 16

Jennings 36:17 5-15 5-7 1-5 8 3 16

Ellis 39:36 2-9 2-4 0-0 6 2 7

Udoh 4:06 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0

Redick 17:18 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 11

Dunleavy 22:11 4-8 2-2 0-4 0 0 11

Daniels 7:24 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 2

Dalmbert 9:03 0-2 1-4 1-3 0 3 1

Smith 1:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Henson 1:32 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:00 33-72 18-29 9-38 23 21 91

Percentages: FG .458, FT .621. 3-Point Goals: 7-26, .269 (Redick 3-6, Ilyasova 1-2, Dunleavy 1-3, Ellis 1-6, Jennings 1-7, Henson 0-1, Mbah a Moute 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 20 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Ilyasova, Sanders). Turnovers: 20 (Jennings 4, Redick 3, Sanders 3, Dalembert 2, Dunleavy 2, Ellis 2, Ilyasova 2, Daniels, Mbah a Moute). Steals: 14 (Jennings 5, Ellis 3, Ilyasova 3, Sanders 2, Dalembert). Technical Fouls: None.

Miami 21 27 30 26 — 104

Milwaukee 30 20 18 23 — 91

Attendance • 18,165 Time • 2:27.

Officials • Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Scott Wall. —

Friday's schedule

O N.Y. at Boston, 6 p.m., ESPN

Knicks lead series 2-0

• San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Spurs leads series 2-0

• Denver at Golden State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2

Series tied 1-1