Gary Trent Jr. has been on a tear lately, solidifying himself as one of the Milwaukee Bucks’ most impactful role players this season. After a rocky start, Trent Jr.

Like the Milwaukee Bucks, Gary Trent Jr. got off to a disastrous start to the season. However, he's since turned it around to become the best shooter in the NBA.

The Milwaukee Bucks secured a nice win over the Miami Heat, and one reason was the strong play from the duo of Damian Lillard and Gary Trent Jr.

Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame their travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory.

The Heat’s abysmal shooting efficiency as a team was too much to overcome. They shot 37% from the field and 24% from 3-point range (12 of 51). As for Milwaukee, they remained sizzling with 47% and 45% splits as a team. The game was blown open by their 44-25 second quarter advantage and never looked back.

Damian Lillard claims that a rebound should be given to him because it was in his hands. Brook Lopez was awarded credit for it.

Damian Lillard came up one rebound short of a triple-double, scoring 29 points and dishing 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-96 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Thursday night.Milw

Milwaukee Bucks Top Performers Damian Lillard – 29 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 5 3PM Giannis Antetokounmpo – 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks Gary Trent Jr. – 21 PTS, 7 3PM (season-high) Miami Heat Top Performers Kel’el Ware – 22 points,

Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 21 points and shot ... insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team.” Heat: Miami needed to play its best to withstand Butler's absence.

As Jaime Jaquez Jr. will represent the Heat on All-Star weekend, Erik Spoelstra speaks on his season thus far.

“I’m pretty anxious, I ain’t gonna lie,” Herro said ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup between the Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center. “I feel like this is almost like my first time looking forward to something since draft night. It’s kind of like draft night, honestly. I’m waiting for it.”

Trent matched his season-best marks in steals and assists in the loss. He's been a 10th-round fantasy value in 11 January appearances, posting averages of 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.9 three-pointers in 24.6 minutes per contest.