After a heck few days of travel, the Milwaukee Bucks easily dispatched the Miami Heat at home on Thursday night.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) takes a fall in the first quarter against the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum. / Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The Milwaukee Bucks were grounded in New Orleans for most of the work week due to a rare snowstorm that caused the cancellation of their game against the Pelicans on Wednesday night.

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.

After being grounded in New Orleans all week by a historic winter storm and arriving in Milwaukee a little more than two hours before tipoff Thursday, the Bucks won their fifth straight game in convincing fashion.

The Bucks had been stuck in New Orleans, where they had arrived Monday to prepare to face the Pelicans on Wednesday. That game got postponed after a historic winter storm Tuesday dumped about a foot of snow there, with many of the city’s roads remaining coated in ice a day later.

The Bucks coach Doc Rivers explains his team's "strange, long couple of days," after their win against the Heat.

After being snowbound in New Orleans for three days, the Bucks arrived a little more than two hours before game time and then routed Miami.

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 in the NBA on Thursday night.