"Shaun Livingston has a quiet confidence.

The Milwaukee Bucks guard showed it on a big stage Friday as he helped his team win its first road game, a 14-point victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Now Livingston hopes for more chances to make an impact as the Bucks meet the powerful Heat in Miami on Sunday night.

Bucks coach Scott Skiles inserted Livingston as the starting shooting guard when Stephen Jackson did not play against the Knicks after missing the morning shoot-around.

And it couldn't have worked out better as the 6-foot-7 veteran contributed a season-high 18 points, five rebounds and three assists in 34 minutes."