![]() ![]() This is the fifth time the Bucks and Hawks have faced off in the playoffs and their first postseason matchup since the Hawks won 4-3 in a 2010 opening-round series. Milwaukee fell to 11-3 in playoff games at Fiserv Forum. Portis hadn't played a single minute in the last three games of the Bucks' second-round series. "He's been playing the last week or so some two-on-two, three-on-three."īucks: Bobby Portis came off the bench with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter and ended up with 11 points and eight rebounds. "We haven't had the opportunity for him to get in any five-on-five since he's been off," McMillan said. Hawks coach Nate McMillan had said before the game the Hawks would cautious with Reddish by keeping him behind Tony Snell and Solomon Hill in the rotation. Cam Reddish was available to play for the first time in four months but didn't play. ![]() Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic started but clearly was at less than full strength as he deals with a sore knee. Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo is fouled by Atlanta Hawks' Solomon Hill. We just got to make it, from the first minute to the last minute, tough." We don't want to send him to the free-throw line. "We've got to make it as tough as possible for him, be physical with him. "He's a great player," Antetokounmpo said. His focus at the line revealed the veteran savvy the 22-year-old Young has displayed throughout his first career postseason. ![]() We believe in him."Īntetokounmpo made a pair of free throws with 5.3 seconds left, but Young brought the lead back to three and closed the scoring by sinking two free throws of his own with 4.6 seconds remaining. "He was wide open," Antetokounmpo said about Connaughton's shot. Young missed a shot on the other end of the floor, but Capela grabbed his 19th rebound and scored to put the Hawks in front for good.Īfter Milwaukee's Pat Connaughton shot an air-ball on a 3-pointer, Young made two free throws with 17.3 seconds remaining. Middleton missed a pull-up jumper with about 43 seconds left with Milwaukee ahead 111-110. "And I feel like we did that down at the end." "It's a matter of us just trying to withstand, hold the fort and try to make plays," Collins said. Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts after making a shot and being fouled during the second half. But the Hawks scored the next five points, and the game went back and forth from there. Capela had 12 points and 19 rebounds.Īntetokounmpo scored the first six points in a 9-0 run that turned a 98-96 deficit into a 105-98 advantage with 4:18 left. John Collins added 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Hawks. Coming in as a rookie, you don't know how hard it is until you've got to actually do it." "I wanted to achieve things like this when I was a rookie. The Hawks did win a title in 1958 and reached the league finals in 1957, 19 when they were in St. The Hawks reached the East finals in 2015, but were swept by Cleveland. Never before had the Hawks won an Eastern Conference finals game since moving to Atlanta in 1968. "I've just got to be better," Middleton said. Although Middleton scored 15 points, he shot 6 of 23 and missed all nine of his 3-point attempts. Milwaukee's Khris Middleton missed a potential tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Jrue Holiday added 33 points and 10 assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Bucks. Atlanta Hawks' John Collins reacts after a dunk assisted by Trae Young. ![]()
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