Bucks Looking To Close Things Out Against Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks will host the Milwaukee Bucks at StateFarm Arena on Saturday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bucks hold a 3-2 lead in the series.
The Hawks know there's no tomorrow after losing Game 5 on the road, and while some of their role players stepped their game up, it's clear the Hawks are missing Trae Young. The star floor general missed Thursday's game with a foot injury and his status remains unclear for Game 6, though he's widely expected to, at least, try to play. When it comes to analyzing what the Hawks did in Game 5, it's worth noting Bogdan Bogdanovic led the Hawks with 28 points, five rebounds and four assists, in 38 minutes. John Collins added 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Danilo Gallinari totaled 19 points and three rebounds. The Hawks shot 45 percent from the field, including 15-of-38 from long range. Atlanta has struggled to cope with Milwaukee in most games but need to deliver an improved effort here. Another loss would mean the Hawks' season will effectively come to an end.
Just like it happened with the Hawks, the Bucks were also missing a star player in Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee), but their role players stepped it up greatly and carried Milwaukee to a huge victory. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 33 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals, in 37 minutes. Khris Middleton followed up with 26 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and a block, while Jrue Holiday totaled 25 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and a steal. Bobby Portis got the start over Antetokounmpo and also cleared the 20-point mark as well. The Bucks shot 50 percent from the field, including 9-of-29 from deep. Antetokounmpo is deemed as questionable for Game 6 and while not having him would be huge, the fact that the Bucks are deeper than the Hawks was certainly on display in Game 5.
The Hawks know there's no tomorrow after losing Game 5 on the road, and while some of their role players stepped their game up, it's clear the Hawks are missing Trae Young. The star floor general missed Thursday's game with a foot injury and his status remains unclear for Game 6, though he's widely expected to, at least, try to play. When it comes to analyzing what the Hawks did in Game 5, it's worth noting Bogdan Bogdanovic led the Hawks with 28 points, five rebounds and four assists, in 38 minutes. John Collins added 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Danilo Gallinari totaled 19 points and three rebounds. The Hawks shot 45 percent from the field, including 15-of-38 from long range. Atlanta has struggled to cope with Milwaukee in most games but need to deliver an improved effort here. Another loss would mean the Hawks' season will effectively come to an end.
Just like it happened with the Hawks, the Bucks were also missing a star player in Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee), but their role players stepped it up greatly and carried Milwaukee to a huge victory. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with 33 points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals, in 37 minutes. Khris Middleton followed up with 26 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and a block, while Jrue Holiday totaled 25 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and a steal. Bobby Portis got the start over Antetokounmpo and also cleared the 20-point mark as well. The Bucks shot 50 percent from the field, including 9-of-29 from deep. Antetokounmpo is deemed as questionable for Game 6 and while not having him would be huge, the fact that the Bucks are deeper than the Hawks was certainly on display in Game 5.