NBA: Milwaukee Bucks beat Brooklyn Nets to postpone game seven
The Milwaukee Bucks survived the Brooklyn Nets upset before scoring 14 consecutive points to win 104-89 at their hometown side in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the NBA last night.
The Bucks equalized 3-3 to postpone the decision to the seventh game in Brooklyn on Saturday, after the trio of Chris Middleton, Yannis Antitukumbo and Gro Holiday scored 89 points.
Middleton topped the Bucks' list of scorers with 38 points, then Antitocumbo with 30 points, and Holiday scored 21 points.
The host sought to compensate for his collapse in the fifth game, which he tightened his grip before Kevin Durant rebounded and led the Nets to advance 3-2, despite the absence of Kyrie Irving with a sprained ankle and may not participate in the seventh game as well.
The Bucks seemed intent on imposing their control early and managed to lead 18-5 thanks to 7 points from Antetokumbu, and the Nets lost the ball 4 times in the first 6 minutes and scored one 3-pointer from 6 attempts.
The performance of the Nets improved slightly and scored 14 points compared to 8 points for the Bucks, who finished the first quarter with a lead of 26-19.
The Bucks continued to excel at the beginning of the second quarter, leading 44-31, but James Harden scored 5 points and Blake Griffin added 4 points to reduce the difference to 4 points.
Reuters
