The Milwaukee Bucks are headed back to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2001. An impressive 116-91 thrashing of the Boston Celtics Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum has Giannis Antetokounmpo four wins away from a trip to the NBA FInals.
"The Greek Freak" led a balanced scoring attack in game five by leading the team with 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Khris Middleton returned to form adding 19 points, Eric Bledsoe dropped 18 and George Hill tallied 16 points. In total seven Bucks players finished with double-digit scoring outputs.
The Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving again struggled against the Bucks. He shot just 6/21 from the floor, finishing with 15 points, one rebound and one assist. Irving was Boston's high scorer.
Milwaukee now awaits the winner of the Toronto Vs. Philadelphia series. The Raptors hols a (3-2) advantage in the best of seven series and play tonight at 7:00 PM CST.
