Bucks defeat Hawks 110-102 to advance to NBA Cup Final

[ad_1] After developing brief in final season's NBA Cup semifinals, the Milwaukee Bucks obtained over the hump on Saturday and superior to the ultimate after a 110-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

The win for Milwaukee improved its report to 14-11 and continues its red-hot stretch as of late.

The Bucks held an Atlanta group that's eighth within the NBA in factors per recreation (116.7) to only 102 factors and simply 42.7% from the sector.

Milwaukee struggled from three-point vary (14-of-45, 31.1%) however was in a position to capitalize off 13 Atlanta turnovers.

Milwaukee has received three straight video games, and the pairing of Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo seem like the very best duo within the NBA.

Antetokounmpo was wonderful, ending simply an help shy of a triple-double. Antetokounmpo had 32 factors, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. He stays the NBA's chief in factors per recreation (32.7).

Lillard, very similar to Antetokounmpo, was excellent. He completed with 25 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists. Brook Lopez had one in every of his greatest video games of the season, scoring 16 factors on 7-of-10 taking pictures from the sector.

For Atlanta, Trae Younger continued to shine, as he completed with 35 factors and 10 assists. Younger is the NBA's chief in assists per recreation (12.2), which is nearly three full assists greater than second-place Nikola Jokic's 9.8 per recreation.

Jalen Johnson (15 factors, 10 rebounds) and De'Andre Hunter (15 factors) had been the 2 different highest scorers for Atlanta.

Milwaukee awaits the winner of the Houston-Oklahoma Metropolis recreation. The Bucks have performed the Rockets as soon as already this season, defeating Houston 101-100 on Nov. 18.