Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 97-86 Game 6 win over Boston Celtics

The Milwaukee Bucks forced a Game 7 thanks to a Thursday night win over the Boston Celtics, fueled by a superstar performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The young Milwaukee Bucks answered some big questions with a win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, but that only means the biggest test of all is now on the horizon.

Thanks to an excellent performance in a rousing Game 6 win in what could be the final game at the Bradley Center, the Bucks will now face one of the toughest challenges in all of sports, in the form of a Game 7 on the road.

The road team very, very rarely find a way to advance in those situations — it’s happened just 20.3 percent of the time — but Thursday night’s game has certainly provided Milwaukee with plenty of cause to believe they can buck those odds on Saturday.

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The Bucks rode a signature performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo to get the win, but also continued to get help from key role players throughout the night.

Even more importantly, any sustained spell of coherent and consistent defense from the Bucks left the Celtics completely frazzled, as they failed to get anything of worth going on the offensive end of the floor.

Home court will be a significant factor in Game 7, but Game 6 proved that for it to really come into play the Celtics will have to figure out how to stop the Bucks on the court first.

With all of that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the Bucks’ individual performances from a memorable Game 6 win for Milwaukee.