The Milwaukee Bucks are officially one win away from reaching the NBA Finals following another hard-fought battle against the Atlanta Hawks.
With Giannis Antetokounmpo and Trae Young both sidelined with individual injuries, each team was without their superstar player leading the charge. That certainly made it an interesting matchup that could have panned out either way, but the Bucks took this one by the horns right from the start. Coming out with an immediate sense of urgency, Milwaukee never trailed in this game and would eventually secure the 123-112 victory to take a 3-2 series lead.
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Right off the bat, what stood out the most from the Bucks was the severe difference in energy and effort on display to start the last two contests. In Milwaukee’s brutal Game 4 loss, they started flat from the opening tip and never claimed a lead because of it. This time around, they rebounded from that mistake by coming out aggressive, which allowed them to never looked back after a stellar first quarter effort from everyone involved.
It was a fantastic night for the Bucks all-around as they secured the Game 5 victory, but let us hand out individual grades for everyone involved.