New York – Archyde.com
Yannis Antetokumbu scored 33 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 116-100 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls and qualify for the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NBA.
The defending champion ended his victory 4-1 in the series, which is decided on the basis of the best in seven matches.
The Bucks qualified to face the Boston Celtics, who crushed the Brooklyn Nets 4-0, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Bulls, who was missed by Zach Lavigne due to the health and safety protocol to combat the Corona virus, needed a miracle. 265 times in which a team was 3-1 behind in the playoffs before this season, the late win was won on only 13 occasions with a success rate of less than five percent .
After exchanging the lead at the beginning of the match, Antetokumbu presented an amazing performance, scoring 15 points, as the Bucks ended the first quarter in their favor, 34-18.
The defending champion seemed determined to settle the confrontation early and began the second quarter by scoring 15 points once morest two for its guest, bringing the difference to 29 points thanks to a strong defensive performance from Bobby Portes, who acquired 17 rebounds in the match.
The Bulls’ performance improved in the second half, led by Demar DeRozan, Nikola Vucevich and Patrick Williams, to reduce the score to 66-55, the lowest difference between the two teams in the match, regardless of the start of the match.
But Bucks quickly regained his focus thanks to the three-pointers from Pat Konton and finished the third quarter in his favour, 91-68, 12 minutes away from qualifying.
Despite Bulls’ attempts in the last quarter, he might not reduce the difference to less than 15 points before giving up completely in the last minutes.
Antetokumbu topped the Bucks’ list of scorers with 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Conaton added 20 points, including six three-pointers.
And Patrick Williams was the most scored in the ranks of the Bulls, with 23 points.
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