{"id":17549,"date":"2021-07-18T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=127533"},"modified":"2021-07-18T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:14:01","slug":"nba-finals-milwaukee-bucks-just-one-win-away-from-the-title-series-lead-3-2-at-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/nba\/nba-finals-milwaukee-bucks-just-one-win-away-from-the-title-series-lead-3-2-at-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks just one win away from the title, series lead 3-2 at Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Bucks outlasts Phoenix Suns 123-119 at Game 5 on Sunday to have control of the series as they dominate 3-2 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. They are now just one win away from their title of the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PhantomCam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PhantomCam<\/a> look at this incredible <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bucks<\/a> sequence late in Game 5.<\/p>\n<p>Just watch how Jrue rips away that steal \ud83d\udd12 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AwqeiomJNf\">pic.twitter.com\/AwqeiomJNf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1416611794114727937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo earned 32 points with nine rebounds and provided six assists that included a game-sealing alley-oop dunk that helped his side to lead to a vicious victory over the opponent Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Giannis Antetokounmpo. \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R0hIxxN1KV\">pic.twitter.com\/R0hIxxN1KV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1416619403936927754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James attended the game to support Phoenix star Chris Paul and said: \u201cI am here for CP\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> shows support for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CP3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CP3<\/a> at Game 5! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThatsGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThatsGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAFinals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAFinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qduwa9hyW1\">pic.twitter.com\/qduwa9hyW1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1416595075937669123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defending Champions Lakers were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> courtside for Game 5 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAFinals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAFinals<\/a> on ABC! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThatsGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThatsGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ecNW0d9BPr\">pic.twitter.com\/ecNW0d9BPr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1416578145537327105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The series started in favour of the Phoenix Suns, the champions of the Western Conference dominated initially at their home floor 2-0 but the Bucks managed to defend their home arena and tied the series 2-2 as both the teams succeeded in defending their floors until Game 5, which turned into a favourable lead for Milwaukee to have control the series.<\/p>\n<p>With the triumph in Game 6, the Bucks can accomplish the franchise\u2019s first championship since 1971 at their own Fiserv Forum. <span style=\"text-transform: initial\">\u201cObviously, we know what the deal is,\u201d said the Bucks star player Antetokounmpo who is just one win away from becoming the NBA champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday added perfection to Giannis, combined 88 points survived against Devin Booker\u2019s game-high 40 points that weren\u2019t sufficient for his side to lead against the Bucks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jrue Holiday's steal & lob to Giannis to help seal the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bucks<\/a> win, through the lens of our slo-mo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PhantomCam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PhantomCam<\/a>! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Jrue: 27 PTS, 13 AST, 3 STL<br \/>Giannis: 32 PTS<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThatsGame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThatsGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAFinals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAFinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AQxRy4ITOW\">pic.twitter.com\/AQxRy4ITOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1416610623639719938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Game 6 which is scheduled for July 21 on Wednesday at 6:30 am will decide if the Bucks can succeed to be the NBA champions or the Suns take over the floor to force a Game 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukee Bucks are just one win away from their NBA championship as they outlast Phoenix Suns 123-119 victory in Game 5 to lead the series 3-2 in presence of Lakers\u2019 LeBron James. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday combined for a massive conquest to have control of the series at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":169,"featured_media":38293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1781,1008,1729,2009,2388,2235,583,1073,1071,2011,826,2035,1792],"class_list":["post-17549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-basketball","tag-chris-paul","tag-devin-booker","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-jrue-holiday","tag-khris-middleton","tag-lakers","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-phoenix-suns"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}