Despite Trae Young’s absence, the Milwaukee Bucks missed an opportunity to be able to close the series in five games as they dropped this one to the Atlanta Hawks, 110-88. With this loss, the Eastern Conference Finals is tied up at 2-2.
The game was scheduled to start at 8:30pm Eastern time, but the Bucks must have still had their clocks set to Central, because they stumbled their way into a 15-5 Hawks lead in the opening minutes. It was a Bucks skeptic’s dream; Milwaukee couldn’t hit shots, couldn’t hang onto the ball, and couldn’t keep up with Atlanta’s ball movement.