ECF Game Four Rapid Recap: Score Doesn’t Matter, Giannis Got Hurt

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images 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. The Bucks eventually clawed their way back to respectability, with some hard work on the…