NBA fans were anticipating a Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks matchup to turn into a classic series. What's happened is it's turned into a classic 2021 series.
This messy, flowless, injury-riddled, unpredictable and dramatic season has its mascot: a seven-game saga after the Bucks struck back to take Game 6 from the Nets, 104-89 on Thursday night.
There have been more MRIs than road wins in this series. Teams have won scoring 125 points, teams have won scoring 86. There's been a game for the ages, Kevin Durant's Game 5, and games that felt like they took ages.