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NBA playoffs 2021: Without Giannis, the Milwaukee Bucks' supporting cast showed the best versions of themselves

It was early in Game 5, two minutes and five seconds in to be exact, and Jrue Holiday caught a wing pass from P.J. Tucker, open from 3.

With Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting on the end of the bench in a cream-colored, long-sleeve T-shirt and gray sweatpants, the Bucks had roared into the game, the energy percolating inside Fiserv Forum.

Holiday's 3 dropped, giving the Bucks a 10-2 lead and forcing a Hawks timeout. It was the inverse of Tuesday's Game 4 in Atlanta, where without Trae Young, the Hawks jolted to an early 10-2 lead, forcing a Bucks timeout.