Brook Lopez scored a playoff career-high 33 points and the Milwaukee Bucks withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo’s absence and beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-112.
The Atlanta Hawks shook off Trae Young’s absence with a freak injury to even the Eastern Conference finals at two wins apiece with a 110-88 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Trae Young scored 48 points, Clint Capela converted a go-ahead putback with 29.8 seconds left as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-113 to open the Eastern Conference finals.
The Atlanta Hawks are headed to the Eastern Conference finals, by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 103-96 in Game 7. Trae Young scored 21 points. Kevin Huerter led the Hawks with 27 points.
Kevin Durant scored 32 points in three quarters of a top-to-bottom blowout that gave the Brooklyn Nets a 2-0 series lead, with a 125-86 rout of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Andrei Vasilevskiy wrapped up a series with a Game 6 shutout for the second straight time, stopping 29 shots in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers.
Leonard scored 36 points, including eight in the second overtime, and Toronto beat Milwaukee 118-112, to cut the Bucks' lead in the Eastern Conference finals to 2-1
Brook Lopez scored a career playoff-high 29 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and the Bucks beat Toronto 108-100 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Marcus Johansson and Patrice Bergeron scored on power plays during a four-goal outburst as Boston rallied to beat Carolina 5-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.