Giannis leads the Bucks to the NBA Cup final

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to advance to play for the NBA Cup championship.

LAS VEGAS – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and was one assist away from achieving a triple-doubleDamian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks They beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game.

Antetokounmpo finished with 14 rebounds, nine assists and four blocks for the Bucks, who improved to an 11-1 record in NBA Cup games; the only loss came in last year’s semifinals.

Antetokounmpo He made 10 of 15 field goals and 12 of 18 from the free throw line. Bobby Portis He added 10 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes. Brook Lopez scored 16 points for Milwaukee.

Antetokounmpo had a spectacular rejection of an alley-oop dunk by Clint Capela at the rim with 2:35 left in the game, preserving what was then a five-point Bucks lead. Antetokounmpo He also received praise from his teammates and the coaching staff for diving on a loose ball to secure a steal and prevent the ball from going out of bounds with approximately 6:30 left in the quarter.

“I will do whatever it takes to win a game,” he said. Antetokounmpo after the game. “I’m happy I did it, because I feel like it reflected on the whole team. You have to do whatever it takes to close out this game. I’m proud of my teammates. The way we started the game, we kind of established the tone that we were here to compete.

Trae Young He had 35 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Hawks, who received 15 points and 10 rebounds from Jalen Johnson and 15 points of De’Andre Hunter.

The Bucks will play against the Thunder in the Championship game on Tuesday.

With information from the Associated Press