Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way as the Milwaukee Bucks held off Phoenix 105-98 in Tuesday’s N-B-A Championship series.
Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, blocked five shots, and was named Finals MVP, as the Bucks won their first title in 50 years.
The team’s fans have been chanting “Buck in six” – and it came true.
Veteran Chris Paul led the Suns with 26 points. Milwaukee won the series with four straight victories after dropping the first two games.
In a season that had seen the stands in N-B-A arenas empty for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Fiserv Forum was packed. Just outside, a crowd of 65,000 people filled the Deer District.
Now, the Milwaukee Bucks have 48 hours to put a parade together.
Bucks president Peter Feigin says it will be held Thursday, and City officials have apparently been planning for the possibility behind closed doors.
They didn’t want to jinx the team by discussing it openly.
This has to be pulled off pretty quickly because Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton are members of the U-S-A men’s basketball team competing at the Tokyo Olympics.
