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NBA: Giannis, Bucks survive Durant, Brooklyn to reach East finals

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/06/20/20210620-bucks-nets-nba-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) puts up a one handed jump shot over Brooklyn Nets forward Blake Griffin (2) in the second quarter during game seven in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center. <em>Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks survived another monster game by Kevin Durant to beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in overtime on Saturday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. </p><p>The Bucks, who withstood Durant&#x27;s 48 points and his overtime-sending long 2, await the winner of the Atlanta Hawks-Philadelphia 76ers series, which will play Game 7 on Sunday. </p><p>Third seed Milwaukee advanced to the conference finals for the 10th time in team history and second time in three seasons. </p><p>The best-of-seven series has featured almost everything, including epic scoring performances, aggressive fouls, rim-rattling dunks, series-ending injuries and of course Saturday&#x27;s winner-take-all Game 7, which turned into a see-saw affair with dozens of lead changes throughout. </p><p>&quot;I want to be great,&quot; Antetokounmpo said. &quot;We had to give everything. We know we were going to be tired at the end of the game.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/19/21/nba-sixers-come-from-behind-force-game-7-vs-hawks">NBA: Sixers come from behind, force Game 7 vs. Hawks</a></li></ul><p>Brooklyn sent the game to an extension after Durant stuck the dagger jumper with the Nets defense virtually draped over him with 1 second left in regulation, the score knotted at 109-all. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/19/21/nba-celtics-trade-kemba-walker-to-thunder-for-al-horford-moses-brown">NBA: Celtics trade Kemba Walker to Thunder for Al Horford, Moses Brown</a></li></ul><p>But Durant, who played a game-high 53 minutes, would not score in overtime. </p><p>Bruce Brown&#x27;s field goal to begin the extra session was Brooklyn&#x27;s lone basket in that period. </p><p>Antetokounmpo then scored on a turnaround hook shot in the lane over Durant to make it 111-all, and Khris Middleton hit a short jumper to put Milwaukee in front. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T1a1qATY9nU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>With 11 seconds remaining, Durant had a chance at a final attempt but missed the net completely. </p><p>&quot;We got looks, we just didn&#x27;t knock them down,&quot; said Durant.</p><p>Middleton finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals playing 52 minutes, while Brook Lopez had 19 points and 4 blocks. </p><p>Antetokounmpo added 13 rebounds and 5 assits for the Bucks, who shot 43.9 percent, hit 15 3-pointers and survived Middleton and Holiday going a combined 14-for-49 from the field</p><p>James Harden, who has been nursing a bum hamstring, contributed 22 points, but shot just 5 of 17 from the field, including 2 of 12 from 3-point territory. </p><p>He and Durant each played the entire game, but they missed a third part of their Big 3 in Kyrie Irving (sprained right ankle). </p><div><strong>— With a report from Reuters, Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1652779" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points, and the Bucks survived another monster game by Kevin Durant to Brooklyn 115-111 on Saturday to advance. </p>

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points, and the Bucks survived another monster game by Kevin Durant to Brooklyn 115-111 on Saturday to advance.