It’s a sweep, the Milwaukee Bucks dominated against the Miami Heat to close out their first round series with a 120-103 victory.
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The Milwaukee Bucks advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 120-103 win in Game 4 on Saturday to complete a four-game sweep against the Miami Heat.
The bucks took revenge on the very team that ousted them in the second round of the postseason just eight months ago. It was a series win that showed every other title contender in the playoffs that Bucks are certainly not the same team as the postseason last year.
The MVP dropped his first career playoff triple-double:
20 PTS | 15 AST | 12 REB pic.twitter.com/EfL5MvCnFT
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 29, 2021
Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic even said after the Bucks took Game 3 of the series, that this year’s Milwaukee roster is a “lot better” than the one they came up on against in the bubble last season. It wasn’t just better performances from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, but also the additions the Bucks made in the offseason certainly played a significant role in securing this series win, most notably Jrue Holiday.
From the start of the series, Holiday showed exactly why Milwaukee were so eager to trade for him. On numerous occasions throughout the series, Holiday made tough shots, came up with clutch steals and played lockdown defence on the Heat’s guards.
The Flamethrower was red hot off the bench:
22 PTS | 2 REB | 7/14 3PT pic.twitter.com/fXD4eZ8vGA
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) May 29, 2021
Holiday finished the first round averaging 15.3 points, 9.8 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals. Holiday has been a significant on both sides of the ball, and has fit seamlessly alongside Giannis and Middleton.
Then there was reserve guard Bryn Forbes, who put up 22 points in Game 4, including seven 3-pointers. In Game 2, he also provided a much-needed spark off the bench for the Bucks. Forbes was recruited because of his sharpshooting skills, and he did not disappoint as he finished the series shooting 48.5 percent from deep.
Now the Bucks are onto the second round, and are one step closer to accomplishing their goal of winning a championship. They get some rest while they watch the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics play out their series.
It will at least go to five games after Boston came away with a home win in Game 3. The Nets are favored to come out on top. The Bucks certainly won’t have as easy of a time stopping the Nets superstar trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving as they did against the Heat.
