NBA legend Charles Barkley is quite sure that the Milwaukee Bucks will bounce back in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night.

During the TNT Pre-Game Show with a loud crowd in Milwaukee, Barkley guaranteed that the Bucks will win Game 5 and move a step closer to the 2019 NBA Finals. The Hall of Fame forward also added that he is still standing by his earlier prediction that the Bucks will win their series against the Toronto Raptors.

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Barkley has all the reasons to tag the Bucks as favorites, especially after Milwaukee ended up with the best regular-season record. The Bucks also have Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is the leading candidate for the NBA Most Valuable Player award this season. And also, the Bucks crushed the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics earlier in the playoffs.

Milwaukee actually looked poised to march into the finals easily after winning the first two games of the series. However, the Raptors would not go down without giving the East favorites a fight, as they tied the series with big wins in Game 3 and Game 4 at home.

The Bucks will look to bounce back, and they are in a good position to win the pivotal Game 5, as they will be playing at home. The winner of the Bucks-Raptors series will face the Golden State Warriors in the finals after the defending champions swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2019 NBA Western Conference Finals.