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The Milwaukee Bucks are now in the driver's seat with a commanding 3-2 lead over the Boston Celtics. But Giannis Antetokounmpo knows it's far from over.
Giannis had a succinct four-word message during the postgame presser after the Bucks win:
“The job's not done,” said the Bucks star, per Lily Zhao of FOX6.
He took the words right out of Kobe Bryant's mouth for that one. But while there's obviously still some unfinished business with one game left to clinch the series, the Bucks have put themselves in prime position to advance to their second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals.
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With the series shifting back to Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. can close it out in six games right on their home floor. While the Greek Freak is likely to be heavily relied upon to get the final win, he knows his teammates need to step up the same way they did in Game 5.
“Big time plays. They've done it before. We've been a lot of times in situations like this where we've won games, lose games. But you know with those guys having the ball down the stretch, you're not scared for nothing,” Giannis said of his Bucks teammates coming through late.
Giannis has the utmost trust in his teammates down the stretch of big games. pic.twitter.com/7GXndtRTt2
— NBA (@NBA) May 12, 2022
Giannis tallied 40 huge points against the Celtics on Wednesday night, but guys like Jrue Holiday, Bobby Portis, and Pat Connaughton made huge plays in the fourth quarter of Game 5 to seal the comeback victory.
The Bucks are putting in a team effort to compensate for the missing Khris Middleton and so far it's been enough.
