The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks look to build off their dramatic Game 7 victories in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by winning Game 1 to take an early lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Follow Hawks Bucks Game 1 live here with news, score, updates, betting odds, and more as the game progresses.

The Bucks swept the Miami Heat in the first round before an all-time classic series against the Brooklyn Nets. Despite falling in the first two games, Milwaukee managed to hold serve on their home court in Games 3, 4, and 6 before upsetting the Nets in Brooklyn in Game 7.

The Hawks ran the New York Knicks off the court in the first round in five games before taking down the favored Philadelphia 76ers in seven games.

The Bucks have made the postseason in each of the last five seasons and this is their second Conference Finals appearance in the last three years, but the franchise hasn't made the NBA Finals since 1974. Their lone championship came all the way back in 1971, when they were still in the Western Conference. With two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo leading the way, Milwaukee has routinely knocked on the door to the Finals, only to be rejected. The closest they came was in 2019, when the Bucks took a 2-0 Eastern Conference Finals lead against the Toronto Raptors before losing four straight.

Unlike the Bucks, the Hawks made the playoffs in 2021 for the first time since 2017. The franchise most recently made the Eastern Conference Finals in 2015, but they were promptly swept by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Hawks' last NBA Finals appearance came in 1961, when they were still in St. Louis as a Western Conference team. Their lone championship was won in 1958.

With Trae Young leading the way, the Hawks hope to make the Finals for the first time since their move to Atlanta in 1968.

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Tip-off: Wednesday, June 23rd at 8:30 p.m. ET

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NBA Odds: Hawks-Bucks Game 1 Odds

Atlanta Hawks +8 (-108)

Milwaukee Bucks -8 (-112)

Over 225 Points (-107)

Under 225 Points (-113)

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