With the win, the Bucks and Nets will now take on in a winner take all Game 7 matchup at Barclays Center on Saturday. The time of that face-off has yet to be figured out. For now, here are the 3 essential takeaways from Game 6.
1. Giannis, the center.
Remember when Giannis Antetokounmpo attempted 8 3-pointers in Game 3? Yea, he does not either. For the first time all postseason, the two-time MVP did not try a 3-pointer. In reality, just five of his 20 shot efforts came outside of the paint. In the early part of this series, the Nets in some way tricked Giannis into playing like a guard. Thats not who he is. Hes a center, and the Bucks are at their finest when he plays like one..

Harden had nothing however a runway ahead of him. He would have raced for the layup if he were healthy. He stops due to the fact that he knows right now that he doesnt have it in him physically to beat Milwaukees defenders to the rim..

Missing Donte DiVincenzo injures a lot on this front. Not just did he struck practically 38 percent of his 3-pointers this season, but he can put the ball on the flooring and strain defenses as a motorist, opening up looks for teammates. Now, the only gamers the Bucks seem to rely on dribbling are Antetokounmpo, Holiday and Middleton..

Kevin Durant set up huge numbers once again as he ended up the loss with 32 points and 11 rebounds to blaze a trail for the Nets. His standout effort wasnt sufficient though as Milwaukees big 3 of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday combined for 89 points, 35 rebounds and 13 assists to prevent being removed on their home floor.

Aside from a video game in which Antetokounmpo got injured 46 seconds in, he had only played two other games this season without trying a 3. Excluding video games in which he got hurt, the Bucks have actually now won their last 10 games in which he did not try a 3-pointer. In the very first five games of the series, the Bucks played the five-man system of Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, P.J. Tucker and Pat Connaughton for only 14 overall minutes. On paper, James Harden was much better in Game 6 than he was in Game 5. He scored 16 points compared to 5 in Game 5, and the Nets in fact won the minutes Durant sat out in the second quarter particularly since of Hardens crafty pick-and-roll game.

In theory, the Bucks might snap out of this in Game 7 and blow the Nets out. They struck over 40 percent of their efforts in Game 5 however lost on a historical Kevin Durant efficiency. Game 7s arent exactly known to be forgiving for shooters. They tend to be rock battles, and if thats the case on Saturday, the Bucks are going to need to rely much more greatly on their interior scoring to escape this series..
3. Solidify enhancing?
On paper, James Harden was much better in Game 6 than he was in Game 5. He scored 16 points compared to 5 in Game 5, and the Nets in fact won the minutes Durant sat out in the 2nd quarter specifically since of Hardens crafty pick-and-roll video game.

We have another Game 7 on our hands. The Milwaukee Bucks led wire-to-wire to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 104-89 to keep their championship hopes alive..

Aside from a game in which Antetokounmpo got injured 46 seconds in, he had only played two other games this season without attempting a 3. The Game 6 win pushed Milwaukee to 3-0 when he doesnt, with a point-differential of plus-63. They went undefeated when he didnt try a 3 last season. In fact, leaving out games in which he got injured, the Bucks have actually now won their last 10 games in which he did not attempt a 3-pointer. The last time they lost under those scenarios? April 24, 2018. The Bucks need Giannis in attack mode, and he was on Thursday..

That being stated, they greased the wheels a bit with their lineup options as well. In the very first five video games of the series, the Bucks played the five-man system of Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, P.J. Tucker and Pat Connaughton for only 14 total minutes. They played almost 12 in Game 6 alone, basically making Giannis the center on both ends of the flooring with perimeter gamers surrounding him. Brook Lopez shoots well for a center, however that additional dose of ball-handling and speed assisted the Bucks not just play deadly transition offense, however made them a little less predictable half-court offense. They werent fantastic there by any stretch, but they did enough to win the game. Against a smaller sized team like Brooklyn, that modification might make all of the distinction in this series..
2. Die by the 3.
Even regardless of playing smaller, the Bucks still have not discovered their groove from deep yet in this series. They went into Game 6 shooting 29.3 percent on 3-pointers and things didnt get any better on Thursday. Dollars not called Khris Middleton shot 2-of-25 from behind the arc, with Jrue Holiday, in specific, struggling on his way to a 1-of-10 night..

That was the story of his Game 6. Harden didnt attempt a single layup. Even when he got penetration, he brought up for a floater since he simply didnt have the lift he d need to score at the rim. He can still be an effective gamer under those circumstances. This is James Harden were discussing. He can still shoot and make stationary passes if nothing else. The Nets dont have 3 stars right now. Not even close..

Their defense is created particularly to prevent groups from shooting Threes by switching the majority of ball screens. Milwaukee made almost 39 percent of its regular-season 3-pointers, and the entered Game 6 shooting just 24 percent on wide-open Threes against the Nets.