Bucks, Warriors try to close out second-round series at home

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks want to construct off the momentum from a thrilling comeback. The Golden State Warriors seek to put an uncomfortable reduction at the rear of them as both of those teams try to finish their next-spherical sequence.

Both equally have 3-2 sales opportunities and are at household Friday evening for Video game 6. The defending NBA champion Bucks rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to gain 110-107 in Boston on Wednesday evening whilst the Warriors squandered an possibility to shut out their sequence by losing 134-95 at Memphis.

“At the conclusion of the day, we just cannot get as well substantial from this,” Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo explained immediately after the Buck’ Sport 5 victory. “Obviously, it’s good to get the sport, great to go back again residence and experience fantastic ourselves, but the occupation is not completed.”

While Milwaukee is savoring an psychological gain and Golden Condition is coming off a blowout reduction, the tendencies of these sequence suggest the Warriors need to really feel much more relaxed going dwelling.

The residence-court docket benefit hasn’t meant a great deal in the Bucks-Celtics collection. The highway team has gained 3 of the 5 video games, together with each of the past two.

Through the to start with 5 online games of the other 3 next-round series, household teams owned a 14-1 history. The Warriors are 2- at dwelling in opposition to the Grizzlies just after profitable 142-112 in Recreation 3 and 101-98 in Video game 4.

Record implies the lopsided nature of Golden State’s Recreation 5 decline should not have a carryover influence. The Warriors are the sixth group in the previous 10 several years to reduce by at least 39 details in a playoff recreation that did not finish a collection. Four of the earlier five losing teams gained their future activity.

“Well, it doesn’t experience very good shedding by as substantially as we did,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “At the close of the day it is just a loss and you flush it from your psychological and you remind yourselves who you are. You go in and perform with 100% work on Friday, and I like our possibilities.”

The Grizzlies also have purpose to feel self-assured, even with Ja Morant probably out for the relaxation of the postseason with a bone bruise in his right knee. The Grizzlies have gone 1-1 versus the Warriors considering the fact that Morant’s personal injury and are 21-6 in video games their All-Star guard has skipped this season.

“We know how to reply,” Grizzlies guard/ahead Dillon Brooks mentioned. “We know how to participate in with each individual other greater than any group in the NBA.”

In the Celtics-Bucks sequence, the teams have alternated victories by the very first 5 online games. The Celtics’ period depends on that pattern continuing Friday.

The series has been complete of comebacks presently. The Celtics want to shut it out by rallying from a 3-2 deficit and successful a prospective Activity 7 in Boston on Sunday.

“We had a golden opportunity,” Celtics mentor Ime Udoka stated right after the Video game 5 decline. “That’s the story here. It’s likely to be more durable now. Obtained to go get two in a row. But what we’ve accomplished all over this collection and all over this time is bounce again when we have been examined.”

CELTICS AT BUCKS

Bucks guide 3-2. Match 6, 7:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN

— Will need TO KNOW: The Bucks took the collection direct with a Video game 5 comeback as Bobby Portis scored the go-forward basket on a putback of a missed Antetokounmpo free toss with 15 seconds still left. Jrue Holiday getaway sealed the victory by getting a block and a steal in the previous 10 seconds. Antetokounmpo experienced 40 details. The group that has led moving into the fourth quarter has missing the past three online games of this series.

— Continue to keep AN EYE ON: Rebounding. More than the earlier two video games, the Bucks have outrebounded the Celtics 97-74 and very own a 32-18 advantage in 2nd-opportunity details.

— Damage Watch: Bucks F Khris Middleton will miss a ninth straight playoff activity with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Celtics F/C Robert Williams III has skipped two straight video games with a sore still left knee and is questionable for Video game 6.

— Pressure IS ON: Celtics F Jayson Tatum. The 3-time All-Star has been effective, scoring 34 details in Game 5 and 30 in Recreation 4. But he’s just 5 of 27 from 3-place array in excess of his previous three video games right after likely 9 of 19 from over and above the arc in the initially two video games of this collection. Tatum will need to get back his 3-point accuracy for the Celtics to gain this collection.

GRIZZLIES AT WARRIORS

Warriors guide 3-2. Activity 6, 10 p.m. EDT, ESPN.

— Require TO KNOW: Golden State dedicated 22 turnovers that led to 29 Grizzlies factors in Memphis’ Game 5 blowout victory. Each and every starter for the Warriors had a negative furthermore-minus ranking. Thompson’s minus-45 score tied the worst plus-minus in any playoff recreation over the previous 25 several years with Andre Drummond’s minus-45 towards Milwaukee in 2019.

— Maintain AN EYE ON: Memphis employed its dimensions advantage with 6-foot-11 Steven Adams primary the way to outrebound the Warriors for the very first time in this series with a 55-37 edge on the boards. The Grizzlies experienced an 18-4 variance on the offensive boards, top to a 24-5 scoring edge in 2nd-likelihood details.

— Harm Enjoy: Golden State’s Otto Porter Jr. dealt with correct foot soreness that retained him out the next half of Match 5. His status is questionable. … Warriors coach Steve Kerr could be recovered from his two-sport absence with COVID-19 in time for Video game 6, though that hadn’t but been identified. He requirements two detrimental tests very first. … Morant has skipped two online games and remains uncertain to return this postseason.

— Tension IS ON: The Warriors. Memphis is the youngest staff to access this spherical in 25 years, so forcing this sequence to a sixth sport previously is a huge accomplishment with Morant injured. Each individual staff has experienced a blowout earn with each and every of the other 3 video games resolved by 5 factors or less. But in excess of the very last two games with out Morant, Memphis has led for all but the final 45.7 seconds of Recreation 5.

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AP Sports Writers Kyle Hightower, Janie McCauley and Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report.

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