(WNFL) – The Milwaukee Bucks outscored the Atlanta Hawks 43-17 in the second quarter and rolled to a 125-91 win over Atlanta in Milwaukee to even the best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference finals series at 1-1.
The Bucks who never trailed in the game, broke the game open in the second period with a 20-0 run that was highlighted by 9 points from Jrue Holiday and 6 from Brook Lopez.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 25 points. Holiday was next in line with 22. Lopez and Khris Middleton scored 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting but Young struggled committing 9 turnovers including 8 in the first half against the Bucks.
Milwaukee shot a torrid 52 percent for the game while Atlanta made just 41 percent of their shots.
The Bucks who have occasionally struggled with their 3-point shooting, made 15-of-41 (36%) while the Hawks were 9-of-36.
The Bucks dominated scoring at the rim, outscoring Atlanta 62-30 in the paint and 27-12 on fast break points.
The third game in the series will be played Sunday night with the pre-game at 7 p.m. and tip-off at about 7:30 on 1440 and 101.9 WNFL.
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