Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez celebrates on the court after the club captured its first NBA title in 50 years by beating the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday
MILWAUKEE – A resilient Milwaukee Bucks squad that battled back from adversity throughout the NBA playoffs and bonded over past failures ended a 50-year title drought Tuesday by winning the NBA Finals.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked five shots to spark the Bucks over Phoenix 105-98, giving Milwaukee a 4-2 triumph on the best-of-seven championship series.
“He’s so impressive night-in and night-out. Completely awe-inspiring,” Milwaukee center Brook Lopez said. “His performance tonight, this whole series, this whole year, there’s no words for that.”
Antetokounmpo, a 26-year-old Greek forward, was the NBA Most…
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