The Eastern Conference Finals of the 2021 NBA Playoffs have now been determined after two dramatic game sevens over the weekend. On Saturday, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in overtime. Then on Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 103-96.
With the Bucks win over the Nets, all Canadian basketball fans are ecstatic. That is because Greece will no longer have the services of their star player, Giannis Antetokounmpo next week when Greece plays Canada in Olympic basketball qualifying in Victoria, British Columbia.
On Saturday, the Greek Freak was simply sensational. He had 40 points and 13 rebounds in 50 minutes and eight seconds of action. Antetokounmpo led the series in total rebounds with 150.
The Hawks meanwhile got 27 points from Kevin Hueter of Albany, New York in the seven-point Atlanta win. Both the Bucks and Hawks won their seventh games on the road, and will now begin game one on Wednesday night.
In the Western Conference, there was another sensational NBA comeback on Friday. The Los Angeles Clippers ended up victorious. In their seventh game against the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semi-final, the Clippers were once trailing 75-50 early in the third quarter, before going on an 81-44 run to win the game, 131-119. This is the first time in the Clippers franchise history that they are in the Conference Finals.
The Clippers have a history of major comebacks in the NBA Playoffs. They already have the first and third biggest comeback in the NBA postseason. In game one of the Western Conference Final on Sunday, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Clippers 120-114. Suns guard Devin Booker led the Phoenix attack with 40 points. The Suns were without Chris Paul after he tested positive for coronavirus, while the Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard, who did not play due to a knee injury.
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