The Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA championship in 50 years, downing the Phoenix Suns 105-98 in Tuesday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Milwaukee
Led by MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who also had 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, the Bucks pulled away from the Suns to win 105-98 in a raucous Fiserv Forum.Khris Middleton chipped in 17 points and Bobby Portis had 16. Phoenix's Chris Paul led the Suns with 26 points.Antetokounmpo -- who was born in Athens, Greece -- was 16 for 25 from the field and hit all but two of his 19 free throws. He also had five blocks in a performance hailed by commentators and fellow players as one for the ages.
"We didn't get stops when we needed to and they just beat us."Paul, 36, said he is not thinking about retiring.The boisterous crowd at Fiserv Forum.It was a gut-wrenching loss for Suns coach Monty Williams."I think it's going to take me a minute. I just don't take it for granted. It's hard to get here and I wanted it so bad, you know. It's hard to process right now. It's hard. That's all."The Bucks led by 13 points after the first quarter, 29-16.
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