Bucks in 6? Epic Holiday-to-Giannis alley-oop wows world as Milwaukee stuns Phoenix for 3-2 NBA Finals lead

Suns: Paul has 1,068 assists in the playoffs. He moved ahead of Steve Nash and Larry Bird into seventh place on the career list during the game. … Bridges scored 13 points.

Official out

James Williams was the umpire for the game. He replaced Sean Wright, who was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

Milwaukee 21 43 36 23 — 123

Phoenix 37 24 29 29 — 119

MILWAUKEE — G.Antetokounmpo 14-23 4-11 32, Tucker 1-2 0-0 3, Lopez 4-6 0-0 9, Holiday 12-20 0-0 27, Middleton 12-23 2-3 29, Diakite 0-0 0-0 0, Portis 3-6 1-1 9, Connaughton 4-6 2-2 14, Teague 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 50-87 9-17 123.

PHOENIX — Bridges 5-6 0-0 13, Crowder 4-7 0-0 10, Ayton 7-12 6-6 20, Booker 17-33 4-5 40, Paul 9-16 0-0 21, Craig 1-4 0-0 3, Johnson 2-3 0-0 6, Payne 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 48-88 10-11 119.

3-point goals — M 14-28 (Connaughton 4-6, Holiday 3-6, Middleton 3-8, Portis 2-4, Lopez 1-2), P 13-21 (Bridges 3-3, Paul 3-4, Johnson 2-2, Crowder 2-4, Booker 2-5, Craig 1-3). Rebounds — M 37 (G.Antetokounmpo 9), P 35 (Ayton 10). Assists — M 26 (Holiday 13), P 23 (Paul 11). Total fouls — M 17, P 20. Att. — 16,562.

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